The Science of Physics Pre-Test

"Science" is something that describes:

• constant activity and change

• how nature is ordered and how it functions

• a body of knowledge as testable laws

• all of the above

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What is the branch of science that is concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy? Its subject matter includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

• kinematics

• Classical physics

• Modern physics

• physics

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The science that is basic to the other sciences is

• physics.
• chemistry.
• biology
• astronomy

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In order to be accepted, a scientific theory must be

•  widely tested and supported by extensive data
•  based on the results of a single experiment
•  controversial and cause debate
•  in line with all previous historical ideas

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A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 

• scientific method
• recipe
• data collection
• metric system

You use the scientific method all the time to solve everyday problems.

• True
• False

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Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Make observation
• Form a theory
• Collect data
• Form a hypothesis

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

• Perform experiments to test the predictions.

• Repeat the experiments until the answers match the predictions.

• Formulate a general rule based on the predictions and experimental outcome.

• Make a guess about the answer to a problem and predict its consequences.

A hypothesis is

• the long side of a right triangle.

• an educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment.

• 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.

For a hypothesis to be scientific, it must

• be in agreement with what we know is true.

• have a test for proving it right.

• have a test for proving it wrong.

• be based on an existing scientific theory.