Nature of Science Survey

Science can prove anything, solve any problem, or answer any question.

• True

• False

Different scientists may get different solutions to the same problem.

• True

• False

Science is primarily concerned with understanding how the natural world works.

• True

• False

Scientific theories explain scientific laws.

• True

• False

Scientific hypotheses become theories and finally, with more evidence become laws.

• True

• False

Scientists have solved most of the major mysteries of nature.

• True

• False

Science can study things and events that happened in the past, even if there was no one there to observe the event.

• True

• False

Valid scientific laws are more valuable than valid scientific theories.

• True

• False

Scientists often try to disprove their own ideas.

• True

• False

Theories and laws are quite different kinds of scientific knowledge.

• True

• False