CH. 1 HW

Distinguish between a hypothesis and a theory. a) a hypothesis is an educated guess, whereas a theory encompasses well tested and verified hypotheses b) a theory is an educated guess, whereas a hypothesis has been tested and verified by experiment. c) a hypothesis and a theory have both been tested and verified by experiment d) a hypothesis and a theory are both educated guesses

a) a hypothesis is an educated guess, whereas a theory encompasses well tested and verified hypotheses

Pseudoscience is best characterized as being a) fake b) new age c) an alternative view to be taken seriously d) all of the above

a) fake

An educated scientific guess is a a) hypothesis b) theory c) either of these d) neither of these

a) hypothesis

A theory in science is ______. a) an educated guess b) a synthesis of well-tested ideas c) forever true d) an agreement between trained investigators

b) a synthesis of well-tested ideas

A scientific hypothesis deemed valid must have a test for proving it ______. a) correct b) wrong c) none of these d) more than one time

b) wrong

What is the test for whether a hypothesis is scientific or not? a) a hypothesis is scientific if it is possible to prove it right b) a hypothesis is scientific if it can be written as an equation c) a hypothesis is scientific if it possible to prove it wrong d) a hypothesis is scientific if the appropriate scientific body says it is

c) a hypothesis is scientific if it possible to prove it wrong

Science is a body of knowledge that a) is an ongoing human activity b) condenses knowledge into testable laws c) describes order in nature d) all of the above e) none of the above

d) all of the above

Must people choose between science and religion? a) no, there is no contradiction in being scientific and religious in one's thinking b) yes, religion and science are completely antithetical c) no, scientific and religious beliefs are incompatible d) no, religion and science are essentially the same

a) no, there no contradiction in being scientific and religious in one's thinking

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

a) wrong

Why are students of the arts encouraged to learn about science and science students encouraged to learn about the arts? a) knowing both the arts and sciences makes for a wholeness in the way we view the world b) scientists need to learn to draw and artists need to learn how to solve equations c) scientists need to learn how to write and writers need to learn what is impossible to do according to science d) scientists need to relax by viewing art and artists need the discipline of learning science

a) knowing both the arts and sciences makes for a wholeness in the way we view the world

Why is physics considered to be the basic science? a) as physicist Paul Tipler says about sciences other than physics, "What other sciences?" b) because all other sciences can be shown to be derived from it c) physics is about how atoms combine to form molecules d) physics involves matter that is alive

b) because all other sciences can be shown to e derived from it

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 a) hypothesis b) law or principle c) theory d) fact e) none of the above

c) theory