Introduction to Physical Science

What two activities are basic to most of science?

• Getting good grades and asking questions.

• Paying attention in class and memorizing

• Observing the world and asking questions

• Observing science and reading answers

Science starts with gathering ________________________ about the natural world.

• hypothesis

• Answers

• Experiments

• Knowledge

What is physical science?

• The study of Scientific methods

• The study of knowledge

• The study of nonliving matter

• The study of living things.

The stuff that everything is made of is:

• Earth

• wind

• Water

• Matter

The ability to do work is called:

• Power

• energy

• force

• training

Moving objects have energy of:

• motion

• Chemical

• Stored

• mechanical

The two major branches of physical science are:

• Physics and biology

• Geology and chemistry

• Biology and chemistry

• Physics and chemistry

The examination of different forms of energy is part of the study of:

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Meteorology

The study of all forms of matter, including how matter interacts with other matter, is called

• Geology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

A model used to predict the weather is:

• Conceptual model

• Physical model

• Mathematical model

• none