Section 1.1 What is Science?

Describe kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion.

Name the two characteristics of matter.

Mass and Volume

Identify the topics that are included in the study of geology.

The science of geology includes the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.

How are science and technology related?

They are interdependent. Advances in science lead to advanced in technology and vice versa.

The questions that lead to scientific discovery are provided by

curiosity

Circle the letters of each branch of natural science.

A) Physical Science B) Earth and Space Science D) Life Science

Natural Science

Earth and space, life, The study of nonliving things, the study of Earth and the universe beyond Earth

Is the following sentence true or false? A force causes a change in time.

False

Is the following sentence true or false? The scientific facts of today will not change in the future.

False

Is the following sentence true or false?: All of the important rules of nature have already been discovered.

False

Is the following sentence true or false?: The results of every scientific experiment are quantitative.

False

Is the following sentence true or false?: The use of knowledge to solve practical problems is known as curiosity.

False

the study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion is known as:

Physics

Two general types of kinetic energy are kinetic energy and ______________ energy.

Potential

Define Science

Science is a system of knowledge and methods that you use to find knowledge.

Name the two general categories that the study of science can be divided into.

Social Science and Natural Science

Is the following sentence true or false? The foundation of space science is astronomy.

True

Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about the field of chemistry.

A) Chemists study reactions involving matter B) Chemists study the composition of water C) Chemists study the structure of matter D) Chemists study the properties of water

The basic buildings blocks of matter are called:

Atoms

Scientists who study the behavior and origin of living things are called biologists, and the study of living things is known as:

Biology

Circle the letter of each sentence that is true about the diameter of the observable universe.

D) It is seven hundred million billion billion meters.