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Goals of science

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.

a)

scientific law

b)

scientific conclusion

c)

scientific hypothesis

d)

scientific theory

2.

Experiments are done to observe and understand the natural world.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Science is a distinctive way of learning about the world through __________.

a)

gathering and analyzing data

b)

observation

c)

all of the above

d)

formulating and testing hypotheses

4.

Mendel’s laws describe how we inherit relatively simple (a)   traits from our parents.

5.

Charles Darwin was reluctant to publish his ideas for fear of a backlash from other scientists and the public.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Science starts with a question and then tries to answer the question using __________.

a)

data

b)

evidence and logic

c)

reasoning and logic

d)

observations and experimentation

7.

The word "science" comes from the Latin word "scientia." It means _____.

a)

Knowledge

b)

Experimentation

c)

Data

d)

Facts

8.

Many scientific ideas have stood the test of time.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Scientific study involve skepticism.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

People have always had questions about the world around them. The goal of

(a)   is to answer these questions by obtaining and analyzing evidence.