Physics Test One

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Law

A general hypothesis that has been tested over and over again and has not been contradicted

Speculation

A hypothesis that cannot be proved right or wrong

Technology is mainly?

A tool of science

When a scientist is dishonest and reports false information, he or she?

Does not get a second chance within the scientific community

Success in science is mainly linked to an emphasis on?

Experiment

Science and Technology are?

Fundamentally different from one another

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

A scientific hypothesis can be disproved with

One Reproducible Experiment

Of the sciences physics, chemistry, and biology, the most basic is?

Physics

A truly educated person is knowledgeable about?

Science, art, religion, and all of the above

The statement, "There are regions beyond Earth's crust that will always be beyond the reach of scientific investigation" is?

Speculation

Science is connected mainly with?

The Natural World

A hypothesis that is scientific must have a test for proving it?

Wrong

In science, facts may

change

Scientific Theory

A synthesis of a large collection of information that contains well-tested and verified hypotheses about certain aspects of the world

Science, art, and religion need not contradict one another because?

All three operate in different domains

Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?

Art literature, science, music, and all of the above

Which of the following is a hypotheses that could be proved wrong? "Atoms in proper proportions make us feel good" Atoms are the smallest bits of matter Atoms are in all stars in the universe None of the above

Atoms are the smallest bits of matter


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