Abeka Physical Science Quiz 1 Review

In deductive reasoning, a statement of fact is called a ____________.

• proposition

• fallacy

• alternative truth

• experiment

Which of the following is one of the three main parts of the scientific method?

• reporting

• writing

• experimenting

• designing

What is the tentative explanation a scientist formulates to describe his process?

• conclusion

• observation

• hypothesis

• statement

Determining a cause based on a factor being present in one situation but not in another is the method of _____________________.

• bias

• concomitant variation

• causality

• difference

What fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of challenging the person's facts, premises, or reasoning?

• post hoc fallacy

• ad hominem fallacy

• circular reasoning

• argument from authority

Interpreting data in a way that supports one's own political, social, or economic views is an example of _____________.

• causality

• reporting

• superiority

• bias

A single scientist obtaining consistent results after performing an experiment many times is called _________________.

• reproducibility

• repeatability

• inconsistentability

• difference

What fallacy of deductive reasoning occurs when a premise includes the assumption that the conclusion is true?

• circular reasoning

• post hoc fallacy

• ad hominem fallacy

• argument from authority

Which of the following statements best explains why science cannot explain the difference between right and wrong?

• Science is subject to bias

• Science relies on assumptions

• Science can provide only approximate descriptions

• Science is limited to the study of matter and energy

An experiment in projectile motion involved launching identical balls at three different angles. The balls were launched with a device that produced the same amount of force on each launch. All the balls were launched in the same room, one after the other. The distance each ball travelled was measured. What is the dependent variable?

• angle

• force

• air temperature

• distance