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Physical Science Chapter 1 Test Review
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Laws attempt to explain "why", and theories predict "what happens".
False
True
2
Every measurement has a degree of
uncertainty
comparison
certainty
Celsius
3
The three questions that guide ethical decisions are: What does God's Word say? What results are right? and...
How can I grow rich through this decision?
Who else can I talk to about this decision?
Where can I go during this decision?
How is God glorified in this?
4
In science, modeling is simply _______ and ________ the world.
Explaining and testing
Explaining and describing
Testing and observing
Describing and complicating
5
How can a scientist convert between two units of measure?
By using the precision factor
By using the calculation factor
By using the conversion factor
By using the accuracy factor
6
Events that are predictable...
Are really evidence for time travel
Are really unpredictable
Are easily proven wrong
Are really evidence for God's order
7
The basis upon which a model is assessed is called workability.
False
True
8
The Flat Earth theory ________ God's Word.
Contradicts
Is similar to
Agrees with
Aligns with
9
A model may be physical, _______, or _________.
conceptual or mathematical
factual or conceptual
liquid or gas
spiritual or emotional
10
Data is known as information that is ________ about what is observed.
Analyzed
Investigated
Recorded
Rewarded
11
When scientists "do science" they work through a process called:
Scientific Observation
Scientific Research
Scientific Hypothesis
Scientific Inquiry
12
God commands us to exercise wise dominion over His creation...Why?
For His glory, our happiness, and our mood
For His glory, our joy, and the harm of others
For His glory, our joy, and the good of others
For our own glory, our own joy, and our good
13
How can we decide right from wrong in science?
Look at God's Word and ask how this makes humans prosper
Look at the news and see if humans are prospering
Look at God's Word and ask the doctors
Look at God's Word and ask everybody their opinion
14
The unit of measure for the intensity of a light source:
Candela (cd)
Gigawatt (gw)
Lumen (lum)
Candle (ce)
15
Improving farming and creating medicines are two ways we fulfill the Creation Mandate.
True
False
16
The cycle of day and night is evidence that we have a universe that is:
Orderly
Constant
Always cold
Chaotic
17
Exercising dominion over the Earth does not include Scientific Study.
False
True
18
What lens are we to view science through?
The lens of Bill Nye, the Science Guy
The lens of Naturalism
The lens of a teacher
The lens of Scripture
19
A model that explains a related set of phenomena is called a ______.
Explanation
Description
Theory
Law
20
Genesis 1:26-28 commands us to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion.
True
False
21
The source of order in the universe is:
God (Jesus Christ)
My momma
The church
My mind
22
A model that describes phenomena under certain conditions, but doesn't attempt to explain the phenomena is known as a...
Description
Law
Theory
Explanation
23
How many meters are in 35.4 kilometers?
35,400 km
3540 km
35,400 m
354,000 m
24
To measure the length of an object, use the SI unit _______.
Meter (m)
Millimeter (mm)
Inch
Centimeter (cm)
25
Workability takes into account how well a model describes a set of observations and how well the model ______________.
Makes money
Makes restrictions
Makes prescriptions
Makes predictions
26
The Heliocentric Model of the solar system states that:
The moon is the center of the universe
The planets orbit the sun in perfect circles
The earth is at the center of the universe
The sun is at the center of the universe
27
Scientists can exercise wise dominion by which of the following?
Replicate in their laws the needs of other people
Replicate in their models the order created by God
Replicate chaos created by God
Replicate in their inventions the benefits of the earth
28
Scientists use ______ to explain and describe the world around them.
Theories
Scales
Laws
Models
29
The SI Fundamental Unit for Mass is the:
Kilogram (kg)
Meter (m)
Gram (g)
Pound (lb)
30
The metric prefix giga (G) has a factor of:
109
103
106
10-3
31
What is science?
The study of the universe to produce observations, inferences, and models
The study of the universe to produce truth
The study of truth to produce a model
The study of animals and pets
32
The SI uses the _______ as the fundamental unit for _________.
minute (min), time
second (s), time
hour (hr), time
day, time
33
What is physical science?
The study of energy and how it changes matter
The study of living matter and energy
The study of nonliving matter and energy
The study of all matter and energy
34
Chemists use the _______ as the SI unit for the amount of a substance.
Liter (l)
Mole (mol)
Troll (trl)
Kilogram (kg)
35
Scientific Inquiry includes: Observation, Posing Questions, Research, Hypotheses, Investigation, Analysis, Conclusion, &
Calculation
Complication
Communication
Data
36
Physical science includes:
Chemistry and Biology
Chemistry and Earth Science
Physics and Biology
Physics and Chemistry
37
The metric prefix for 10
3
is known as:
nano (n)
kilo (k)
mega (M)
deci (d)
38
What is the definition of ethics?
System of doing your best or a theory of good deeds
System of moral values or a theory of proper conduct
System of immoral values or a theory of misconduct
System of average values or a theory of not caring
39
The freezing point of water is 273.15 kelvin (K). What are we measuring?
Dew Point
Temperature
Ice
Humidity
40
We are commanded to have __________ over the world that God created.
Dominion
Fun
Order
Decisions
41
The ampere (A) is used to measure:
Electricity
Current Events
Electronic Power
Electric Current
