Scientific Method Flashcard

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What does the term "scientific method" refer to?

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A specific set of steps used to conduct experiments

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Which three philosophers are mentioned as pioneers of the scientific method? Options: Newton, Einstein, and Hawking; Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates; Galileo, Bacon, and Descartes; Kepler, Copernicus, and Hawking

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Galileo, Bacon, and Descartes

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What significant role did Galileo have at the Arsenal of Venice?

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Ballistics consultant

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What was the main argument made by Galileo in his pamphlet, the Assayer?

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Religion should not interfere with science

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How did Francis Bacon view the relationship between science and the state?

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Science should be independent of political influence

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What was Descartes' major contribution to philosophy? Options: The theory of heliocentrism, The concept of systematic doubting, The invention of the telescope, The discovery of gravity

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The concept of systematic doubting

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What did Descartes mean by "reductionistically"?

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Simplifying complex ideas into easy terms

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Which of the following statements is true about Bacon’s New Atlantis?
It proposed a system of natural philosophy without state involvement,
It described a utopian science bureaucracy,
It rejected the idea of technological advancement,
It was published in the 18th century

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It proposed a system of natural philosophy without state involvement

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What did Galileo discover that challenged the geocentric model?

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The phases of Venus

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What was the outcome of Galileo's trial in 1633?

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He was placed under house arrest for life.