Across
- 2. a thing that is known or proved to be true
- 5. a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- 6. of falsifiability It proposes that for something to be scientific it must be be able to be proven false.
- 9. a collection of beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being based on scientific method.
- 10. the power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.
Down
- 1. the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
- 3. a method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- 4. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- 7. the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
- 8. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.