What best describes the Heliocentric Theory?

The Sun is at the center of the Universe

The Earth and the Sun are the same size

The pictures above show the light bulb that Thomas Edison designed in 1880 and a modern light bulb found in 2014, which uses much less energy to operate. What does the change in Edison's design show about scientific knowledge?

It shows that scientific knowledge is durable because Edison's design is still used with modification.

It shows that a lot of scientific knowledge is incorrect because Edison's design has been changed.

It shows that all scientific knowledge is temporary because it is challenged and changed so often.

It shows that once scientific knowledge is accepted it is considered fact and is never tested again.

The picture shows Pluto, which was once classified as a planet in our solar system. In 2006, a group of astronomers decided that it was not a planet because of its size and location in space, and classified it as a dwarf planet instead. What does the reclassification of Pluto show about scientific knowledge?

that scientific knowledge is open to change when new interpretations are encountered

that new advancements in technology will always alter current scientific knowledge

that current scientific knowledge should be challenged and updated annually

that scientific knowledge can always be altered by individual groups of scientists

Introduction to Science

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Science

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6th Grade

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MS-LS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS1-2

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Julie Jacobson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

Oceanography

Meteorology

Geology

Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

Oceanography

Meteorology

Geology

Astronomy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What branch of science does this picture represent?

Oceanography

Meteorology

Geology

Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which topic would an astronomer study?

pollution

galaxies

mountains

rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Earth Science

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or geologic periods.

Evolution

Paleontology

Entomology

Anthropology

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which among the following are the branches of Life Sciences? (You may choose more than one)

Meteorology

Biology

Botany

Geology

Zoology

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

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Introduction to Science

55 questions

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

What branch of Earth Science does this picture represent?

What branch of science does this picture represent?

Which topic would an astronomer study?

The study of matter and energy and the interactions between them.

The science of the forms of life that existed in prehistoric or geologic periods.

Which among the following are the branches of Life Sciences? (You may choose more than one)

Which of the following are the branches of Earth Sciences? (You may choose more than one)

Studying the speed and motion of an object would be under which branch of science?

'Botany (plants)' is a sub- branch of Science relating to which branch of Science?

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