Systems Of Knowledge Science Quiz
- 1.A good hypothesis can be best described as
- A.
A set of observations.
- B.
A theory that has not been proved yet.
- C.
An educated guess that accounts for all observations whilst predicting future ones.
- 2.The term "falsifiability" means
- A.
The faking of experimental results.
- B.
The ability to disprove a particular claim.
- C.
The ability to prove a particular claim.
- 3."Science" comes from the latin word "Scientia" meaning
- A.
Truth
- B.
Knowledge
- C.
Wisdom
- D.
Certainty
- 4.A "law" can be best described as
- A.
A fact which has been completely proven.
- B.
A relationship which is repeatedly observed.
- C.
A dogmatic statement which cannot change.
- 5.The difference between a law and a theory is that a law is completely proven whilst a theory is not.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Physics, Psychology and Biology are all examples of natural sciences.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Strictly speaking, mathematics is not considered to be a science because:
- A.
It is not empirical.
- B.
It can't be proven.
- C.
It is mostly deductive.
- 8.Extraordinary claims require extraordinary ______________.
- 9.Galileo Galilei is commonly regarded as the Father of Modern Science because
- A.
He championed the idea of relying on experiment above anything else.
- B.
He was brave enough to challenge the authority of the time.
- C.
He invented the telescope and disproved geocentrism once and for all.
- 10.
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This famous scientist is- A.
Stephen Hawking
- B.
Richard Dawkins
- C.
Richard Feynman
- D.
Carl Sagan
- 11.
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He won the Nobel prize in 1965 for his work on- A.
Concentrated dark matter.
- B.
A new understanding of gravity.
- C.
The big bang theory.
- D.
Quantum mechanics.
- 12.Albert Einstein developed a modern understanding of gravity, called
- A.
Gravitational theory.
- B.
Special relativity.
- C.
General relativity
- D.
Relative generality.
- 13.For science to be possible, the following assumption must be made:
- A.
Human beings are intelligent enough to understand the way nature works.
- B.
Nature has order and works according to fixed laws.
- C.
Scientists only publish accurate and honest results.
- 14.In a scientific experiment, the function of a control is to
- A.
Ensure that the results obtained are the ones that were hypothesized.
- B.
Increase the overall accuracy of the measurements taken in the experiment.
- C.
Minimize the effects all the variables except the one being investigated.
- 15.The structure of the atom. The periodic table of elements. Heliocentrism. These are all examples of:
- A.
Hypotheses.
- B.
Laws.
- C.
Models.
- 16.
- The transition from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics.
- The emergence of germ theory to explain diseases.
- The replacement of geocentrism by heliocentrism.
- A.
Paradigm shifts.
- B.
Controlled experiments.
- C.
Falsifiability.
- D.
Scientific revelations.
- 17.Science pertains only to phenomena that are observable by the senses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The word "Cosmos" comes from the greek term meaning
- A.
"universe".
- B.
"order".
- C.
"law".
- D.
"infinite".
- 19.
- Genetic Engineering
- Computer Science
- Medicine
- A.
Pure sciences.
- B.
Applied sciences.
- C.
Natural sciences.
- D.
Social sciences.
- 20.
- Galileo's Ship
- Einstein's Light Beam
- Schrodinger's Cat
- A.
Experiments.
- B.
Models.
- C.
Thought experiments.
- D.
Hypotheses.
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