Physics-chapter 1

Science is a collective body of knowledge that goes back to

Before the 7th century bc

According to Aristotle and his followers over centuries, Earth was at the center of the universe. The first European to effectively challenge that notion was

Coperricus

Technology is

a tool of science

A person who says "that's only a theory" likely doesn't know that a scientific theory is

a vast synthesis of well-tested hypothesis and facts

which remains constant over time, facts or theories?

neither

The classic scientific method, espoused by Galileo and Bacon is

on of the many ways in which scientific discoveries are made.

A most important condition for the validity of the scientific experiment is that its results be

reproducible by others

To tell whether a claim is one of the science or of the pseudoscience, look to see if

there is a test for wrongness

A hypothesis is scientific if it has a test for proving it

wrong

Which is not a scientific hypothesis

An electron's charge is one of nature's secrets

What is recognized by the scientific community as a pseudoscience

astrology. magnetic healing, and crystal theropy

Science is greatly advanced when Galileo favored

experiment over philosophical discussions

In conducting science experiments, more important than a scientific method recipe is scientific

integrity, honesty, and attitude

Science and religion can often clash. They don't clash, however, when each addresses

its own domain

Although physics may be the most difficult science course taught in some schools, when the fields of the sciences are compared, the least complex is

physcis

what fields make preditions

physic, chemistry, and literature.

Most teams of scientists that work in Antarctica are comprised of

physicists. chemists. and biologists

Which profession discredits their practitioners who cheat even once?

science

A truly educated person is knowledgeable about

science. arts, and religion

After failing more than 6000 times before perfecting the first electric light bulb, Thomas Edison stated that his trials were not failures, because he successfully discovered 6000 ways that don't work. Edison's success is nicely illustrated by

trial and error, elements of the scientific method and the principals of fallibility