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Flashcards by Jenny Johnson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jenny Johnson
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| True or False? Living things are classified primarily according to when they first appeared on the earth | FALSE |
| True or False? Classification is a method of dividing things into related groups | TRUE |
| True or False? The inductive method is a process of reasoning whereby we start with a general principle and apply it to a specific example | FALSE |
| Inductive Method | Supplying some evidence but not full assurance-Broader generalizations and theories |
| True or False? A common denominator in the lives of scientists is a devotion to science and the desire to find answers | TRUE |
| True or False? A geologist is primarily interested in objects in outer space | False |
| Geology | Study of the earth |
| True or False? Physicists write equations to show changes that take place when elements combine to form compounds | FALSE |
| A physicist studies.... | mechanics, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism |
| A chemist .... | writes equations to show changes that take place when elements combine to form compounds |
| True or False? Most animals must depend on other living things for food | TRUE |
| True or False? Ecologists help us to intelligently control living and nonliving parts of our environment | TRUE |
| True or False? Anthropologists study the effects of crime on our community | FALSE |
| Anthropologists | Study man -physical characteristics, origin, race and culture |
| Sociology | Study of nature, origin, and development of community life Examples: crime, poverty, marriage, church, school |
| True or False? Science is guessing the answers to a problem | FALSE |
| Science | A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject |
| Man's 5 senses | 1. Taste 2. Touch 3. Sight 4. Smell 5. Hearing |
| What did man invent to increase the power to observe? | Instruments |
| An educated guess is a | hypothesis |
| Product of an experiment | data |
| George Washington Carver found new uses for... | Peanuts and sweet potatoes |
| Concerned with structure of universe | Physical Sciences |
| Concerned with study of man | Social Sciences |
| Concerned with study of living organisms | Biological Sciences |
| Tells how much or how many | Mathematics |
| Anton van Leeuwenhoek | discovered microscopic world in a drop of water |
| stating a problem | asking question about phenomena |
| Carolus Linnaeus | developed system of classification |
| interpreting data | making inferences from experiments |
| George Washington Carver | called "the Peanut Man" |
| drawing conclusions | stating a generalization |
| Isaac Newton | developed law of Gravitation |
| formulating a hypothesis | making guesses about a problem |
| Galileo | used the telescope in astronomy |
| devising an experiment | searching for information |
| List 4 Social Sciences | 1. psychology 2. geography 3. anthropology 4. sociology |
| List 4 Biological Sciences | 1. ecology 2. botany 3. paleontology 4. zoology |
| List 4 Physical Sciences | 1. physics 2. astronomy 3. chemistry 4. geology |
| Inductive or Deductive Reasoning? Squirrels collect nuts only in autumn. The squirrel is collecting nuts. Therefore, it must be autumn | Deductive Reasoning (it is conclusive that the squirrels collect only in autumn) |
| Inductive or Deductive Reasoning? Richard, Betty and Steve arrive at work by 8 each morning. Richard, Betty and Steve work for AZ Publications. Therefore, AZ Publications open at 8 each morning | Inductive Reasoning (there is some evidence that they open at 8 but that is not conclusive) |
| Ecology | Study of relationship of plants and animals to their environment |
| Science | Systemically organized knowledge |
| 3 ways cats and dogs are alike | fur four legs pets |
| 3 ways cats and dogs are different | ability to train sounds offspring |
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