The Nature of Science Test

Which of the following questions CANNOT be answered by science?

• How do birds fly?
• Is this a good song?
• What is an atom?
• How does a clock work?

Which of the following is an example of an SI unit?

• foot
• pound
• second
• gallon

One one-thousandth is expressed by which prefix?

• kilo–
• centi–
• nano–
• milli–

On which of the following is SI based?

• inches
• English units
• powers of five
• powers of ten

What is the symbol for deciliter?

• dL
• dkL
• dcL
• Ld

Which of the following is NOT a derived unit?

• dm3
• cm3
• m
• g/ml

Which of the following is a statement that describes something that happens in nature that seems to be true all of the time?

• theory
• hypothesis
• scientific law
• conclusion

What does the abbreviation ns represent?

• millisecond
• nanosecond
• microsecond
• Kelvin

Which of the following is the correct SI unit of temperature?

• Fahrenheit
• Celsius
• Kelvin
• Rankine

What quantity does the kilogram measure?

• time
• distance
• force
• mass