ENV221H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Reading #2: List Of Dragonlance Characters
19 Oct 2015
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Meteorologists are the scientists who observe and predict weather (the atmospheric conditions and events at a given time for a given place). Climate scientists study weather patterns over long periods of time (ranging from decades to millennia). They also analyze patterns and learn how different elements of earth"s climate system interact and influence each other. Science refers to the system or process of acquiring knowledge about the natural world. To study the natural world, scientists use methods that are empirical, which means that they are grounded in observations and experimentation and are not based on opinions or feelings. Scientific inquiry refers to activities and practices involving scientists" pursuit of knowledge. Scientist"s activities and practices are guided by the following assumptions: Science cannot provide the answers to all questions. Scientific knowledge is durable, but it does not represent absolute truth. Scientific ideas are tentative (or subject to change).
