Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 8

Review the Key Questions and Concepts for this chapter on p. 18. What is science ? Describe the steps involved in the scientific process. What is data ? What is an experiment ? What is a model ? Distinguish among a scientific hypothesis , scientific theory , and scientific law ( law of nature ). Describe the overall scientific method. What is peer review and why is it important? Explain why scientific theories are not to be taken lightly and why people often use the term theory incorrectly.