Bill Nye: Pseudoscience

Which of the following is true about scientists?

• Scientists answer all questions.

• Scientists try to understand the world.

• Scientists use psychic powers.

• Scientists do not check out extraordinary claims.

How did people determine the world is round?

• The shadow cast on the moon during an eclipse was curved.

• When a ship sailed toward the horizon, the bottom of the ship disappeared first.

• Ships came back; they did not fall off the Earth.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is true about astrology?

• It is a science that studies the sun, moon, and planets.

• It is a pseudoscience that claims that they can tell a lot about a person.

• It is a science that uses a telescope.

• It is a pseudoscience that makes claims based on evidence.

Astrology is a science because it involves constellations and planets.

• True

• False

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary ______________.

• wind

• proof

• energy

• stars

The Earth's shadow that is sometimes cast on the moon is always:

• Square

• Shaped like a Triangle

• Round

• Invisible

A scientific claim that can't be tested, it's called Pseudoscience.

• True

• False

A group of stars are called:

• Clouds

• The Mantle

• Constellations

• Sunlight

2,000 years ago, scientists believed that the ________ was at the center of everything.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Rome

Science is the process of:

• testing claims.

• creating "fake news."

• making movies.

• faking claims