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| the branch of knowledge and systematic study of the universe and all it encompasses one based upon facts, observation, and experimentation | science
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| set of principles laid out as being unquestionably true | dogma
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| something that astrology is the perfect embodiment of; false/fake science | pseudoscience
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| a theory that's so well confirmed, refined, tested, as to be virtually universally accepted | natural law
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| matter can neither be created nor destroyed | Law of Conservation of Mass
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| when forces are balanced can be seen when balancing coefficients of a chemical equation/when solving algebraic equations | equilibrium
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| a way of representing a feature of the world in a simple, understandable way | model
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| basic statement about the universe based on many experiments and observations | law
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| 1st made an outline for a series of steps and recommended replication to help ensure good data | Ibn al-Haytham
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| emphasized importance of inductive and deductive reasoning | Isaac Newton
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| The 6 Steps of the Scientific Model | 1. Ask a question 2. Conduct background research 3. Form a hypothesis 4. Design & conduct experiment 5. Analyze data 6. Draw conclusion
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| What does ANOVA stand for? | analysis of variance
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| compares experimental data to the results we expect to get | chi-square analysis
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| the knowledge of key science concepts and the understanding of science processes includes the application of science in cultural, political, social, and economic issues | Science Literacy
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| a classroom where students learn through completing their own experiments, collecting data, making conclusions, and being guided through the same basic process that scientists follow | inquiry-based science environment
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| teaching/learning method where students seek to answer key key questions through research, the acquisition and evaluation of information, and the presentation of findings to the instructor/class as a whole | project-based learning
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| study of how objects orbit each other | orbital mechanics
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| generated by Earth's inner iron core protects the surface from significant amounts of solar radiation | magnetic field
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| the movement of Earth's oceanic and continental plates affect oceans significantly | plate tectonics
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| Ocean currents determine ________ and ____________ across the planet and deliver nutrients around the world's oceans. | climate; weather
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| states that to have an idea and then formulate a hypothesis are essentially creative processes, driven by eons of human experience | hypothetico-deductive process
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| science that's spurred on by scientific inquiry, the human need to explain the observed physical world; usually an attempt to explain the laws of nature by using the scientific method | basic science
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| science that has a specific practical goal or application; designed to solve a problem; industry and governments are institutions that use this regularly | applied science
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| ___________ ____ must be true, not just probable. | scientific laws
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| establishes once and for all the truth of the statement | verification
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| the testing of claims to see how true they are | confirmation
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| a measure of how close a measurement is to the true value | accuracy
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| a measure of how close repeated measurements are to one another | precision
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| antibiotics, genetic screening for diseases, the sequencing of the human genome; issues include problems with health care distribution on an increasingly industrialized planet | health care
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