Science Logic Quiz

A green plant reflects green light only. The plant will appear black if no green light shines on it. If only a red light shines on the plant, we conclude:

• The plant will appear black (supported by deduction)

• The plant will appear black. (supported by authority)

• The plant will appear red. Supported by authority

• The plant will appear red. (supported by deduction)

A rubik's cube appears green and black when a green light shines on it in a dark room. This statement is best supported by:

• Authority

• Observation

• Deduction

• Self supported

A scientist only relies on information supported by observation/experience

• True

• False

A scientist depends on information supported by authority

• True

• False

Your belief that light travels in waves is currently supported by:

• Observation

• Experience

• Authority

In 1803 Thomas Young conducted an experiment that led to a theory that light travels in waves. What supported this theory?

• Observation: Recording the effects of light travelling through objects

• Deduction: By adding the true observations together and attempting to explain how it all fits together.

• Authority: From relying on previous knowledge contributed by other scientists

• Experience: Physically Seeing the light traveling in waves

S1: Glass prisms are more dense than air.

S2: Light travels slower through objects with higher density.

S3: The light will travel slower through the glass prism.

What supports the following statements?

• S1: Observation

  S2: Deduction

  S3: Experience

• S1: Deduction

  S2: Experience

  S3: Experience

• S1: Deduction

  S2: Experience

  S3: Deduction

• S1: Observation

  S2: Observation

  S3: Deduction

If your understanding of light comes from a simulator, the information you receive about it is mostly dependent on:

• Observation of real world phenomena

• Life experience

• Trusting the creators of the simulator

• Deduction

"Science says that light travels in waves." This statement is appealing to:

• Authority

• Observation

• Experience

• Deduction

"The experiment demonstrated that the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal when measured on 10 occasions."

This statement is supported by:

• Authority

• Experience

• Observation

• Deduction