Optional Practice Why Study Science Quiz

An unexplained bright light appears in the sky and a person instantly believes it's a alien spacecraft. The person did not have any evidence to back up their claim. What kind of thinking is this an example of?

• Skeptical

• Credulus

A scientist invents a new cell phone network that increases data speed by 50%. Of the 5 reasons for studying science, which is this an example of?

• Explore the Unknown

• Think Skeptically

• Make the world a better place

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Which of the following is not an example of a reason to study science?

• Make Money

• Because its cool

• Compete with other countries

• To write better essays

Which of the following is a good definition of science?

• Believing any idea without evidence or testing

• A system that answers questions based on best available evidence

• A method for determining if someone is a witch or not

• A system of constructs and anecdotes

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A person tells a story about hearing a loud noise in the woods at night and then seeing what looked like a bigfoot run away. This is an example of what kind of non scientific evidence?

• Anecdotal evidence

• Occam's evidence

• Skeptical evidence

• practical evidence

Finish the following sentence: Just because you can't explain it__________

• It must be magic

• It will never be explained

• make sure you believe whatever somebody tells you

• does not mean it cant be explained

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This graph shows the number of Shark attacks per moth and the amount of Ice Cream sold in each month. What is the best conclusion to draw from this graph?

• Ice cream causes shark attacks

• People like to buy ice cream the same months that sharks are active

• Sharks eat people who just ate ice cream

• Ice Cream should be banned in all 50 states