BSC1005 Lab Midterm questions and
answers graded A+
The process of science is... - correct answer ✔✔-A way of understanding natural phenomena
using testable explanations
-The constant search for better explanations of natural phenomena through questioning,
observation, and experimentation
Observation - correct answer ✔✔Any information gathered by at least one of your senses
Inference - correct answer ✔✔An assumption that is based on observations and past
experiences
Data - correct answer ✔✔Observations and measurements collected during investigations and
experiments
Evidence - correct answer ✔✔A product of data analysis and interpretation; support that
justifies conclusions
Fact - correct answer ✔✔An observation confirmed repeatedly by many critical observers
Theory - correct answer ✔✔-Powerful explanations for a wide range of phenomena (more
general)
-Accepted scientific theories must survive rigorous testing and be supported by multiple lines of
evidence
, Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔A tentative, testable explanation for a narrow set of
phenomena (less general)
Prediction - correct answer ✔✔The expected outcome based on the hypothesis
6 criteria to identify science - correct answer ✔✔1) Consistency
2) Natural
3) Observable
4) Predictable
5) Testability
6) Tentative
Consistency - correct answer ✔✔The results of repeated observations and/or experiments
concerning a phenomenon are reasonably the same when repeated by investigators
Observable - correct answer ✔✔The event under study, or evidence of the occurrence of the
event, can be observed and explained
natural - correct answer ✔✔A ______ cause must be used to explain why or how the naturally
occurring event happens
Predictable - correct answer ✔✔The natural cause of the event can be used to make specific
predictions. Each prediction can be tested to determine if the prediction is true or false
How is the process of science non-linear? - correct answer ✔✔its complex and literative and
involves constant problem solving and revision of predictions and approaches. No single
scientific method is followed by all scientists
answers graded A+
The process of science is... - correct answer ✔✔-A way of understanding natural phenomena
using testable explanations
-The constant search for better explanations of natural phenomena through questioning,
observation, and experimentation
Observation - correct answer ✔✔Any information gathered by at least one of your senses
Inference - correct answer ✔✔An assumption that is based on observations and past
experiences
Data - correct answer ✔✔Observations and measurements collected during investigations and
experiments
Evidence - correct answer ✔✔A product of data analysis and interpretation; support that
justifies conclusions
Fact - correct answer ✔✔An observation confirmed repeatedly by many critical observers
Theory - correct answer ✔✔-Powerful explanations for a wide range of phenomena (more
general)
-Accepted scientific theories must survive rigorous testing and be supported by multiple lines of
evidence
, Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔A tentative, testable explanation for a narrow set of
phenomena (less general)
Prediction - correct answer ✔✔The expected outcome based on the hypothesis
6 criteria to identify science - correct answer ✔✔1) Consistency
2) Natural
3) Observable
4) Predictable
5) Testability
6) Tentative
Consistency - correct answer ✔✔The results of repeated observations and/or experiments
concerning a phenomenon are reasonably the same when repeated by investigators
Observable - correct answer ✔✔The event under study, or evidence of the occurrence of the
event, can be observed and explained
natural - correct answer ✔✔A ______ cause must be used to explain why or how the naturally
occurring event happens
Predictable - correct answer ✔✔The natural cause of the event can be used to make specific
predictions. Each prediction can be tested to determine if the prediction is true or false
How is the process of science non-linear? - correct answer ✔✔its complex and literative and
involves constant problem solving and revision of predictions and approaches. No single
scientific method is followed by all scientists
