WorksheetsCharacteristics of Science - PRACTICE!
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why did Dr. Miller replicate Dr. Joseph's experiment?
to help him guess a claim
to help him lie about his data
to ensure his findings were accurate
Why is science durable?
Scientists never change their minds
Scientists never question one another
Science can withstand change and modification
Science is unique from other ways of knowing and thinking because it is based on
empirical data
Feelings
Election voting
superstitions
Check all that apply in describing scientific knowledge and findings
science is based on emotions
scientific knowledge can be modified
what we currently know can be falsified by other scientists with new knowledge
Scientific experiments must be replicable
Scientific ideas are testable
Select all possible inferences about this fighting behavior
They are clashing heads
They are fighting over a mate
They are fighting over habitat space
They are fighting over food
One is lower to the ground than the other
True or False: Scientists can make different inferences based on having different life experiences.
True
False
Why do scientists run multiple trials?
To ensure accuracy in their findings
To help them make a good guess about their work
To prevent other scientists from replicating their work
If they run enough trials, they will get the results they were hoping for.
When we gather information about the world using our senses, we are making a(n)
guess
opinion
inference
observation
When we discard and replace scientific knowledge with new ideas, it shows us that scientific knowledge is...
Rigid and never changes
Cannot be modified
Can be discarded and replaced with new knowledge
Fill is the word that best completes this sentence: Every scientific finding ________ be falsified.
can
must
