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BSC 101 Wodika: Exam OneExplain why the scientific method is a myth - correct answer ✔✔Science is not linear. The scientific
method is oversimplified and many experiments answer the same question. In actual science, there is a
lot of back and forth between questions and evidence. Science is ITERATIVE
Define iterative in science - correct answer ✔✔series of experiments that circle back to answer the same
question to form a deeper understanding of the topic(think the game of pinball)
What is involved in the actual science ("actual scientific method")? - correct answer ✔✔-exploration and
discovery
-testing ideas
-community analysis and feedback
-benefits and outcomes
What inspires exploration and discovery? - correct answer ✔✔new technology, societal problems, or
curiosity
What is involved in the early stages of exploration and discovery? - correct answer ✔✔making
observations, asking questions, finding inspiration, exploring literature, and sharing data/ideas
What is central in the early stages of exploration and discovery? - correct answer ✔✔Talking to other
scientists/ looking at other data
What must a scientist do in the exploration and discovery stage? - correct answer ✔✔learn about what
is already known about the topic
What is the testing process? (simple definition) - correct answer ✔✔testing ideas with evidence
What does scientific testing involve? - correct answer ✔✔Involves figuring out what we would expect to
observe if an idea was correct and comparing that idea to what we actually observe.
, Fix the misconception: Science can only prove or disprove an idea. - correct answer ✔✔Science rejects
or accepts ideas based on supporting or refuting evidence but conclusions can be revised if warrented by
new evidence
True/False: All science is tentative - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the purpose of community analysis and feedback? - correct answer ✔✔Ensure accuracy of the
scientific information. It makes science self correcting
What is the purpose of benefits and outcomes? - correct answer ✔✔-allows for developing new
technologies, solve practical problems, and make informed decisions
-scientists are motivated by potential application of sciences
What are the four elements of scientific explanations? - correct answer ✔✔Prediction, hypothesis,
theory, and law
define prediction - correct answer ✔✔a prediction is what you expect to happen if your hypothesis is
true.
Define hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔-Are not guesses.
-They are based on prior knowledge.
-Plausible explanations that have not been tested yet.
define theory - correct answer ✔✔-have a lot of evidence
-used to explain a broad sense of phenomena
-they are not tenuous
-have no contradictory evidence
-has many hypothesis within it
define law - correct answer ✔✔-an explanation that describes directly what is constantly observed
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