Unit 1.1 Scientific Ways of Thinking Quiz

What is modern science?

• A way of understanding the spiritual world based on faith and belief

• A way of understanding the emotional world based on intuition and guesswork

• A way of understanding the social world based on opinions and rumors

• A way of understanding the physical world based on observable evidence, reasoning, and repeated testing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

How can you think like a scientist?

• By asking and answering questions, making detailed observations, developing a hypothesis, finding answers using tests, and questioning your answers

• By blindly accepting information without any critical thinking

• By avoiding asking questions and making observations

• By making assumptions without any evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does it mean 'to observe'?

• To make assumptions without any evidence

• To avoid paying attention to the surroundings

• To watch and study attentively

• To ignore the details and focus on the big picture

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is a hypothesis?

• A conclusion drawn without any evidence

• The scientist's proposed explanation for his or her observations

• A wild guess without any basis

• A proven fact that does not require any testing

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What is the key to being a great scientist?

• Avoiding asking questions and making observations

• Making assumptions without any evidence

• Asking questions

• Blindly accepting information without any critical thinking

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What do scientists do to find answers?

• They avoid questioning their answers

• They make assumptions without any evidence

• They search for evidence using experiments

• They rely on guesswork and intuition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What do good scientists constantly do?

• They blindly accept their conclusions

• They avoid questioning their answers

• They constantly question their own conclusions

• They rely on guesswork and intuition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the purpose of an experiment in science?

• To prove the scientist's assumptions without any evidence

• To avoid finding the truth

• To test the scientist's explanation

• To rely on guesswork and intuition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is evidence in science made up of?

• The scientist's wild guesses without any basis

• The observations a scientist makes during an experiment

• The scientist's conclusions without any testing

• The scientist's assumptions without any evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What do scientists use to study the cause of death in the chimpanzees?

• Conclusions without any testing

• Guesswork and intuition

• Experiments

• Assumptions without any evidence