Chemistry as a Science

The process of knowing about the natural universe through observation and experiment

An educated guess about how the natural universe works

A scientist can simply claim any hypothesis and start test it in the lab

Is this an example of hypothesis?

if I mix one part of hydrogen with one part of oxygen, I can make a substance that contains both elements.

Most good hypotheses are not grounded in previously understood knowledge and don't represent a testable extension of that knowledge.

Observing an experiment

Why do we have to do experiments?

A test of the natural universe to see if a guess (hypothesis) is correct

Evidences from results of experiments are collected to establish a general principle of how the natural universe works, the evidence is summarized in a ______

A general statement that explains a large number of observations

A specific statement that is thought to be never violated by the entire natural universe

All matter attract all other matter is called the ________ of gravitation

Science is concerned only with the natural universe

Anything that occurs around us, well, naturally is called _______ universe

Stars, planets, humans, plants, and animals are all part of science

English language is part of science

Which of the following fields would be considered science?

Science can be either qualitative or quantitative

A description of the quality of an object

A description of a specific amount of something

Identify each statement as either a qualitative description or a quantitative description