Unit 1 Vocubulary Qiuiz

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Across
  1. 3. Non-biased observations that can be proved to be true.
  2. 5. A planned series of actions that test whether an idea is true.
  3. 6. An orderly process of gathering and thoroughly examining facts and testing them to find out whether they can explain something that happens.
  4. 11. Personal views or beliefs that are not necessarily based on facts or evidence.
  5. 12. The pursuit of knowledge about the natural world and the application of that knowledge.
  6. 14. Pieces of information obtained through observation.
  7. 15. thinking A method of carefully examining a subject or idea using a variety of thought processes to construct and evaluate knowledge.
  8. 16. The process of actively exploring topics through critical thinking in order to generate questions and interest, explanations based on evidence, and creative solutions to problems.
  9. 18. Claims, assumptions, and methods that are commonly thought to be based on science but are not scientific.
  10. 19. The process of using the senses to collect information. An observation is also a piece of information gathered by using the senses.
Down
  1. 1. A statement that proposes a testable explanation for a natural phenomenon.
  2. 2. laws Descriptions of things in nature that always happen when observed under specified conditions
  3. 4. theories Explanations for natural phenomena that are based on a body of facts and can be supported by the results of experiments.
  4. 7. Statements that describe facts and express the causes, meanings, and consequences of those facts
  5. 8. or data, gathered through observation and conducting experiments.
  6. 9. evidence
  7. 10. A prejudice, or unfair opinion, either for or against something or someone. Bias can cause errors in the data collected during scientific investigations, which can lead to inaccurate conclusions.
  8. 13. Statements that present ideas as truth.
  9. 17. The use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.