GEOL 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter pg. 8-33: Radiometric Dating, Geologic Time Scale, Continuous Testing
1 Feb 2017
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Modern scientific studies of the physical world are based on the premise that the entire universe, not just planet earth, behaves in a consistent and often predictable manner. Key component in science is explaining how and why things happen in the first place. Falsifiable- things that can be shown as false. Hypotheses is only valid if it is proven to be true and can"t be falsified. Geology is more of an observational science than experimental, such as chemistry. Geological hypotheses are tested through validating and making predictions that are confirmed through additional observations as opposed to lab experiments. Theory: relationship between several different and well-accepted hypotheses, providing a more comprehensive or unified explanation of how the world operates. Law: relationship between different data occurs so regularly and with so little deviation that scientists refer the relationship as this. Theories and hypotheses can be revised and improved through continuous testing.
