SCI 225 Exam 1 | Grand Valley State University | UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question: Hypothesis
Answer:
a possible explanation for a phenomenon
Question: What is science?
Answer:
demands or relies upon empirical evidence, witness able, measurable, countable; scientific knowledge is
tentative
Question: Nature of science
Answer:
gather evidence by conducting experiments
Question: Inquiry
Answer:
doing science to learn science; asking questions, collecting data
Question: Core NOS idea 1:
Answer:
science demands and relies on empirical evidence
Question: Core NOS idea 2:
Answer:
knowledge production in science includes many common features and shared habits
Question: Core NOS idea 3:
Answer:
scientific knowledge is tentative but durable
Question: NOS idea 1 example:
Answer:
Henry Hess' theory of seafloor spreading was accepted because of evidence such as the age of seafloor was
progressively older away from mid ocean ridges
, Question: NOS idea 3 example:
Answer:
Wegener's theory of continental drift used observations like fossils and rock types to make explanations, but
that was durable by being able to collect more evidence
Question: Weather
Answer:
short-term, localized, highly variable
Question: Climate
Answer:
regional atmospheric conditions over a long period of time (30 years); average weather
Question: Biome
Answer:
global associations of plants and animals, largely determined by climate; temp & precipitation
Question: Biome examples
Answer:
Taiga(humid), deciduous forest (Michigan;summers are warm, winters are cold), rainforest(warm all year,
humid), savanna (dry)
Question: Relationship between weather and climate
Answer:
climate is the average of weather
Question: Relationship between climate & biomes
Answer:
climate causes biomes; certain plants and animals will live in biomes depending on climate
Question: Anthropogenic
Answer:
human caused climate change
Question: Earth's systems
Answer:
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question: Hypothesis
Answer:
a possible explanation for a phenomenon
Question: What is science?
Answer:
demands or relies upon empirical evidence, witness able, measurable, countable; scientific knowledge is
tentative
Question: Nature of science
Answer:
gather evidence by conducting experiments
Question: Inquiry
Answer:
doing science to learn science; asking questions, collecting data
Question: Core NOS idea 1:
Answer:
science demands and relies on empirical evidence
Question: Core NOS idea 2:
Answer:
knowledge production in science includes many common features and shared habits
Question: Core NOS idea 3:
Answer:
scientific knowledge is tentative but durable
Question: NOS idea 1 example:
Answer:
Henry Hess' theory of seafloor spreading was accepted because of evidence such as the age of seafloor was
progressively older away from mid ocean ridges
, Question: NOS idea 3 example:
Answer:
Wegener's theory of continental drift used observations like fossils and rock types to make explanations, but
that was durable by being able to collect more evidence
Question: Weather
Answer:
short-term, localized, highly variable
Question: Climate
Answer:
regional atmospheric conditions over a long period of time (30 years); average weather
Question: Biome
Answer:
global associations of plants and animals, largely determined by climate; temp & precipitation
Question: Biome examples
Answer:
Taiga(humid), deciduous forest (Michigan;summers are warm, winters are cold), rainforest(warm all year,
humid), savanna (dry)
Question: Relationship between weather and climate
Answer:
climate is the average of weather
Question: Relationship between climate & biomes
Answer:
climate causes biomes; certain plants and animals will live in biomes depending on climate
Question: Anthropogenic
Answer:
human caused climate change
Question: Earth's systems
Answer:
