Working Scientifically Flashcards

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How do scientific methods and theories develop over time?

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🟡new technology allows new evidence to be collected
Evidence cannot be explained using existing model
🟡new explanation develop

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What are the limitations🙄 and power💥 of science?

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🙄 question and problems that science cannot currently answer
💥an improved quality of life, and increased understanding

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What ethical issues arise from the arising of developments in science?

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Morally acceptable?

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What is the difference between risk and hazard?

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Hazard: something that could potentially cause harm
Risk: the degree of likelihood that harm will be causes

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What is the importance of peer review?

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🟡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

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What is the difference between a hypothesis and a prediction?

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🟣hypothesis is a possible explanation for what they have observed.
🟣prediction says what will happen in the experiment if the hypothesis is correct

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What is a theory?

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An accepted hypothesis. Have been tested many times and survived

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Why are there more than one models?

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Different models are appropriate in different solution

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What is the difference between precision and accuracy?

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Precision is how close together some results are
Accuracy is how close it is at the real results

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