Earth Science Chapter 1 B

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Transcript of Earth Science Chapter 1 B

A set of standards

that scientists hold

to when doing

research and

reporting results.

Workable description of how a

natural process occurs.

What we know

using our

five senses

Many times new

questions occur

during the course of

investigating a

different question.

Hypotheses

provide

direction for

finding an

answer to

questions

Scientists

use

models for

things to

big or too

small to

study.

Experiments,

surveys, or

further

observations

test the

scientists

guess

Peer review

Limitations

Of

Science

Science deals only

with observables.

Where did

the universe

come from?

Does God answer prayer?

Science cannot prove

universal negatives.

Sentences

that use

words like

all, every, no

ne, never, al

ways…

Science cannot make

value or moral judgments.

Valuable or worthless

Science is

always

changing –

making

new

discoveries

Science cannot provide

final answers.