Unit 01a The Nature of Science Assessment - WHS

Match the following correctly...

• Uncertainty

• A Globe

• Qualitative

• NOT 100%

• Scientific Model

• Explanation

• Quantitative

• Number Data

• Theory

• Word Data

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Match the following

• TECHNOLOGY

• Scientists working around the world take the results of many different experiments and observations to assemble an explanation about How The Universe Began.

• SCIENTIFIC LAW

• A new virus is discovered. Scientists compare it to all known viruses and figure out how it is related to other viruses.

• THEORIZATION

• Scientists discover a rule of nature that always responds the same way given the same cirumstances.

• CLASSIFICATION

• A scientist tests a new sports drink to see if athletes are less sore after hard workouts.

• EXPERIMENTATION

• Someone takes the science idea that cold things contract (shrink) to make a new spray that helps people take apart stuck bolts.

  (This is helpful.)

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Which of the following would William Occam had favored as most likely true.

• There were two people on the train who were in love, and they were trying to get away from their exes, so they pushed the train too fast and it crashed.

• A train coming from Germany on the way to France fell off of the tracks after a bunch of dogs dug out all the dirt under a section of track.

• A train derailed because the tracks had been damaged.

• A movie crew wanted to make this scene look like a train wreck so they used a fire hose to wash away the dirt underneath the tracks, and used a crane to tip the train engine and cars over.

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Which of the following is strongest from the science view.

• Outlandish Theory

• Alternative Theory

• Vetted Theory

• Discounted Theory

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Which is most helpful to a scientist?

• Bootleg Data

• Sketchy Data

• Valid Data

• Biased Data

• Compromised Data

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What part of the world of science is this cartoonist most likely poking fun at?

• Occam's Razor

• Theorization

• Classification

• Experimentation

• Peer Review

Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?

• yes
• no

The candy was sour.

• Qualitative Data

• Quantitative Data

If Jeff is taller than Troy,

and Troy is taller than Annie,

then Annie is the shortest.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A statement about what happens in nature that seems to be true all the time

• Experiment
• Scientific Law
• Theory
• Standard

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