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Unit 1 Nature of Science
Unit 1 Nature of Science
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Which of these is important to gathering and interpreting scientific information?
Emotion
Logic
Religion
Legend
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What kind of model is shown?
Computer
Physical
Mathematical
Conceptuatl
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Students make a model of a house. The scale is 1:42. In the model, the door is 3 cm. tall. How tall will the door be?
14 cm
39 cm
126 cm
45 cm
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What is the main purpose of a scientific investigation?
To persuade with bias
To test a hypothesis
To teach a lesson
Te form an opinion
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In an experiment on how shape affects the distance a paper plan will fly, which action results from logical reasoning?
Recording only data that supports your hypothesis.
Following your procedure carefully.
Performing the experiment outside on a windy day.
Deciding to use the same type of paper for each plane.
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What two methods do scientists use to gather information?
Following religious beliefs and carrying out investigations
Observing the natural world and carrying out investigations
Expressing strong opinions and observing the natural world
Following religious beliefs and expressing strong opinions
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Astrology is pseudoscience. What can you conclude about the claims made by astrology?
They are based on repeated evaluation
They are based on unscientific methods
They are based on critical thinking
They are based on logical reasoning
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Why is publishing results important in science?
It lets scientists show off their imaginations.
It allows others to evaluate the results.
It turns hypotheses into scientific laws.
It adds bias to experimental data.
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Which problem does this model of the solar system solve?
The real-life solar system is too small when viewed through a telescope.
The real-life solar system is too fragile to manipulate by hand.
The real-life solar system is too large to fit in a laboratory.
The real-life solar system is too small to see with ordinary equiment.
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DNA is a molecule found in all cells
Real-life DNA is too rare for students to handle.
Real-life DNA is too small to see with unaided eyes.
Real-life DNA is too dangerous for students to handle.
Real-life DNA is too large to fit in a test tube.
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In a model where the scale is 1:500, if the model is 15 cm, how long will the object be in real life?
0.002 cm
33 cm
0.03 cm
7500 cm
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Which two statements describe a claim that is based on science?
It is based on logical reasoning.
It is based on empirical evidence.
It is based on personal bias.
It is based on a long tradition.
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What is the main benefit of this model over a flat map?
It can be used to see the continents.
It can be spun on an axis.
It uses numbers to represent distances.
It uses colors to represent continents.
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Which of these are part of a scientific way of gathering information?
Religious beliefs
Investigations
Opinions
Fairy tales
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How are scientific theories and laws developed?
By using evidence from many investigations
By throwing out unexpected evidence
By consulting the opinions of famous scientists
By including traditional and religious explanations
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A group of students is observing two species of squirrel for likeness and difference. What type of investigation?
Comparative
Controlled
Descriptive
Experimental
