Flashcards
The scientific method - basic knowledge
Cards in this deck (12)
- 1Science is the study of...... the physical, material and living world
- 2Biology is the study of...... living things
- 3The scientific method is based on...-making observations
-forming a hypothesis
-carrying out experiments
-recording the results
-forming a conclusion
-discarding, changing or accepting the hypothesis based on the conclusions - 4A hypothesis is...... an educated guess based on observations
- 5An experiment is a test for...... a hypothesis
- 6Data is...... the information gathered in experiments
- 7A theory is...... an explanation based on repeated hypothesis and experimantation
- 8A principle or law arises from a theory when...... it is seen to be true under all conditions over a long period of time
- 9Experiments are based on...-careful planning and design
-safe procedures
-establishing a control differing in only one variable to the actual experiment
-fair procedures - 10A replicate is when...... an experiment is repeated
- 11The value of the scientific method is limited in issues such as...-lack of basic knowledge
-design of the experiment
-difficulty in interpreting results
-changes in nature
-accidental discoveries - 12Ethics refers to...... whether conduct is right or wrong