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| ___ is the systematic study of the natural world. | science |
| ___ is often mistakenly regarded as being based on science. | pseudoscience |
| ___ evidence is the name for the observations and data on which a scientific explanation can be based. | empirical evidence |
| What are 2 things that characterize the practice of science? | community consensus and empirical evidence |
| community consensus is when ___ | scientists share their results with each other |
| Empirical evidence includes ___ and ___. | observations and measurements |
| pseudo means ___ or pretending to be. | false |
| How is a scientific explanation evaluated? | 1.Look at your empirical evidence 2. Think if the explanation is logical 3. Test and evaluate the explanation |
| What are 6 traits of a good scientific observer? | careful observation, curiosity, creativity, logic, skepticism, objectivity |
| scientists should be skeptical because ___ | there is a lot of data out there that is wrong so scientists must be skeptical and research everything. |
| Explanations in science must be testable and have ___ of other scientists. | consensus |
| The ___ ___ collected in scientific investigations is often in the form of measurements. | empirical evidence |
| Many claims of pseudoscience can not be ___ | tested |
| Scientists use empirical evidence, logical thinking, and tests to ___ a scientific explanation. | evaluate |
| Scientists are ___ about the subjects they study. | curious |
| How do scientists evaluate a scientific explanation? | Scientists use emipirical evidence, logical thinking, and tests |
