ESA – Exam 1 – Energy and Sustainability Analysis – study material
Science - correct answer ✔✔a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our
understanding of it.
Science is the accumulated body of knowledge arising from these 3 dynamic processes - correct
answer ✔✔observation, testing, and discovery
Science is an ______________ approach to the truth - correct answer ✔✔incremental
Observational (Descriptive) Science - correct answer ✔✔information is gathered about
organisms, systems, processes, etc.
Observational science is used in... - correct answer ✔✔astronomy, paleontology, taxonomy,
genomics
Hypothesis-Driven Science - correct answer ✔✔- targeted research
- experiments test hypotheses using the scientific method
A scientist makes an ___________ and asks
___________ about some phenomenon - correct answer ✔✔observation; questions
What are the 6 parts of the scientific method? (in order) - correct answer ✔✔- observations
- questions
- hypothesis
- predictions
- test
, - results
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔a statement that tries to explain the question
The hypothesis generates ____________. - correct answer ✔✔predictions
Predictions - correct answer ✔✔specific statements that can be directly tested
Variable - correct answer ✔✔a condition that can change
Independent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that can be manipulated
Dependent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that depends on the independent variable
Controlled Experiment - correct answer ✔✔one in which the effects of all variables are
controlled (except the independent variable whose effect is being tested)
Control - correct answer ✔✔an unmanipulated point of comparison
Manipulative Experiments - correct answer ✔✔one way to test a hypothesis that yields the
strongest evidence
Natural Experiments - correct answer ✔✔one way to test a hypothesis that shows real-world
complexity
Adding various amounts of fertilizer to plants in a laboratory is a _____ type of experiment -
correct answer ✔✔manipulative
Science - correct answer ✔✔a systematic process for learning about the world and testing our
understanding of it.
Science is the accumulated body of knowledge arising from these 3 dynamic processes - correct
answer ✔✔observation, testing, and discovery
Science is an ______________ approach to the truth - correct answer ✔✔incremental
Observational (Descriptive) Science - correct answer ✔✔information is gathered about
organisms, systems, processes, etc.
Observational science is used in... - correct answer ✔✔astronomy, paleontology, taxonomy,
genomics
Hypothesis-Driven Science - correct answer ✔✔- targeted research
- experiments test hypotheses using the scientific method
A scientist makes an ___________ and asks
___________ about some phenomenon - correct answer ✔✔observation; questions
What are the 6 parts of the scientific method? (in order) - correct answer ✔✔- observations
- questions
- hypothesis
- predictions
- test
, - results
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔a statement that tries to explain the question
The hypothesis generates ____________. - correct answer ✔✔predictions
Predictions - correct answer ✔✔specific statements that can be directly tested
Variable - correct answer ✔✔a condition that can change
Independent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that can be manipulated
Dependent Variable - correct answer ✔✔a variable that depends on the independent variable
Controlled Experiment - correct answer ✔✔one in which the effects of all variables are
controlled (except the independent variable whose effect is being tested)
Control - correct answer ✔✔an unmanipulated point of comparison
Manipulative Experiments - correct answer ✔✔one way to test a hypothesis that yields the
strongest evidence
Natural Experiments - correct answer ✔✔one way to test a hypothesis that shows real-world
complexity
Adding various amounts of fertilizer to plants in a laboratory is a _____ type of experiment -
correct answer ✔✔manipulative
