GE 3 MIDTERM SPECIAL EXAM

A farmer uses a calendar based on the position of the moon and stars to know when to plant his crops. Which ancient civilization’s scientific practice is he following?

• Greek

• Roman

• Egyptian

• Chinese

A doctor uses poppy seed extract to relieve a patient’s pain. This practice mirrors which early scientific discovery?

• Aristotle’s classification

• Egyptian medicine

• Greek astronomy

• Roman alchemy

A student writes notes on a scroll made from plant fibers. Which early invention does this resemble?

• Clay tablets

• Papyrus

• Parchment

• Bamboo slips

A potter in a local town uses a rotating wheel to shape pots evenly. This reflects an early innovation from which civilization?

• Mesopotamia

• Rome

• Greece

• China

When a teacher explains that diseases can come from germs and not “bad air,” she is applying the discovery of which scientist?

• Louis Pasteur

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Boyle

During a science fair, a student demonstrates how air exerts pressure on objects. This experiment is similar to the work of:

• Archimedes

• Blaise Pascal

• Isaac Newton

• Robert Grosseteste

A physics student explains that an object at rest stays at rest unless acted upon by an external force. This concept applies which of Newton’s laws?

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Interaction

• Law of Gravity

A child pushes a toy car and observes it move faster when pushed harder. This demonstrates which of Newton’s laws?

• First Law

• Second Law

• Third Law

• Universal Gravitation

A student notes that when a balloon bursts, the escaping air pushes the balloon in the opposite direction. This shows:

• Law of Inertia

• Law of Acceleration

• Law of Action-Reaction

• Law of Gravity

A chemist balances a chemical equation, ensuring no atoms are lost or created. This practice follows:

• Boyle’s Law

• Law of Mass Conservation

• Law of Thermodynamics

• Quantum Theory