SCI 100: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Science, Technology and Society
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What is the Latin root of the word 'science'?

  • techne
  • artificium
  • scientia (correct)
  • logos

    • What is science as an intellectual activity?

  • A field of study that deals with the natural world
  • A systematic and practical study of the physical world
  • A study of the natural and physical world through observations and experiments
  • A discipline that deals with the process of learning about the natural world (correct)

    • What is technology as a human activity?

  • A means of changing the world through material artifacts (correct)
  • A study of the physical world through techniques and procedures
  • A subject or a discipline that deals with the process of learning
  • A way to gain knowledge about the natural world

    • What is the main difference between science and technology?

    <p>Science is a body of knowledge, while technology is a human activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the study of science?

    <p>Ideas, theories, and all available systematic explanations and observations about the natural and physical world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Greek root of the word 'technology'?

    <p>techne</p> Signup and view all the answers

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