Physics Test Unit 1

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Science, art, and religion do not contradict one another because _________.

all three have different domains.

A hypothesis is ________.

an educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment

The difference between a hypothesis and a theory is that a hypothesis is __________.

an educated guess whereas a theory has been proven true many times in many ways.

Which of these is a scientific hypothesis?

Atoms are the smallest particles of matter to exist

Which one of the following problems would NOT be a part of physics?

Identifying all the bones in a human body.

When scientific findings are expresses mathematically, they are easier to verify or disprove by experiment.

True

One difference between a hypothesis and a theory is that a hypothesis __________.

is a guess that has not been well tested, whereas a theory is a synthesis of well-tested and verified guesses.

Steps to scientific method

1). ask a question 2). do research 3). form a hypothesis 4). test with an experiment 5). observe and analyze data 6.) draw a conclusion

Which of the following statements is not true?

A good scientist is influenced by his or her likes and dislikes

Physics is the most basic science because ________.

All of these

A close agreement by competent observers of a series of observations of the same phenomena is known as a scientific theory.

False

A scientific fact is something that is absolute and unchanging.

False

Which one of the following steps is NOT a part of at the scientific method?

Repeat the experiments until the answers match the predictions

A hypothesis is scientific if there exists a test for proving it wrong.

True

In science, an educated guess about the answer is called a hypothesis

True

The synthesis of a large collection of information that encompasses well-tested and verified hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world is known as a scientific theory.

True

A theory is _________.

a synthesis of a large collection of information including well-tested guesses.

A scientific fact is _________.

close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomena.

To test a scientific hypothesis you would _______.

set up many experiments and look at the results.

A scientific hypothesis may turn out to be right or it may turn out to be wrong. If it is a valid hypothesis, there myst be a test proving that it is ___________.

wrong


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