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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich question can best be investigated by a scientist?Should I buy a red shirt or a green shirt?Does chocolate milk or plain milk taste better?Does a plant need sunlight to grow?Which feels softer, cat fur or dog fur?
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn order for an explanation to be considered scientific, it must be based on ____________.an inferencea conclusionpast experienceevidence
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not a pseudoscience?ReligionAstrologySuperstitionsEcology
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich one the following is NOT a branch of science, but a pseudoscience because it not testable, repeatable and observable by scientific standards.A. astronomy: study of physical objects (such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and nebulae) and processes (such as supernovae explosions, gamma ray bursts, and cosmic microwave background radiation)B. physics: the study of properties of matter and energy (mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms)C. biology: the study of living organismsD. astrology: the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAs technology continues to improve, our understanding of science improves, because more advanced tools allow us to make better observations of the natural world.TrueFalse
- 6. Multiple Choice1) Thomas and Julie wanted to find out which material would insulate their teacher's coffee cup and keep the coffee hot for the longest period of time. They first wrapped her cup with bubble wrap and recorded the temperature of the coffee once every 15 minutes for 2 hours. They repeated the investigation, this time using newspaper instead of bubble wrap, but they got the same results for both materials.
What could they do to make sure their results are valid?Repeat their experiment.Use teas instead of coffee.Use a different thermometer.Conduct their investigation in a colder room. - 7. Multiple Choice
An example of logical evidence is...
There has been a steady decline in the crime rate from 223 per 10,000 residents to 175 per 10,000 last year.
Many studies have proven that too much sun is not good for your skin.
Susan saw that there was a girl who littered outside of school.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Facts, data, or quotes that you provide to prove your argument
Claim
Argument
Evidence
Counter-Claim
- 9. Multiple Choice
Fred and Barney were given an assignment to go to a school basketball game and write down everything they each saw, heard, smelled, and touched. Afterwards the two students were to compare and contrast their findings and write up a summary of their combined data. In this case when they wrote down what they saw, heard, smelled and felt was considered?
They were creating a hypothesis
They were making inferences
They were writing down their observations
None of the above
- 10. Multiple Choice
What must always be present in order to form a true scientific explanation?
controlled variables
subjective evidence
empirical evidence
dependent variables
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of scientists using empirical evidence while researching dinosaurs?
scientist reading information about a book on the structures of dinosaurs
scientists creating descriptions based on their opinions and knowledge
scientists speaking to and learning from a fellow scientist about dinosaurs
scientists making observations from the fossils they have collected
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is empirical evidence?
information obtained from a written scientific document
a cumulative body of observations of a natural phenomenon
a description or short narrative about a natural phenomenon
one persons insight about an experiment that is being conducted
- 13. Multiple Choice
Shelly wants to show an example of empirical evidence to her science teacher about how sunlight affects plant growth. Which of the following is empirical evidence that she could show her science teacher?
a page of a textbook that describes how sunlight is needed by plants
a picture of two different types of plants that are growing in the school yard outside of her science class
a data table of her experiment on plant height when she varied the amount of sunlight received by four plants
a video of a professor explaining how sunlight affects plant growth
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA scientist is performing an experiment to determine the melting point of a new substance. Which action could increase the likelihood of obtaining accurate results?repeating the experiment three timesexperimenting with multiple substanceswriting out the procedure after the experimentusing three types of thermometers
- 15. Multiple ChoiceScience or Pseudoscience: Changing the data so that it supports my prediction.SciencePseudoscience
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn order for an explanation to be considered scientific, it must be based on ____________.an inferencea conclusionpast experienceevidence
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a pseudoscience?
I DON'T KNOW
A set of beliefs whose conclusions and predictions that is based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence.
I don't know
A set of beliefs whose conclusions and predictions that is not based on observation, objective reasoning, or scientific evidence.
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