Chapter 1 About Science

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  1. 3. The means of solving practical problems by applying the findings of science.
  2. 4. A phenomenon about which competent observers can agree.
  3. 5. A general hypothesis or statement about the relationship of natural quantities that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted; also known as a principle.
  4. 7. The collective findings of humans about nature, and the process of gathering and organizing knowledge about nature.
  5. 8. An orderly method for gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.
  6. 10. A synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world.
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  1. 1. For a hypothesis to be considered scientific, it must be testable—it must, in principle, be capable of being proven wrong.
  2. 2. A theory or practice that is considered to be without scientific foundation but purports to use the methods of science.
  3. 6. The means of solving practical problems by applying the findings of science.
  4. 9. A test that excludes the variable being investigated in a scientific experiment.