PHYS-1405 CHAPTER 1

5. Pseudoscience is best characterized as being an alternate view to be taken seriously. new age. fake.

fake.

15. Science and technology are actually one and the same. responsible for all the bad in the world. fundamentally different from each other. responsible for all the good in the world.

fundamentally different from each other.

6. The scientific method is most effective in inventing theories. performing experiments. gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge. making hypotheses. proving our faith or beliefs.

gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.

10. When a dishonest scientist reports false information, he or she as in many other professions, will be excused by the scientific community. is elevated in the scientific community. gets no second chance in the scientific community.

gets no second chance in the scientific community.

4. An educated scientific guess is a hypothesis. theory. either of these neither of these

hypothesis.

13. 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. hypothesis. law or principle. fact. none of the above

theory.

8. For a scientific hypothesis to be valid, there must be a test for proving it right. wrong conclusively one way or the other.

wrong

16. A person of faith cannot truly be a scientist. True False

False

2. A theory in the field of science is an educated guess. less than a fact. a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge. unchangeable.

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

1. Science is a body of knowledge that condenses knowledge into testable laws. is an ongoing human activity. describes order in nature. all of the above none of the above

all of the above

12. Technology is a tool that can be socially harmful when abused. be socially beneficial. lead to a better world. all of the above

all of the above

3. A truly educated person is knowledgeable about science. the arts. religion. all of the above

all of the above

7. Eratosthenes' measurements of Earth's size involved surveying the distance between Alexandria and Syene. a pillar's shadow in Alexandria. a deep well in Syene. all of the above

all of the above

9. Science, art, and religion normally need not contradict one another because choosing science means no need to heed religion and art. choosing the right one means no need to heed the other two. choosing religion and art means no need to heed science. all three involve different domains.

all three involve different domains.

11. Facts in the field of science are absolute. are changeable. mean very little. are more important than theories.

are changeable.

14. Which of the following is a scientific statement? candy Bon Bons contain no sugar matter is filled with undetectable particles there are parts of the universe that will never be discovered by humans there are things we will never know about

candy Bon Bons contain no sugar