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Scientific Inquiry

Branches earth science


of conservation

hypothesis kinetic molecular theory

life science natural


radioactivity

organisms physical science processes

law

science
1. Scientific study is organized into several branches, or parts.
2. Physics, the study of matter and energy, is a physical science.
3. Earth scientists study the many processes that occur on Earth.
4. Life scientists study life and the many processes that occur in living organisms.
5. Often, scientists begin the process of scientific inquiry by observing the natural.
6. After scientists create a(n) hypothesis, they try to predict the results or
conclusions of their observations.
7. The kinetic molecular theory explains that the particles that make up a gas move
in constant, random motion.
8. The law of conservation of energy states that in any chemical reaction or physical
process, energy is not created or destroyed.
9. Science cannot answer questions that deal with beliefs, values, personal opinions,
and feelings.

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