Explore the foundational principles of scientific inquiry with the Systems of Knowledge Science Quiz. Assess your understanding of concepts like falsifiability, hypothesis formulation, and the distinction between scientific laws and theories. Ideal for learners seeking to deepen their scientific literacy.
The faking of experimental results.
The ability to disprove a particular claim.
The ability to prove a particular claim.
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Pure sciences.
Applied sciences.
Natural sciences.
Social sciences.
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Hypotheses.
Laws.
Models.
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Truth
Knowledge
Wisdom
Certainty
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A set of observations.
A theory that has not been proved yet.
An educated guess that accounts for all observations whilst predicting future ones.
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False
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True
False
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Concentrated dark matter.
A new understanding of gravity.
The big bang theory.
Quantum mechanics.
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Experiments.
Models.
Thought experiments.
Hypotheses.
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A fact which has been completely proven.
A relationship which is repeatedly observed.
A dogmatic statement which cannot change.
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Stephen Hawking
Richard Dawkins
Richard Feynman
Carl Sagan
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Paradigm shifts.
Controlled experiments.
Falsifiability.
Scientific revelations.
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False
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It is not empirical.
It can't be proven.
It is mostly deductive.
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Human beings are intelligent enough to understand the way nature works.
Nature has order and works according to fixed laws.
Scientists only publish accurate and honest results.
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He championed the idea of relying on experiment above anything else.
He was brave enough to challenge the authority of the time.
He invented the telescope and disproved geocentrism once and for all.
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Gravitational theory.
Special relativity.
General relativity
Relative generality.
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Ensure that the results obtained are the ones that were hypothesized.
Increase the overall accuracy of the measurements taken in the experiment.
Minimize the effects all the variables except the one being investigated.
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"universe".
"order".
"law".
"infinite".
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