How do scientists explore the natural world?

Answer 1

Some scientists observe the natural world by doing experiments outside or in a plant or animalâ??s natural habitat. Other scientists may study cells of organisms under microscopes to find out more about them.

Answer 2

They use the scientific method.

"Scientific method refers to a body of techniquesfor investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowlege, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering emperical and measureable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning. The Oxford English Dictionary says that scientific method is: "a method or procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses."

Answer 3

Scientists theorize about the universe by using telescopes and sending spacecraft to other planets.

Answer 4

They constantly test hypotheses about the natural world and then determine, through scientific experiments, whether these hypotheses hold up, or not.

Answer 5

They constantly test hypotheses about the natural world and then determine, through scientific experiments, whether these hypotheses hold up, or not.

Answer 6

Scientists use observation and experimentation to gather information about the natural world.