
Geology102:Quiz-Unit01
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between objective and subjective observations?
Objective observations are based on personal feelings; subjective observations are based on facts.
Objective observations are based on facts; subjective observations are based on personal feelings.
Objective observations are always qualitative; subjective observations are always quantitative.
Objective observations are always quantitative; subjective observations are always qualitative.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean when scientific claims are described as falsifiable?
They can be tested and proven false
They are always true
They cannot be tested
They are based on subjective evidence
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an objective statement?
My father is a good man
The blue cupcakes taste better
Everyone should take a geology class
Geology is an important science
I observed that it rained yesterday
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common misconception about experiments mentioned in the text?
They are only done in a lab
They do not require a hypothesis
They are always successful
They do not involve observation
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NGSS.MS-PS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of reasoning did Aristotle apply that uses general principles to predict new outcomes?
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Empirical reasoning
Logical reasoning
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known as the father of vertebrate paleontology?
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Georges Cuvier
James Hutton
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What principle did Charles Lyell promote in his works "Principles of Geology" and "Elements of Geology"?
Catastrophism
Uniformitarianism
Evolution
Plate Tectonics
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