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Chapter 1 - Science in Our World
Chapter 1 - Science in Our World
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Review of Chapter 1 of North Carolina Holt Science & Technology textbook
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1
What is a meteorologist?
a person who studies the atmosphere
a person who studies marshmellows
a person who studies meteorites
a person who studies humans
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The application of science for practical purposes; the use of tools and machines is?
Apes
Herbology
Technology
Meteorology
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What is science?
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events
a measure of the size of a body
nothing
the measure of how hot or cold something is
4
Mass is equal to...
Matter
Volume
Weight
Temperature
5
What is not a type of scientific model?
Conceptual
Geological
Mathematical
Physical
6
What is the formula for area?
Length x Width
Length x Width x Height
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A controlled experiment compares the results from ______________.
two control groups
a control group and an experimental group
two experimental groups
a known law and an experiment
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What does an ecologist study?
how diets affect the way humans interact with each other
Economics
a community of organsims and their nonliving enviornment
the atmosphere
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What is a scientific law?
Tells how things work
Something you most follow or end up in jail
None of the Above
The reason you should listen in school
10
The statement "Mr. Murray has a stain on his shirt" is an example of a
hypothesis
observation
prediction
law
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What is a geochemist?
a person who specializes in the chemistry of rocks
a person who specializes in rock 'n roll
a person who specializes in geometry
a person who specializes in plants
12
What is the basic unit of length in SI?
Yard
Meter
Mile
Centimeter
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What is a scientific model?
a type of car
a representation of an object
something you eat
a person who poses for pictures
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An observation is...?
Listening to your surroundings
Watching people in an enviornment
the process of obtaining information by using the senses
All answers are correct
15
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object
Potential Energy
Temperature
Density
Volume
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An explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observation and can be tested is?
Law
Hypothesis
Collecting Data
Theory
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What is NOT a step in the scientific method?
Use safety equipment
Make an observation
Form a Hypothesis
State a Conclusion
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What is the scientific method?
A rap artist related to Method Man
A series of steps followed to solve problems
the way snowmen are made
the method used to make science
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Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation is
Data
Theory
Hypothesis
Conclusion
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An explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning
Hypothesis
Experiment
Law
Theory
