Tne Nature of Science

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 7. Any of the ___ that deal with the ___ or its parts (12)
  2. 9. Study of the natural world through experiments (7)
  3. 10. The cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe (7)

Down

  1. 1. That which has mass and occupies space (6)
  2. 2. A proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations (10)
  3. 3. Any of the branches of natural ___ dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms (11)
  4. 4. The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical (10)
  5. 5. A person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor (5)
  6. 6. A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world (6)
  7. 8. The act of conducting a controlled test or investigation (10)