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Science
Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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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 |