Ch 1 Nature of Science

Question 1

What is critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

combining what you know with new facts to make decisions

Question 2

What are the 3 branches of science?

Accepted Answer

life, earth , physical science

Question 3

Which of the following are skills needed by scientists?

Accepted Answer

thinking

Question 4

The step in an experiment after forming a hypothesis is recognize a problem

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

In an experiment it is very important to keep everything the same except the variable you are testing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

Why are crash dummies useful?

Accepted Answer

both are correct

Question 7

How many factors are changed in a controlled experiment?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 8

Frank wonders where his dog is getting through the fence and finds a spot where it is rotten. Is his next step to infer?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What is a physical model?

Accepted Answer

History teachers globe is an example

Question 10

What is a model ?

Accepted Answer

representation of an object used as a tool

Question 11

An independent variable is the variable being changed in the experiment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

What is a computer model?

Accepted Answer

What a meterologist uses to illustrate the weather

Question 13

What questions can science only answer?

Accepted Answer

questions with information available at the time

Question 14

Which of the following is a step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

all of the them

Question 15

How does the learning process begin?

Accepted Answer

with what we see

Question 16

Which of the following is a system?

Accepted Answer

school

Question 17

There can be only one constant in an experiment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What is Science?

Accepted Answer

A way to learn about the natural world

Question 19

The dependent variable changes as a result of the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What is an idea model?

Accepted Answer

Mathematical equations

Question 21

_____ from an investigation can be presented on tables, charts, or graphs.

Accepted Answer

all of them

Question 22

Which branch of science does Biology fall under?

Accepted Answer

Life science

Question 23

The branch of science that studies tools and cultural remains is called geology.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Advertisements should provide data backing up their claims from an independent lab paid by seller.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of scientific law?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 26

It takes a big dog to weigh a ton.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

A variable is a factor that cannot be changed in the experiment.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

What is scientific law?

Accepted Answer

A rule that describes a pattern in nature.

Question 29

Who applies science to develop technology?

Accepted Answer

engineers

Question 30

A scientific problem has no immediate answer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Why are models helpful?

Accepted Answer

help us visualize abstract concepts in our minds

Question 32

Scientists results from an investigation must be repeatable in order to be _____

Accepted Answer

both reliable and valid

Question 33

What is chemistry?

Accepted Answer

study of matter

Question 34

what is earth science?

Accepted Answer

Study of earth systems and space

Question 35

A seismograph is a type of technology.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

What is physics?

Accepted Answer

study of energy

Question 37

What is scientific theory?

Accepted Answer

attempt to explain pattern observed in nature

Question 38

What are the three types of models?

Accepted Answer

physical, computer, idea

Question 39

What is matter?

Accepted Answer

Anything with mass and takes up space

Question 40

Which of the following is an example of Scientific Theory?

Accepted Answer

evolution

Ch 1 Nature of Science

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Ch 1 Nature of Science

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