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