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Steps in the scientific method - ANSWER 1. Make an observation and describe it 2. Form a question 3. Make a prediction and create a hypothesis 4. Plan and conduct experiment to test hypothesis 5. Gather data and analyze results 6. Draw Conclusion

When two atoms link up we call that - ANSWER a chemical bond the most stable configurations of electrons occur in which of the following cases? - ANSWER elements that are inert gases in many instances, the formation of a chemical bond leads to which of the following cases? - ANSWER a configuration in which electrons rearrange in favor of least energy

What must be true about a scientific hypothesis? - ANSWER Hypotheses must be falsifiable. What is important for the formation of scientific hypothesis? - ANSWER Creativity and cooperation. What correctly describes a theory? - ANSWER A group of well tested hypotheses that provide evidence to support explanations for scientific phenomena.

Basic unit of life - ANSWER Cell cells that can't be seen with a naked eye - ANSWER microscopic cells visible to the naked eye - ANSWER macroscopic cells Discovered cells - ANSWER Robert Hooke All living things are made of cells - ANSWER Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden Proposed that all cells come from other cells - ANSWER Ruldolf Virchow

Anomaly - ANSWER An observation that seems to contradict a generally accepted Theory. Causation - ANSWER A cause-effect relationship Conjecture - ANSWER An imaginative hypothesis Correlations - ANSWER When two events or phenomena are linked only because they share a third factor

Energy - ANSWER The ability to do work Work - ANSWER When something is moved Law of the conservation of energy - ANSWER Energy cannot be created nor destroyed but only transferred within a system Energy sources - ANSWER Sun Wind Fuel-fossil fuels wood food Water

Natural Science - ANSWER deals with the physical world Social Science - ANSWER the study of human society and social relationships * Academic Discipline dealing with the study of the social life of groups and individuals Chemistry, Biology, Physics - ANSWER 3 Components / Primary fields of Inquiry Highly Empirical - ANSWER Stance that aims to discover laws that govern order of nature Soft Science - ANSWER another term for Soc. Science Real or Hard Science - ANSWER another term for Natural ...

Science - ANSWER refers to a system of acquiring knowledge, this system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena Limitations of natural science - ANSWER it does not have a monopoly on truth and there may be equally valid ways of making sense of the world science is... - ANSWER a stamp of approval or quality, but we should be cautious about some of the more extravagant claims that are made on science's behalf

Natural Science Final Exam Study Guide Questions with 100% Correct Answers Biology - The study of life and living things cell membrane - the structure that separates the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell Cells - the basic units that make up all living organisms Chloroplast - the organelle in plant cells that capture energy from sunlight to build organic molecules Chromosomes - DNA containing structures in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells Cytoplasm - the part of the cell t...

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