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What is Science?
What is Science?
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7th grade - What is Science?
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scientific law
states that an event will occur..
True
False
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Study of plants
botany
entomology
ecology
biology
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scientific theory
is an explanation of why or how an event occurred.
True
False
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Study of animals
physics
ecology
astronomy
zoology
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The study of chemistry and physics is ____________.
physical science
Earth science
life science
environmental science
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Science in Latin means knowledge or to know.
True
False
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Study of life
biology
zoology
entomology
astronomy
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Which of the following is a characteristic of both scientific laws and theories?
based on opinions of scientists
explain natural phenomena
based on repeated observations & can be rejected or modified
not subject to change
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Theory always true & a law always open to modification or rejection based on new information.
True
False
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Study of the environment
zoology
ecology
botany
entomology
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Which of these answers best describes a scientific theory?
an explanation based on the opinion of a scientist
a well-supported and widely accepted explanation of nature
statement describing what occurs under certain circumstances
description of specific relationship under given conditions
