Working Scientifically Flashcards
How do scientific methods and theories develop over time?
🟡new technology allows new evidence to be collected
Evidence cannot be explained using existing model
🟡new explanation develop
What are the limitations🙄 and power💥 of science?
🙄 question and problems that science cannot currently answer
💥an improved quality of life, and increased understanding
What ethical issues arise from the arising of developments in science?
Morally acceptable?
What is the difference between risk and hazard?
Hazard: something that could potentially cause harm
Risk: the degree of likelihood that harm will be causes
What is the importance of peer review?
🟡Proves that the data is valid and reliable .
🟡 others can suggest improvements before published
🟡they will try to reproduce the results o check for false claims
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction?
🟣hypothesis is a possible explanation for what they have observed.
🟣prediction says what will happen in the experiment if the hypothesis is correct
What is a theory?
An accepted hypothesis. Have been tested many times and survived
Why are there more than one models?
Different models are appropriate in different solution
What is the difference between precision and accuracy?
Precision is how close together some results are
Accuracy is how close it is at the real results