general science: what is science? test

The law of conservation of matter means that

matter cannot be destroyed or created by known chemical reactions

sort in order from the smallest to largest

millimeter centimeter decimeter

which statements are true about "evidence"?

observations which answer questions information for or against an idea data to help draw a conclusion

The science of taxonomy is able to classify plants and animals into families, groups and orders because

organisms can only produce their own kind living organisms obviously different from one another

astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics maybe group together and called the _______ sciences

physical

An inference is ____.

Conclusion drawn from information or an observation

How many meters are there in 5 kilometers

5,000

knowledge gained through the use of scientific investigations has provided evidence in favor of scripture

True

what portion (division) of a meter stick is a centimeter

1/100 or 0.01

how many milliliters of water would be needed to fill a 1 L glass jar

1000

which of the following are true for a hypothesis

A first guess an initial idea which is assumed to be true

which of the following are true about Carolus Linnaeus

Christian scientist founder of taxonomy

place an order the distinct divisions of the plant kingdom

Kingdom division class order family genus species

The "language" of the physical and biological science is

Mathematics

it is important that a persons philosophy should be based on

Scientific facts gods word

The science of naming and classifying organisms is called

Taxonomy

if many observations or results of experiments fail to agree with your deductive reasoning then:

The general principle or theory is probably false

which statements are true concerning our interpretation of the results of an experiment

conclusions inferred with from data are often judgments judgment may be affected by what we already think is true (prior knowledge)

information obtained from experiments , observations, measurements is called

data

recorded observations are called

data

searching for evidence which may exist if a theory is assumed true is an example of the

deductive method

which professional uses practical knowledge of science to design and manufacture machines

engineer

recorded information obtained from observation, tests, or experiments which provides reasonable support to validate or falsify a theory is called

evidence

The inductive method of investigation performs experiments or makes observations to prove or disprove a suggested theory

false

if the results of an experiment disprove the hypothesis, the test was poorly designed and is invalid

false

accurate recording of observations should be based on

honesty

what is the purpose of forming a scientific hypothesis what is the purpose of forming a scientific hypothesis?

it starts a plant to test your idea

is a liter larger or smaller than a milliliter

larger

The volume of water in a fish tank can be measured in

liters