Physics Ch 1 About Science

Which one of the following problems is not part of physics? 

• Identifying bones in the human body
• calculating the density of a person
• calculating the velocity of a car
• idenitfying the forces on a person walking uphill

Which is a reason to express scientific finding mathematically? 

• The findings become less appealing to the public
• the findings become more confusing
• the findings become easier to verify by experiment
• the findings become more difficult to prove by experiment

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A scientific fact is a close agreement by competent observers of the same phenomenon.  

• True
• False

Which of these is a SCIENTIFIC hypothesis? 

• the universe is surrounded by a second universe that cannot be seen. 
• Albert Einstein is teh greatest physicist of all time. 
• Atoms are the smallest particles of matter. 

In order for a hypothesis to be considered scientific there must be a test to prove it...

• right
• wrong

The difference between a hypothesis and a theory is that a hypothesis is...

• an isolated fact whereas a theory is a huge collection of facts
• an educated guess whereas a theory has been tested successfully many times
• never true whereas a theory is sometimes true
• never true whereas a theory is always true

A theory is a synthesis of a large collect of information including well-tested hypotheses. 

• True
• False

A hypothesis is the long side of a triangle.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT true? 

• Science and technology make up a large part of our lives. 
• A good scientist is influenced by his or her likes and dislikes. 
• technology is a method of solving practical problems. 
• technology may produce problems for society. 

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Science, art, and religion do not contradict each other because...

• all three have different domains. 
• If you choose religion and art you can forget science . 
• If you choose science you can forget religion and art. 
• If you pick the right one you can forget the other two