quiz sample 2 conceptual

What is the nature of science? (a)  

• Science describes order in nature.
• Science is an ongoing activity of humans.
• Science condenses knowledge into testable laws.
• All of these.

Eratosthenes found the Sun's position on June 22 by

To measure how far between the Moon and Earth you can

Without a special filter, the Sun can be safely viewed by looking

An effective scientific hypothesis helps us in

• making hypotheses.
• gaining and applying new knowledge.
• discovering new things.
• making theories.

An educated guess in science is a

• hypothesis.
• theory.
• law.
• rarity.

Facts in science

• are absolute.
• may change.
• mean very little.
• are more important than theories.

A wide-encompassing body of information about the physical world, well-tested and verified is a known as a

• scientific fact.
• scientific hypothesis.
• scientific law.
• scientific theory.

In science, a theory is

• an educated guess.
• less than a fact.
• a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge.
• pretty much carved in stone.

When a scientist knowingly reports false information, he or she

• will likely be excused by the scientific community.
• gets no second chance in the scientific community.
• is following a standard scientific protocol.