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What is science?
a. Knowledge that helps explain the natural world
b. A way of forming an opinion about the natural world
c. A record of Earth’s history
d. A way of explaining natural phenomena based on opinions
a. Knowledge that helps explain the natural world
What are ethics?
a. A reference to a scientific work
b. Deception or misrepresentation of the truth
c. Principles or ideas that determine what is right and wrong
d. Having no regard for the safety and welfare of test subjects
c. Principles or ideas that determine what is right and wrong
What tool do we use to measure the volume of a powder or liquid?
a. Ruler
b. Thermometer
c. Graduated cylinder
d. Balance
c. Graduated cylinder
When looking at change over time, what graph do we use?
a. Bar graph
b. Circle graph
c. Line graph
c. Line graph
Which of the following is based on facts and/or evidence?
a. A scientific theory
b. A scientific law
c. A hypothesis
d. Both a and b
d. Both a and b
What is plagiarism?
a. Misrepresenting data
b. Acknowledging where information came from
c. Passing off someone else’s ideas as your own
d. Using your personal opinion to explain the results of your investigation
c. Passing off someone else’s ideas as your own
What is a limitation?
a. How much information you can extract from scientific knowledge
b. An infinite amount of information obtained from a scientific idea
c. A restriction or something that is not possible or cannot be explained
d. A way of measuring how much information can be extracted from a scientific idea
c. A restriction or something that is not possible or cannot be explained
The best scientific experiments have:
a. A small sample size and multiple trials
b. A large sample size and multiple trials
c. A small sample size and one trial
d. A large sample size and one trial
b. A large sample size and multiple trials
What factors are important to consider when scrutinizing the evidence presented in a science-related message in the media?
a. The experimental design
b. The sample size
c. How data was interpreted when forming conclusions
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A kilogram is 100 grams.
True or False?
False
When measuring water in a graduated cylinder, you should look at the top of the meniscus.
True or False?
False
Which of the following helps to explain why natural phenomena occur in the natural world?
a. Scientific theories
b. Scientific laws
c. Assumptions
d. Unreliable evidence
a. Scientific theories
Chemistry or Physics?
Sound, amusement park, cell towers, playground equipment
Physics
We count how many of each type of bird we see in the park for a week. Which graph should we use to show our data?
a. Bar graph
b. Circle graph
c. Line graph
a. Bar graph
Which do we look at when investigating how parts interact to make a whole?
a. Systems and system models
b. Patterns
c. Stability and change
d. Structure and function
a. Systems and system models
What can happen to scientific knowledge over time?
a. Once scientific ideas are formed, they cannot be changed
b. Scientific information can change if and when we conduct better investigations that provide new evidence
c. We spend less time studying the natural world and thus, less scientific information is generated
d. Both a and c
b. Scientific information can change if and when we conduct better investigations that provide new evidence
Which of the following is NOT an ethical way of conducting scientific research or an investigation? Which should scientists not do?
a. Provide accurate and honest data
b. Report only the findings that you think are important
c. Cite other scientists’ work and/or texts that you used to complete your own research or investigation
d. Follow the laws and health and safety regulations
b. Report only the findings that you think are important
If we are showing how many people out of the entire group surveyed think vanilla ice cream is better, what graph do we use?
a. Bar graph
b. Circle graph
c. Line graph
b. Circle graph
What do you call a prediction based on observations and thoughtful thinking?
a. A scientific theory
b. A hypothesis
c. An opinion
d. An assumption
b. A hypothesis
Which tells us about ways to sort and classify and can help us make better predictions?
a. Systems and system models
b. Patterns
c. Stability and change
d. Structure and function
b. Patterns
Chemistry or Physics?
Batteries, fire burning, hair dye, cooking, spoiled milk
Chemistry
What do we mean when we say science does not make judgments?
a. Science does not explain the supernatural
b. Science does not tell you how to use scientific knowledge
c. Science does not make decisions for someone
d. Science does not provide useful information
c. Science does not make decisions for someone
Complete the statement. Science presented in ___________ is more reliable because it is passed through a peer review.
a. Newspapers
b. Science journals
c. Streaming news
d. Tik Tok
b. Science journals
What is a bias?
a. A judgment based on scientific facts
b. A judgment based on opinions or personal beliefs
c. An experiment with a small sample size
d. An experiment with unexpected results
b. A judgment based on opinions or personal beliefs
What explains why different kinds of birds would have different beak shapes?
a. Systems and system models
b. Patterns
c. Stability and change
d. Structure and function
d. Structure and function
Which of the following is true about scientific theories?
a. Scientific theories can be refuted if new evidence is discovered
b. Scientific theories provide evidence for assumptions
c. A scientific theory can become a hypothesis
d. A scientific theory is important to forming biases
a. Scientific theories can be refuted if new evidence is discovered
Which of the following is NOT true about the limitations of science? Which sentence is incorrect?
a. Science cannot describe the supernatural
b. Science cannot tell you how to use scientific information
c. Science cannot confirm nor reject the existence of a God
d. Science cannot provide information to help someone make decisions
d. Science cannot provide information to help someone make decisions
What is an informed consumer?
a. Someone who misrepresents science in the media
b. Someone who does not understand science in the media
c. Someone who can evaluate and make educated decisions about science in the media
d. Someone who has a bias against certain scientific messages presented in the media
c. Someone who can evaluate and make educated decisions about science in the media
Which phenomena helps to explain why our body sweats or shivers?
a. Systems and system models
b. Patterns
c. Stability and change
d. Structure and function
c. Stability and change
What is the purpose of a peer review?
a. To find possible sources of error and faulty reasoning in a scientific experiment
b. To examine the experimental procedure and data collected in a scientific experiment
c. To ensure scientific information presented to the public is backed by evidence
d. All of the above
d. All of the above