Science Ch 1.1 What is Science?

The wheel is an example of early _____________________________.

• technology

• agriculture

• medicine

• architecture

Scientists investigate by using a special process called the _____________________________.

• scientific method

• data

• Sir Francis Bacon

• technology

The scientific method was introduced by _____________________________.

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Galileo Galilei

A well-written _____________________________ has a sentence structure which demonstrates cause and effect.

• hypothesis

• observation

• variable

• conclusion

As scientists experiment, they gather _____________________________.

• data

• opinions

• predictions

• guesses

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• science

• the study of our natural world

• natural science

• study of earth, its atmosphere, and outer space

• physical science

• study of matter, energy, and their physical properties

• earth science

• study of the wonders of the universe

• life science

• study of living things

________ means to look closely at something in order to learn facts.

• Investigate

• Ignore

• Guess

• Forget

________ is science put to practical use.

• Technology

• Biology

• Mathematics

• Philosophy

________ is an orderly, step-by-step process in which scientists work.

• Scientific method

• Hypothesis

• Observation

• Experiment

________ is a reasonable prediction.

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Observation

• Theory