What is Science Quiz

Identify all of the following that are limitations in science

• subject to constant testing and revision

• testable

• studies must be of physical, testable, and observable world

• explanations must have natural explanations of phenomena

• changes lead to increased understanding of the physical world

Identify all of the following that are strengths in science

• subject to constant testing and revision

• testable

• studies must be of physical, testable, and observable world

• explanations must have natural explanations of phenomena

• changes lead to increased understanding of the physical world

Observations like the color or texture of an object are ________________ observations.

• quantitative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific

Observations like measurements are ____________ observations

• quantitiative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific

An explanation a scientist makes that we can test to see if it is true or not is a _________.

• hypothesis
• theory
• law
• question

A broad and comprehensive statement of what is thought to be true; it is supported by much evidence and repeated experimentation.

• hypothesis
• theory
• guess
• fact

Repeatability means

• being able to try the same experiment, with the same setup, and produce that exact same result.

• being able to redo an experiment but finding different results

• never being able to reproduce the results of an experiment

Before a scientific theory is accepted and supported, it has

• been tested by only one scientist.

• been published in scientific journals.

• been tested many times by different scientists.

• been approved by the International Committee of Scientists.

Observations made during an experiment are called:

• data
• problems
• conclusions
• questions

Brian was flying to Orlando. When he took off in his hometown it was raining. Brian noticed the clouds were dark when the plane was taking off the ground. But, once the plane got above the cloud cover, he noticed the clouds were white. If Brian was to create an experiment about this observation, what would be his next step?

• Form a question

• Create an experiment

• Analyze data

• Create a conclusion