Nature of Science (Pre-AP) Flashcards
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| 4916758214 | Science | A way of knowing about the world. |  | 0 |
| 4916813811 | Counter-intuitive | Goes against common sense. | 1 | |
| 4916758215 | Induction | Moving from specific examples to general principles. |  | 2 |
| 4916758216 | Karl Popper | Guy who said you learn more in science from being wrong about an idea. You can KNOW your wrong. |  | 3 |
| 4916761517 | Falsifiability | Ability to show that theory is false | 4 | |
| 4916758217 | Fact | Observation everyone agrees on. |  | 5 |
| 4916758218 | Hypothesis | An educated and testable suggestion. |  | 6 |
| 4916758219 | Theory | Well-test explanation that explains many things and has been accepted as true for a long time. |  | 7 |
| 4916758220 | Science is limited to | natural explanations |  | 8 |
| 4916758221 | Science uses the five | senses |  | 9 |
| 4916758222 | Empirical | Knowledge that comes from the 5 senses | | 10 |
| 4916758223 | Scientific conclusions are | always subject to change. |  | 11 |
| 4916758224 | A limitation of science is that it is | not able to answer moral or value questions (like opinion, beauty, art, love, purpose, etc.). |  | 12 |