Natural science Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

WGU C683 Natural Science Lab Comp Task BRP1 – BRP Task 1 Latest 2024 Complete

WGU Task 1 C683 Natural Science Lab 2024 Version Complete

Steps in the scientific method - ANSWER 1. Make an observation and describe it 2. Form a question 3. Make a prediction and create a hypothesis 4. Plan and conduct experiment to test hypothesis 5. Gather data and analyze results 6. Draw Conclusion

When two atoms link up we call that - ANSWER a chemical bond the most stable configurations of electrons occur in which of the following cases? - ANSWER elements that are inert gases in many instances, the formation of a chemical bond leads to which of the following cases? - ANSWER a configuration in which electrons rearrange in favor of least energy

What must be true about a scientific hypothesis? - ANSWER Hypotheses must be falsifiable. What is important for the formation of scientific hypothesis? - ANSWER Creativity and cooperation. What correctly describes a theory? - ANSWER A group of well tested hypotheses that provide evidence to support explanations for scientific phenomena.

Basic unit of life - ANSWER Cell cells that can't be seen with a naked eye - ANSWER microscopic cells visible to the naked eye - ANSWER macroscopic cells Discovered cells - ANSWER Robert Hooke All living things are made of cells - ANSWER Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden Proposed that all cells come from other cells - ANSWER Ruldolf Virchow

Anomaly - ANSWER An observation that seems to contradict a generally accepted Theory. Causation - ANSWER A cause-effect relationship Conjecture - ANSWER An imaginative hypothesis Correlations - ANSWER When two events or phenomena are linked only because they share a third factor

Energy - ANSWER The ability to do work Work - ANSWER When something is moved Law of the conservation of energy - ANSWER Energy cannot be created nor destroyed but only transferred within a system Energy sources - ANSWER Sun Wind Fuel-fossil fuels wood food Water

Natural Science - ANSWER deals with the physical world Social Science - ANSWER the study of human society and social relationships * Academic Discipline dealing with the study of the social life of groups and individuals Chemistry, Biology, Physics - ANSWER 3 Components / Primary fields of Inquiry Highly Empirical - ANSWER Stance that aims to discover laws that govern order of nature Soft Science - ANSWER another term for Soc. Science Real or Hard Science - ANSWER another term for Natural ...

Science - ANSWER refers to a system of acquiring knowledge, this system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena Limitations of natural science - ANSWER it does not have a monopoly on truth and there may be equally valid ways of making sense of the world science is... - ANSWER a stamp of approval or quality, but we should be cautious about some of the more extravagant claims that are made on science's behalf