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Apoligia module 2
study guide for module 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define counter-example, hypothesis, theory | A counter example is an example that contradicts a scientific conclusion. A hypothesis is an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question. A theory is a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of theory. |
| define a scientific law | A scientific law is a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data. |
| When someone tells you that science has proven something what should you say. | BEET IT PUNK!!!! SCIENCE NEVER HAS AND NEVER WILL PROVE ANYTHING ! |
| If you dropped a feather and a penny of a rooftop which would hit the ground first. | The penny will hit the ground first. |
| If you dropped a penny and a feather down a tube that had no air in it which would hit the ground first? | The penny and feather will hit the bottom at exactly the same time. |
| What does it take to destroy a scientific law. | It only takes one counter-example to destroy a scientific law. |
| if a hypothesis does not agree with the experiment which was designed to confirm it, what two choices do you have? | You could adjust the hypothesis or abandon it. |
| IF a theory does not agree with the experiments which were designed to test it, what two choices do you have? | You could adjust your theory or abandon it |
| Name the observations which lead to Lowell's hypothesis and the experiments that were used to confirm the hypothesis. | Lowell’s observations was that there were scratches in the surface of mars and which he thought to be canals. He also observed green splotches which he thought was vegetation. |
| Why was the discovery of high-temperatures superconductors so startling? | It was so startiling because a scientific law said that it was impossible. |
| What are the three limitations of science? | The three limitations to science is that it can not be used to prove anything, second it is not 100% reliable, and third it must conform to the scientific method. |
| CAn science be used to study events that will never, happen again? | yes |
| Can science science be used to study religious matters? | yup |
| What were the observations i used in the last section of the module to form a hypothesis about the bible? | The observations were that there were prophecies that came true. |
| WHat was my hypothesis? | That the bible was the word of God. |
| What were the experiments i designed to confirm the hypothesis? | The experiments were that we talked about it and looked a prophecies that confirmed the hypothesis. |
| Did i prove my hypothesis? | No because science cannot prove anything. |
| WHat are the six steps of the scientific method? | Make observations, form hypothesis, perform exp to confirm hypothesis, hypothesis is now a theory, many exp over several years, theory is now a law. |
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