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