PHS 1060 What is Science

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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


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