Chapter 1 Test: Introduction to Earth Science

What is the goal of science?

• To decide whats right or wrong

• To understand why your parents are mad at you

• ­To answer natural phenomena

• To create more social media platforms

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What do scientists believe?

• Nature is understandable

• Nature can be understood through the scientific method

• Nature is predictable

• All of the above

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What is the scientific method?

• It is a way to figure our why pigs fly

• ­It is a series of steps that scientists follow in order to solve a problem

• It is a theory

• It is how all questions are answered

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Which part of the scientific method requires scientist to use their senses about the world?

• Hypothesis

• Conclusion

• Observation

• Testing

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Which is the correct order of the scientific method?

• Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Testing, Conclusion

• Testing, Conclusion, Hypothesis, Question, Observation

• Observation, Hypothesis, Question, Conclusion, Testing

• Hypothesis, Testing, Observation, Conclusion, Question

What is a hypothesis?

• The testing done during the experiment

• A possible explanation or solution to a problem. (educated guess)

• When the scientist determines if their observations are true

• None of the above

What do scientist test in their experiments?

• The hypothesis

• The conclusion

• The observation

• All of the above

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Which is an example of a hypothesis?

• If I give my plant more sunlight than it will produce more water.

• If the car is darker it will drive faster

• If the car is darker than it will heat up faster

• If I give my plant more water the sun will come

What factors are changed by the scientist performing the experiment?

• Dependent Variables

• Hypothesis

• Independent Variables

• Testing

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What is a conclusion?

• The testing done during the experiment

• The hypothesis

• The research

• When a scientist determines if their hypothesis is correct