Question

Scientists use the scientific method to
A.   Define new theories.
B.   Make hypotheses.
C.   Set up experiments.
D.   Gain new scientific knowledge.
  
   

Science has existed since
A.   The beginning of human history.
B.   The time of Galileo.
C.   The time of the ancient Greeks.
D.   The time of Newton.
   

A scientific hypothesis is
A.   An educated guess.
B.   A well-established set of results that has been tested over and over by experiments.
C.   A random set of assumptions scientists make before starting an experiment.
D.     An educated guess that tentatively answers a question or solves a problem in the physical world which can be tested by experimentation.
   

What is the difference between a law and a theory?
A    A law is a natural phenomenon about which competent observers can agree; a theory is a general statement about the relationship of natural quantities that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted.
B    A law is the synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world; a theory is a general hypothesis that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted.
C    A law is a general hypothesis that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted; a theory is the synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world.
D    A law is the synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world; a theory is an educated guess which can be tested by experiment.

Science and technology are
A   The foundation of all modern economic success.
B   Share no common traits whatsoever.
C   The same thing.
D   Related to one another in that technology allows humans to apply the organized knowledge of science for practical purposes and provides the instruments scientists need to conduct their investigations.
  

Science and technology are
   
A.      The foundation of all modern economic success.
B.      Share no common traits whatsoever.
C.      The same thing.
D.      Related to one another in that technology allows humans to apply the organized knowledge of science for practical purposes and provides the instruments scientists need to conduct their investigations.
Science, art and religion do not contradict one another because
   
A.       Only science matters, not religion or art.
B.       All three have different domains, and seek to answer different questions about the world.
C.       Only art matters, not religion or science.
D.       If you focus on one of the three, you can disregard the other two.

In science, facts
   
A.       May change over time.
B.       Are irrelevant.
C.       Are absolute.
D.       Are the result of theories.

Pseudoscience can be described as
   
A.      A theory or practice that purports to use the methods of science but actually has no scientific foundation.
B.      The study of physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy, and their relationship to one another.
C.      Science on a small scale.
D.      The science of mythical creatures.      

   

Answer 1

1. B.   Make hypotheses.

2. C.   The time of the ancient Greeks.

3. B.   A well-established set of results that has been tested over and over by experiments.

4. C    A law is a general hypothesis that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted; a theory is the synthesis of a large body of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world.

5. D   Related to one another in that technology allows humans to apply the organized knowledge of science for practical purposes and provides the instruments scientists need to conduct their investigations.

6. B.       All three have different domains, and seek to answer different questions about the world.

7. C.       Are absolute.

8. A.      A theory or practice that purports to use the methods of science but actually has no scientific foundation.