Physics 001 Chapter 1 HW
Which of the following is a scientific statement?
The moon is made of green cheese
In science, a theory is
a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge
Science, art, and religion do not contradict one another because
all three have different domains
Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?
art, literature, music, science
The easiest way for you to measure the distance between the earth and the moon is to place in your line of sight to the moon a
coin
Eratosthenes learned about the position of the sun on June 22 by
consulting library information
Science is a body of knowledge that
describes order in nature, is an ongoing activity of humans, condenses knowledge into testable laws
Science and technology are
fundamentally different from each other
The scientific method is most effective in
gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge
When a scientist is dishonest and reports false information, he or she
gets no second chance in the scientific community
In science, an educated guess is a
hypothesis
In science, facts
may change
Of the sciences known as physics, chemistry, and biology, the most basic is
physics
The safest way for you to view the sun is with
pinhole images
A truly educated person is knowledgable about
science, the arts, religion
The statement, "There are regions beneath the Earth's crust that will always be beyond the reach of scientific investigation" is a
speculation
The synthesis of a large collection of information that contains well-tested and verified hypotheses about certain aspects in the world is known as a scientific
theory
A scientific hypothesis may turn out to be right or it may turn out to be wrong. If it is a valid hypothesis, there must be a test for proving it
wrong