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Science
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a hypothesis | a proposed explanation of why certain events take place |
| What is a theory | an explanation of observations and is based on hypotheses, laws and facts |
| What is a scientific law | a description of observed occurrences and is based on repeated experiments |
| What is biology | The study of living things |
| what is chemistry | describes the substances found in nature |
| what is physics | the physical properties of substances |
| what is the scientific method | -Ask a question -Carry out background research -Construct a hypothesis -Carry out an experiment -Analyse the data and draw conclusions -Communicate your results |
| What is natural science divided into | Biological science and Physical science |
| What is science | Science is the study of the natural world around us |
| An example of a primary data | Diary, Letter |
| An example of a secondary data | Census |