PHS 1060 What is Science
When a scientist is dishonest and reports false information, he or she
Gets no second chance in the scientific community
Of the sciences known as physics, chemistry, and biology, the most basic is
Physics
The statement, "There are regions beneath the 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 hypotheses about certain aspects of the world is known as a scientific
Theory
In science, a theory is
a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge.
Technology is mainly
a tool of science
A truly educated person is knowledgeable about
all of the above
Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?
all of the above
Science, art, and religion need not contradict one another because
all three operate in different domains.
Which of these is a scientific hypothesis (that could be proved wrong)?
an atom is the smallest bit of matter in a material
Success in science is mainly linked to emphasis on
experiments
Science and technology are
fundamentally different from each other
The scientific method is most effective in
gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.
Scientific equations in a conceptual course are mainly
guides to thinking about the relationships between concepts.
Science is a body of knowledge that extends back to
humankinds beginnings
In science, an educated guess is a
hypothesis
The language of science is
mathematics
In science, facts
may change
A scientific hypothesis can be disproved with
one reproducible experiment
which of the following is a scientific statement
the moon is made of green cheese
Science is concerned mainly with the
the natural world
A hypothesis that is scientific must have a test for proving it
wrong
