12 questions
Which of the following is an example of a scientific law?
If there is a full moon, there will be more crime.
Matter cannot be created or destroyed; it only changes form.
Life as we know it today evolved overtime due to natural selection.
Black cats bring bad luck.
Which of the following is not a scientific activity?
Trekking through the jungle.
Measuring the amount of snowfall everyday for a month.
Observing fish living on a coral reef.
Testing the effectiveness of a new brand of laundry detergent.
A good theory...
can change as new evidence is discovered
is based both on fact and opinion
is based on multiple laws
is unchangeable
Which is NOT an example of scientific knowledge changing through time?
astronomers discovering that planets orbit the sun in oval-shaped orbits instead of circle-shaped orbits
Newton's laws of motion remaining unchanged over time.
scientists discovering that the Earth is round not flat
doctors discovering that germs are responsible for infectious disease
Which is an example of a scientific theory?
I think it's going to rain today.
Based on my personal research, Raid is the most effective big spray.
All living organisms are made up of cells, and all cells come from pre-existing cells.
As altitude increases, pressure decreases.
Which activity requires a scientist to use creativity?
sort rocks by color and shape
design an experiment to test the effectiveness of different brands of motor oil
repeating the same experiment multiple times
measuring the growth of a plant
Both theories and laws are based on...
evidence from a single scientist's experiment
evidence from a single experiment carried out by famous, world-renown scientists
evidence obtained from multiple experiments carried out by many different scientists over time
evidence that has been obtained from one scientist repeating their experiment multiple times.
True or False: If a theory stands up over time, it becomes a law.
True
False
All scientific explanations are based on
data and evidence
personal opinions and experiences
imagination and creativity
inspiration and intuition
All of the following are inferences, EXCEPT
I think there are termites because the walls sound hollow.
The groundhog has seen his shadow, so winter will last six weeks longer this year.
The dog weighs 25 kilograms.
I can't read the label but the bottle smells like it has oregano in it.
Select all the qualities of quantitative observations
can be expressed in numbers
usually made with the help of tools
can be a verbal description, such as "red"
usually reported with units, such as feet, celsius or watts
Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
The average growth of the pumpkin plants was 3 inches per week.
It snowed six inches today.
The new lightbulbs use 15 watts.
The sky is gray.