What Is Science Quiz

What is science?

• The process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation

• The study of stars and their influence on human behavior

• A method of predicting the future

• A collection of magic tricks

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How does a person start 'doing science'?

• By performing magic tricks

• By being curious and asking questions about the world

• By memorizing facts

• By reading astrology charts

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What are some benefits of science that we live with every day?

• Electricity, modern agriculture, and advances in medicine

• Magic tricks and palm reading

• Astrology and predicting the future

• None of the above

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What does it mean to be a scientist?

• To read astrology charts

• To predict the future using a magic 8 ball

• To perform magic tricks

• To study the natural world using observation and experimentation

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How can you tell if something is science or not?

• If it is shown on TV

• If it is a popular belief

• If it is written in a book

• If it has evidence collected using scientific methods

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Do scientific answers ever change?

• Never, once proven they are final

• No, they are always the same

• Only if a scientist makes a mistake

• Yes, when new evidence is discovered

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What do we do if our observations are not the same as before?

• Ignore the new observations

• Collect more evidence and try to repeat past observations

• Assume the old observations were wrong

• Stop doing science

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What is a controlled experiment?

• A random combination of chemicals

• A test where all variables are changed

• A method of predicting the future

• A test where only one variable is changed at a time

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What is evidence in science?

• A magic trick

• A belief held by many people

• Facts or information indicating whether a scientific claim is supported

• A prediction made by a psychic

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What is a claim?

• An answer to a scientific question.

• Where you get your bags at the airport.

• Someone's opinion based on their intuition.

• A crunchy cereal.

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