What is Science?

Question 1

What is science?

Answer 1

A study of the natural world around us

Question 2

What is the difference between an observation

and an inference?

Answer 2

Observation = exactly what you see,
Inference = a guess based on what you observed

Question 3

What is pseudoscience?

Answer 3

False science; can’t be supported by
experiments and data
Ex. Astrology, parapsychology, etc.

Question 4

What’s the difference between and theory and a

law?

Answer 4

Theory = well tested explanation of natural occurrences that can be revised
Law = well supported description of natural occurrences that can’t be changed

Question 5

What are the 4 types of microscopes and what

are they used for?

Answer 5

Dissecting = view specimens for detailed dissection
Compound = two lenses multiply for greater magnification (ocular x objective)
SEM = detailed image of surface
TEM = detailed image of internal structures; like a high powered x-ray