Science Knowledge PretestDo you know SCIENCE?
1. Science is only for geeks like Mr. Zeiszler.
A. True
B. Not True
2. Science is primarily a method for inventing new devices.
A. True
B. Not true
3. Science can solve any problem or answer any question
A. True
B. Not true
NOT!
4. Science is primarily concerned with understanding how the natural
world works.
A. True
B. Not trueTRUETRUE
5. Science can use supernatural explanations if
necessary.
A. True
B. Not true
6. Astrology (predicting one's future from the arrangement of stars and planets) is a science.
A. true
B. not true
7. Science requires A LOT of creative activity.
A. true
B. not true
8. Science always provides tentative (temporary) answers to
questions.A. True
B. Not true
9. A hypothesis is just an educated guess about anything.
A. True
B. Not true
10. Scientists can believe in God or a supernatural being and still do
good science.A. True
B. Not true
11. Science is most concerned with collecting facts.
A. True
B. Not true
12. A scientific fact is absolute, fixed, permanent.
A. True
B. Not true
13. Science can be done poorly.
A. True
B. Not true
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyjZ5nx1N8
14. A scientific theory is merely a conjecture, a guess.
A. True
B. Not true
15. Scientists have solved most of the
major mysteries of
nature.A. True
B. Not true
16. Science can study events that
happened millions of years
ago.
A. True
B. Not true
17. Anything done scientifically can be relied upon to be accurate and
reliable
A. True
B. Not true
18. Knowledge of what science is, what it can and cannot do, and how
it works, is important for all educated people.
A. True
B. Not true
19. Scientific experimentation usually involves trying something
just to see what will happen, without predicting a likely outcome.
A. True
B. Not truehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9XhYQnpD0
20. Scientists often try to disprove possible explanations.
A. True
B. False
21. Science can be influenced by race, gender, nationality, or religion
of the scientists.
A. True
B. False
22. Disagreement between scientists is one of the weaknesses
of science.
A. True
B. False
23. Any study done carefully and based on observation is scientific.
A. True
B. False
Why is SCIENCE important?
Is Blood Blue or Red?
Explain your answer
Is Global Warming occurring at an accelerated rate due to
human activity?
• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/global-warming-environment/great-energy-challenge/
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