ERSC 1P92 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)
ERSC 1P92 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)
Science - ANSWER-a system of knowledge that is based on "proofs" derived from observation and/or experimentation to determine general "truths" or facts
Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER-to draw con...
ERSC 1P92 Exam Questions and
Answers (Graded A)
Science - ANSWER-a system of knowledge that is based on "proofs" derived from
observation and/or experimentation to determine general "truths" or facts
Deductive Reasoning - ANSWER-to draw conclusions regarding a phenomenon based
on all that is known about it
Ockham's Razor (Principle of Parsimony) - ANSWER-If more than one hypothesis
seems to explain a phenomenon it is the simplest hypothesis that is always preferred
(because the simplest has fewer assumptions and unknowns).
Hypothesis - ANSWER-logically derived explanation that is based on a body of
knowledge that is made up of "facts"; everything known about what is being explained.
Theory - ANSWER-a very well verified and communicated explanation that links
together a number of separate hypotheses
Law - ANSWER-Theories become Laws when they are shown to be absolutely correct
for the conditions to which they app
Physical Geology - ANSWER-involved with the processes that act (within and on the
surface of the earth) to form the Earth and the products of those processes (e.g. plate
tectonics), and the study of materials that make up the earth
Historical Geology - ANSWER-involved with the interpretation of the history of the Earth
- sedimentary rocks
The Illusion of Knowledge - ANSWER-Created when any belief that forms the basis of
that knowledge is untrue
Alternative Facts - ANSWER-an expression used in the courts to describe various
interpretations of something that are all plausible given the available evidence at the
time.
Geology - ANSWER-the science that deals with:
- Processes acting within the Earth and at its surface.
- The materials that make up the Earth (rocks and minerals).
- The history of the Earth.
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