Chapter 1

Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?

-art -music -science -literature

Technology is a tool that can

-be socially beneficial -lead to a better world -be socially harmful when abused

Science is a body of knowledge that:

-is an ongoing human activity -condenses knowledge into testable laws -describes order in nature

Eratosthenes' measurement of Earth's size involved

-surveying the distance between Alexandria and Syene - a pillar's shadow in Alexandria -a deep well in Syene

When the Sun shines on the Moon, the Moon casts a shadow

-that is tapered -that sometimes falls on Earth -at all times

A truly educated person is knowledge about

-the arts -religion -science

The safest way to view an image of the Sun is to use

a pinhole

A theory in the field of science is

a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge.

Science, art, and religion normally need not contradict one another because

all three involve different domains.

Facts in the field of science

are changeable.

Which if the following is a scientific statement?

candy Bon Bons contain no sugar

The most basic of the sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology is

chemistry.

A simple method of measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon is to place in your line of sight to the Moon a

coin.

Eratosthenes first learned about the position of the Sun in mid-summer

consulting library information.

Pseudoscience is best characterized as being

fake.

When we see a half Moon in the sky, the lines between Earth, Moon, and Sun

form a right triangle.

Science and technology are

fundamentally different from each other.

the scientific method is most effective in

gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.

When a dishonest scientist reports false information, he or she

gets no second chance in the scientific community.

An educated scientific guess is a

hypothesis.

Spot of sunlight on the ground cast through openings between leaves in the trees above are actually

images of the Sun.

To fair approximation, Early Greeks knew the

size of the Earth, size of the Moon, and Earth-Moon distance

The statement, "There are regions beneath Earth's crust that will always be beyond the reach of scientific investigation" is

speculation.

The synthesis of a large collection of information that contains well-tested and verified hypothesis about certain aspects of the world is known as a scientific

theory.

For a scientific hypothesis to be valid, there must be a test for proving it

wrong.