WorksheetsPSci - Nature of Science
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
When we choose to "do science" we are choosing to understand the universe based on...
observations and testing
history and consensus
hypothesis and logic
imagination and creativity
Real science doesn't always follow the exact steps of the scientific method every time... but in general, the method of science is...
Experiment, Hypothesize, Observe
Identify problems, Hypothesize, Conclude
Observe, Hypothesize, Test, Conclude
Infer, Create, Solve, Discover
When doing science, we have to accept that there are some assumptions that science makes. These assumptions include... (choose all that apply)
Explanations will only be based on the natural world
The way things work now were the same in the past and will be the same in the future
Experimentation will lead to the truth
Logic is more important than the data
Are there scenarios/questions that science cannot be used to solve?
Yes
No
Someone follows the scientific method to reach a conclusion... how do they know if their conclusion is "right?" (Choose all that apply)
Retest to confirm results
Compare results to someone else who did tests on this topic
Ask the right person who knows the answer
Scientific knowledge is ___ ; which means that even though it is tested and valuable, new information could cause us to change our theories/understanding.
permanent
tentative
concrete
momentary
Which scenario/question would science be unable to provide an answer to?
What makes a sunset orange and red?
Why is steel stronger than wood?
Why does the universe follow a set of laws/rules?
How are birds able to migrate south and then come back to the same location?
