Sabtu, 03 Juli 2010

BASIC OF NATURAL SCIENCE TASK

HI... Reader do you know Pure science and Pseudoscience???
Here I wanna try to explain them...........

PURE SCIENCE

Pure science or Fundamental science is science that describes the most basic objects, forces, relations between them and lows governing them, such that all other phenomena may be in principle derived from them following the logic of scientific reductionism. Physics is a typical pure science, chemistry is sometimes included. There is a difference between pure science and applied science. Pure science, in contrast to applied science is defined as a pure knowledge it develops. The progress of pure science is based on well controlled experiments and careful observation. Pure science is dependent upon deductions from demonstrated truths or is studied without regard to practical application. Pure science has traditionally been associated with the natural science, however research in the social and behavioral sciences can be deemed pure science as well if the researcher adheres to the same scientific methods common to these other field.


PSEUDOSCIENCE

Pseudoscience is a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which d
oes not adhere to an appropriate scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. The term comes from the Greek prefix pseudo- (false or pretending) and science (from Latin scientia meaning "knowledge"). An early recorded use of the term was in 1843 by the French physiologist Francios Magendie. As thought in certain introductory science classes, pseudoscience is any subject that appears superficially to be scientific, or whose proponents state that is scientific, but which nevertheless contravenes the testability requirement or substantially deviates from other fundamental aspects of the scientific method. The term is inherently pejorative, because it is used to assert that something is being inaccurately or deceptively portrayed as science and those labeled as practicing or advocating it normally dispute the characterization.


part II

If we talk about Resources, there are two kinds of resources in our earth. They are Renewable Resources and Non- Renewable Resources. What the difference of them???


Renewable Resources is if it replaced by natural processes at rate comparable or faster than its rate of consumption by humans. Solar radiation, tides, wind and hydroelectricity are in no danger of a lack of long-term availability. Renewable resources may also mean commodities such as wood, paper, and leather, if harvesting is performed in a sustainable manner. Some natural renewable resources such as geothermal power, fresh water, timber, and biomass must be carefully managed to avoid exceeding the world's capacity to replenish them. A life cycle assessment provides a systematic means of evaluating renewability. Wind energy can produce electricity in regions when steady winds blow. Giant's wind turbines capture wind's energy and use it to power generator. Biomass is material that is formed from living organism, such as wood and agricultural wastes. Biomass can be burn to produce electricity or be converted to a gas and used for fuel. Solar energy can also be used to produce electricity. Solar cell change the radiant energy of the sun to electricity energy. Some calculators and portable radios are powered by solar cells.


Non-Renewable resources is a natural resources which cannot be produced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate. These resources often exist in a fixed amount, or are consumed much faster than nature can create them. Fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum and natural gas) and nuclear power (uranium) are examples. Nuclear power plants rely on uranium, a type of metal that is mined from the ground and specially processed. Heat released from splitting uranium atoms is used to convert water into stem that turns turbines.


Part III

Stages Through Which Human Beings to Meet Their Needs

Based on recorded in history, human life always have change from one time to another time. In the first civilization, human depend on entirely the nature. They meet their needs with food gathering. They gather to get vegetable and fruit and hunting animals to get meat. They still use simple equipment from stone or wood or from animal bone. All their primer need still depend on the nature. For example, their clothes are made from tree bark, their house made in the top of tree to avoid wild animals, or they live in a cave. They are nomad. They will go to another place if the food supply is exhausted.
In the next civilization, human can dominate the nature. Now, they can meet their need with food producing. They can produce what they need. for the first, food producing is still interrelated with nature, such as till or work the soil and breeding. Because of their knowledge, now they can create and use modern tools to make their work easier. In this step, human can be called as second creator. They can make something new from exist materials and make them more useful, more beautiful and can be used as merchandise to be sold and get money.