1) What is the difference between pseudoscience and scientific evidence? Pseudoscience: anything being presented‚ as scientific but is not. Usually characterized by exaggerations‚ UN falsifiable claims‚ and anecdotes. Scientific Evidence: A process of inquiry followed by a body of knowledge. 2) Describe 3 main types of scientific inquiry: 3 types of scientific inquiry. Descriptive: what’s out there? Observing‚ no manipulations of variables Comparative: Seeks to describe relationships and correlations
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Lecture 1: Introduction Geology - the study of the Earth‚ the processes that shape it‚ and the resources that could be obtained from it. Main branches Physical Geology - deals with the materials that comprise the Earth and the processes that affect it (e.g.‚ Volcanology‚ Seismology‚ Environmental Geology‚ Engineering Geology‚ Mining Geology‚ Petroleum Geology‚ Mineralogy‚ Petrology‚ Geomorphology‚ Geophysics‚ Geochemistry‚ Planetary Geology) Historical Geology - the study of the origin and
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1. The science of biogeography is the description of distribution of life and the explanation of this description. The description is based on both time and space. This describes how things look and why they are there. It also looks to answer the question – are these features the same over time? Biogeography arose with the theory that life on earth is a non-random distribution. This is the most important observation leading to the field of biogeography. The study of biogeography includes many other
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Lithosphere - rigid outer shell of the planet and includes the solid uppermost part of the layer below the crust‚ called the mantle -oceanic crust-dense rock called basalt -continental crust-less dense rock called granite -asthenosphere - partially molten layer under the crust with flows like melted plastic Hydrosphere - water in earth’s oceans‚ seas‚ lakes‚ rivers‚ glaciers and atmosphere -97% salt water Atmosphere - Blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
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Science Study Notes Getting Your Act Together Cell Theory Cells are the basic structural and functional units of life. In multicellular organisms different cells perform different functions. Different types of cells work together so that the organism functions as a co-ordinated whole Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms A multicellular organism is made up of many cells A unicellular organism only has one cell Plant Cell Animal Cell Basic Requirements
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Geology Final Exam Review Chapter 1 – The Earth In Context * Origin of the Universe (Beginning of the Universe) * Started with the “Big Bang” * Happened about 13.7 Billion Years Ago * Doppler Effect – all celestial objects move away from each other. Supports the “Ever Expanding Uinverse Theory” * Scientists noticed that all stars & planets are moving away from Earth which supports the theory that a massive explosion once occurred. (Big Bang) * Red Light
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LESSON ONE: Speed of light: C= 3 x 10^8 m/s‚ C=3x10^5 km/s Light year= dist= speed x time Earth rotates 360 deg every SIDEREAL DAY 1 Sidereal day= 24 sidereal hrs= 23:56 solar hours Earth revolves 360 around the sun ever 365.24 days= tropical year Earth’s rotation axis precesses every 26‚000 yrs Moon revolves 360 deg ever 27.3 days= Sidereal mon Moon’s cyc repeats every 29.5 days= Syndonic mon Saros cycle: one eclipse yr is only 346 days. 19 eclipse years= 223 syndonic months. LESSON ONE
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GENERAL SCIENCE POINTERS BASIC CONCEPTS AND LAWS Science and Technology Science - is a systematic study that is concerned with facts and principles‚ and methods that could be observed in our natural or physical and social environment. It comes from the Latin word ’scire’ that means ’to know’. - is both a body of knowledge and a process – away of thinking‚ a way of solving problems The Branches of Science THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES • Physics: The study of matter and energy
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GEO 100 – Environmental Geology - Final Exam Multiple Choice 1. Most astronomers believe that the universe a. has existed in its present state since the beginning of time. b. formed from a huge rotating cloud of gas. c. came into existence as the result of a “Big Bang.” d. is no more than five billion years old. 2. Most of the mass of the solar system is concentrated in a. Jupiter and Saturn. b. Earth. c. the planets. d. the sun. 3. The solar system formed about a. 5 million years ago. b. 4.5 billion
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