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| collective findings about nature; also the process of gathering and organizing knowledge about nature |
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| analysis of facts to form a judgment |
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| Study of how energy and matter interact |
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| Study of atoms and molecules |
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| Study of life and living organisms |
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Study of celestial objects, space and the universe
Celestial objects means stars, planets, moons, comets, black holes and more |
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From the Greek “pseudos” meaning “false”
Statements, beliefs or practices that claim to be scientific but are not compatible with the scientific method |
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| Pseudoscience which claims to divine information about personalities and events in human lives based on the relative positions of stars and planets |
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| Process of experimentation used to explore observations and answer testable questions |
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| Proposed explanation of natural phenomenon based on observation but not yet tested |
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In this class we use theory in the scientific or technical sense
Explanation of the natural world which has stood up to repeated testing and is accepted by many experts in the field |
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