Science vs. Pseudoscience

Gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world

• pesticides

• psuedoscience

• science

• empirical evidence

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Scientific subjects are broken into how many areas?

• two

• three

• four

The six characteristics of science are

• curiosity, skepticism, creativity, objectivity, scientific, and careful observation

• careful observation, scientific, logic, curiosity,creativity, and skepticism

• logic, careful observation, curiosity, creativity, skepticism, and objectivity

• objectivity, curiosity, careful observation, logic, empirical evidence, and creativity

Empirical evidence is found in

• measurements

• data

• consensus

• other results

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In science and _______________, explanations can sound logical.

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Which is a way that pseudoscience differs from science?

• Pseudoscience does not follow the scientifc method.

• Pseudoscience systematically studies the natural events and conditions.

• Pseudoscience uses a large body of empirical evidence to make explanations.

• Pseudoscience is limited to what people can observe.

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A student is being creative when he comes up with an interesting way to test his hypothesis. Which characteristic of scientist is being used?

The scientific study of nonliving matter.

• Earth Science

• Life Science

• Empirical Science

• Physical Science

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__________________ is the same as Earth Science.

• Physics

• Geology

• Chemistry

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__________________ is often mistakenly regarded as being based on science.