Chapter 1 Review

In science, an educated guess about the answer to a scientific question is called a hypothesis

• True

• False

The synthesis of a large collection of information regarding well-tested and verified hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world is known as scientific theory

• True

• False

When scientific findings are expressed mathematically, they are easier to verify or disprove by experiment

• True

• False

A scientific fact is something that is absolute and unchanging

• True

• False

Physics is the most basic science because...

• You can understand science in general if you understand physics

• the ideas of physics extend into more complex sciences

• all of the above

Which one of the following steps is NOT part of the scientific method?

• Make a guess about the answer and predict its consequences

• Perform experiments to test the predictions

• Repeat the experiments until answers match the predictions

• Formulate a rule based on your guesses and predictions

A scientific fact is...

• An educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

• A synthesis of a collection of data that includes well-tested guesses

• Close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomena

• A guess that has been tested over and over again and always found to be true

A hypothesis is

• An educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

• A synthesis of a large collection of data that includes guesses

• Close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomena

• A guess that has been tested over and over again and always found to be true

A theory is

• An educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

• A synthesis of a large collection of information including well-tested guesses

• Close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomena

• A guess that has been tested over and over again and always found to be true

Which of the following is a scientific hypothesis?

• Atoms are the smallest particles of matter that exist

• The universe is surrounded by a second universe, which cannot be seen

• Albert Einstein is the greatest physicist of the 20th century