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a. science
b. chemistry
ANSWER: a. Science - v& v&
a framework for gaining and organizing knowledge. It is a procedure for processing and understa
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b. Chemistry - v&
the science that deals with the matter of the universe and the changes it can undergo.
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2. Define the following terms:
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a. scientific method
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b. natural lawv&
c. hypothesis
d. theory
ANSWER: a. Scientific method - the process or steps of scientific inquiry.
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b. Natural law - a statement describing observed behavior.
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c. Hypothesis - a possible explanation for an observation.v& v& v& v& ol v& v&
d. Theory - v&
a set of testsed hypotheses that gives an explanation for some behavior or observation (also called
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3. Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
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a. Make an observation. v& ol
b. Formulate a hypothesis. v& v&
c. Perform an experiment. v& v&
d. Change results to agree with your hypothesis.
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e. Develop a theory (or model).
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ANSWER: d
4. A v& is a summary of observed behavior, and a
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b. theory, scientific method v& v&
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e. hypothesis, theory v&
ANSWER: d
5. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes mathematical in nature, i
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s ca lled a(n)
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a. observation
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c. theory
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, e. experiment
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, ANSWER: d
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,Define the following terms:
v& v& v&
a. science
b. chemistry
ANSWER: a. Science - v& v&
a framework for gaining and organizing knowledge. It is a procedure for processing and understa
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ndin g certain information.
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b. Chemistry - v&
the science that deals with the matter of the universe and the changes it can undergo.
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2. Define the following terms:
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a. scientific method
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b. natural lawv&
c. hypothesis
d. theory
ANSWER: a. Scientific method - the process or steps of scientific inquiry.
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b. Natural law - a statement describing observed behavior.
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c. Hypothesis - a possible explanation for an observation.v& v& v& v& ol v& v&
d. Theory - v&
a set of testsed hypotheses that gives an explanation for some behavior or observation (also called
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a model). v&
3. Which of the following is not a step in the scientific method?
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a. Make an observation. v& ol
b. Formulate a hypothesis. v& v&
c. Perform an experiment. v& v&
d. Change results to agree with your hypothesis.
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e. Develop a theory (or model).
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ANSWER: d
4. A v& is a summary of observed behavior, and a
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a. law, measurement v&
b. theory, scientific method v& v&
c. theory, law v&
d. law, theory v&
e. hypothesis, theory v&
ANSWER: d
5. Generally, observed behavior that can be formulated into a statement, sometimes mathematical in nature, i
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s ca lled a(n)
v& v& v&
a. observation
b. measurement
c. theory
d. natural law v&
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, e. experiment
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, ANSWER: d
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