1A: Intro to Science

When publishing their findings, a good scientist always does these two things.

• Uses complete sentences in their reports.

• Starts sentences without capital letters.

• Paraphrases and writes their reports in their own words.

• Does not end their sentences with punctuation.

When researching, a good scientist uses these types of websites.

• .org

• .gov

• .net

• .edu

When you walk outside one morning, you observe that the ground is wet. You reason that it must have rained the night before. This reasoning is called ________.

• an observation
• an inference
• a prediction
• None of the above

Information that you get from your senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch) are_________

• Inferences

• Observations

• Hypotheses

• Laws

Which branch of science is best represented by this image?

• Earth and Space science

• Life science

• Physical science

The branch of life science that deals with the relationships of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

• Meteorology

• Ecology

• Geology

• Biology

Statements of opinion are statements that...

• cannot be proven.

• can be argued.

• can be supported with facts.

• All of these

Scientists create both scientific theories and scientific laws as they make observations and conduct experiments about the natural world. Which of the following statements most accurately compares the difference between scientific theories and scientific laws

• science laws are based on evidence while science theories are not

• science theories involve only biology, while laws involve all types of science

• science theories involve mathematical equations, while science laws are based on observations

• science theories are ideas that explain natural events, while science laws predict what will happen in a natural event.

Which of the following ways describe how scientific theories and scientific laws are alike?

• Both scientific theories and scientific laws explain why events occur in nature.

• Both scientific theories and scientific laws can be modified if new evidence is discovered.

• Both scientific theories and scientific laws are accepted by only the minority of scientists in their field.

• Scientific theories and scientific laws are not alike in any ways.

What is science?

• Science is a demonstration of the natural world.

• Science is an investigation into the natural world.

• Science is a series of experiments of the natural world.

• Science is an observation of the natural world.