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Natural Science Exam 1What are the 4 basic methods that humans have for "knowing" things? - Answer -1. Personal
Experience/Trial and Error
2. Oral Tradition
3. Written Communication
4. Modern Scientific Method
Oral Tradition - Answer -The passing of information that allows new techniques to be developed
Example for basic method #2: Oral Tradition - Answer --Stories around the campfire
-Cave paintings/pteroglyphs: considered the bridge between oral and written communication, but
designated oral communication due to lack of words
Example for basic method #3: Written Communication - Answer -Babylonian Tablet
Example for basic method #4: Scientific Method - Answer -Observation, hypothesis, test hypothesis,
theory, law
Personal Experience/Trial and Error - Answer -Experimenting something first hand, and then trying
multiple options until one works
Written Communication - Answer -Allows foundation of knowledge that can be passed on to other
generations and built by on anyone who is able to read it
, Scientific Method - Answer -Only way to systemically find knowledge
First person documented to use the Scientific Method - Answer -Islamic Scientist: Alhazen
Who is considered the father of modern science? - Answer -Galileo
What happened to Galileo for his ideas of the solar system? - Answer -Was sentenced to house arrest
for the rest of his life due to disapproval of political and religious leaders for his ideas
What are the three major assumptions of the Universe? - Answer -1. The universe has a determinate
structure- it is not random, and it has patterns that can be predicted and understood
2. We can investigate that structure- can identify the mechanism that produce the structure and we can
then understand how the universe works
3. Our knowledge is available to everyone- available to anyone willing to spend the time to learn
What are the details of the process known as the scientific method? - Answer -o Make Observation
o Invent hypothesis explaining observation
o Test hypothesis
o Turn into theory
o Test theory
o Pass theory: Turn into law
What are the three most important aspects of science? - Answer -1. Falsifiable- you can prove
something is not correct
2. Repeatability- anyone can repeat your experiment and get the same results
3. Conclusions are tentative- a theory may be incorrect, and if new data disproves the theory, then it is
thrown out and a new, more correct theory takes place
What is the only reliable method humanity has for finding out true answers to how the Universe works?
- Answer -The Scientific Method
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