Genetics Day 2 Notes
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9th - 12th Grade
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Rachael Stark
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20 questions
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1.
SLIDE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientific theories are based on
general guess of how systems work.
LARGE amounts of data collected OVER TIME.
observations from within only ONE scientific discipline.
(EX: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy)
Tags
NGSS.HS-LS4-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Scientific theories never change once they have been written down.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1897, Joseph Thomson discovered that atoms contained electrons. He proposed a change in the atomic theory of that time, and the theory was modified because of his discovery. Since Thomson’s discovery, atomic theory has been further modified. What is the best explanation for why scientific theories are modified?
Theories more than ten years old are usually out of date.
Scientists want to prove that the work of other scientists is wrong.
New evidence that supports a change prompts scientists to modify earlier theories.
So much information is available today that it is harder to focus research and disprove theories.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Kalinda was trying to explain to her friend the difference between a theory and a law in science. She used the theory of plate tectonics and the law of superposition as examples. Kalinda explained the difference by using nonscientific language. Which statement did Kalinda use to correctly describe the difference between a theory and a law in science?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The law of universal gravitation states that both mass and distance of objects affect the gravitational force between them. Gravitational force increases as the mass of the objects increase. Gravitational force decreases as distance between the objects increases. Why are these statements considered scientific law, and not scientific theory?
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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