WorksheetsConceptual Physics Chapter 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 26mins
Physics is about the nature of basic things such as ...
birds, bees, ants, trees, whales, monkeys, dinosaurs
motion, forces, energy, matter, heat, sound and light
water, fire, earth, air
metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock, igneous rock
What are physical sciences.
biology
physics
astronomy
zoology
botany
Galileo Galilei is most famous for his invention of what?
microscope
microwave
telescope
radioscope
internet
What is the first step of the Scientific Method?
Make an educated guess
Design an experiment
Recognize a problem
Test an experiment
Data Analysis
What science discoveries were found accidentally?
Kerosene
Silly Putty
Penicillin
Velcro
Pie
How do you know if a hypothesis is scientific?
The hypothesis is correct
The hypothesis is wrong
A test for correctness exists
A test for wrongness exists
The hypothesis sounds intelligent
Which of these is a scientific hypothesis?
Just do it.
The best time to make decisions is when Mercury is in retrograde.
The Earth is flat.
Intelligent life exists on other planets in the universe.
What goes up, must come down.
Science is a way of ...
Trying
Knowing
Doing
Thinking
Feeling
Technology is a way of ...
Feeling
Thinking
Understanding
Knowing
Doing
Which of the following is MORE concerned with ORDER
Life
Religion/Philosophy
Chaos
Art
Science
Which of the following is MORE concerned with PURPOSE
Life
Religion/Philosophy
Chaos
Art
Science
Which of the following is MORE concerned with INTERACTION
Life
Religion/Philosophy
Chaos
Art
Science
The science that is basic to the other sciences is
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Astronomy
Zoology
The language of science is
Klingon
nature
common language
mathematics
English
The classic scientific method, followed by Galileo and Bacon ...
is the method guaranteed to lead to new scientific discoveries.
is one of many ways that scientific discoveries are made.
is today outmoded, and of little value.
required extensive memorization of facts and formulas
involved telescopes and pancetta.
A "theory" in science is referred to as ...
A guess that involves a bunch of facts.
a vast synthesis of well-tested hypotheses and facts
untested explanation of scientific phenomena
a type of hypothesis.
a collection of information tested repeatedly resulting in the different outcomes.
For a hypothesis to be scientific, it must ...
answer a question with a yes or no answer.
be based on scientific theory.
have a test for proving it right.
have a test for proving it wrong.
be in agreement with what we know is true.
Technology is a ...
body of scientific knowledge
artificial intelligence
tool of science
form of science
solution to all of humankind's problems
Science differs from art and religion/philosophy because it ...
has all of the answers to everything.
describes the human experience.
describes the source, purpose, and meaning of everything.
is based on faith.
discovers and records natural phenomena.
Which of the following statements is true about progress today compared to with progress centuries ago is true? (Think 2000-5000 years ago.)
Progress today is about the same as it was during the Roman time period.
Progress today is faster than it was centuries ago.
Progress today is slower than it was centuries ago.
Progress today is going backwards to the way it was before the dinosaurs.
There is no way to accurately determine if progress today differs from progress centuries ago.
The domain of science is ...
natural chaos
natural order
nature's purpose
nature's demise
human nature
The domain of art is ...
natural chaos
natural order
nature's purpose
human experience
human nature
The domain of religion/philosophy is ...
natural chaos
natural order
nature's purpose
nature's demise
human nature
Art differs from science and religion/philosophy because it ...
has all of the answers to everything.
describes the human experience.
describes the source, purpose, and meaning of everything.
is based on faith.
discovers and records natural phenomena.
Religion/Philosophy differs from science and art because it ...
has all of the answers to everything.
describes the human experience.
describes the source, purpose, and meaning of everything.
is based on faith.
discovers and records natural phenomena.
I will earn an 80% or higher on my Chapter 1 exam on Friday
True
False
It is undecidedly so
Absolutely going to rock the socks of my first exam
