SCMH 1010 | LAB QUIZZES QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

SCMH 1010 | LAB QUIZZES QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 what is the difference between objective and subjective information in the context of science as a source of authority - Answers objective is verifiable by others, subjective is personal and related to individual experience what is reproducibility in the scientific context - Answers tests that can be repeated and give the same results what qualities does something need to have in order to be testable - Answers all options correct (it can be verified by multiple observers, it is part of a pattern and not just random noise, it can be objectively observed or experienced, and it can be isolated) if it is not ___, it is not science - Answers peer reviewed what does theoretical mean - Answers abstract reasoning for something how do scientists meet and discuss thinga - Answers all options are correct (colloquia, professional societies, working together on journal articles, conferences) The following is from a Scientific American article found here: CIEL stands for Center for International Environmental Law What is this an example of? - Answers science for hire what characterizes a conspiracy theory relative to other types of science-themed misinformation - Answers motives of social advancement, the narrative that someone is out to get the purveyor of the theory what US agency is responsible for forming and executing plans in the case of a global pandemic - Answers CDC which 2 federal scientific agencies operate satellites - Answers NOAA + NASA if another country built an outpost on the moon or on mars, what effect might this have on US scientific institution and STEM initiatives? (STEM = science, technology, math, and engineering) - Answers sputnik moment how would you describe the tiontion between CO2 and temperature - Answers positively correlated If a scientist says they are 99.9% confident of their observations, what does this mean exactly? - Answers there is a 0.1% chance their observation was a random accident a rule of thumb in physical science measurement precision is that error should not exceed 10% of the measured value. If the Higgs Boson weighs 125 ± 0.21 GeV/c2, does this measurement abide by this rule of thumb? - Answers yes which of the following is an example of an interpretation (i.e., not an observation) - Answers super-recognizer identification works well as DNA or fingerprint identification earth is currently experiencing a wave of extinctions driven by humans. what is the peer reviewed source of the graphic information given below - Answers sci. adv. what source makes up the largest proportion of US electricity generation - Answers natural gas of the animal types listed, which one is experiencing the highest rate of extinction - Answers Plecoptera stonefly which state is an outlier in terms of having the highest vaccination rates and lowest COVID hospitalization - Answers VT or Vermont what area is losing the largest absolute number of birds - Answers South America what is the approximate altitude of the sun at noon - Answers 90º what is the volume of 1cm^3 (cubic centimeter) of water - Answers 1ml if a box is 1m long by 1m high by 1m wide, what is its volume in liters? (1m x 1m x 1m) - Answers 1000L how much does 1L (liter) of water wiegh - Answers 1kg if you are facing to the east, how would you describe your orientation in degrees - Answers 90º on a standard map that follows map conventions, which way is south - Answers bottom of the page on the summer solstice, the sun's rays come from - Answers northeast on the following graph which axis uses a log scale? (VEI - Volcanic explosively index) - Answers eruptions per volcano per 100 yrs the y-axis (vertical) is what - Answers linear scale if atmospheric co2 was 0.03% and is now at 400 ppm, by how much has it risen - Answers 25% retrograde motion is an artifact caused by - Answers earth's frame of reference Assume a cart rolls down a frictionless ramp on Earth (as performed in lab). if the independent variable (X) is time on this graph, what is the dependent variable (constant line graph) - Answers acceleration weather predictions are an example of a model. which of the following is an example of a theoretical law that weather models use - Answers the principle that warm air temperatures over the oceans cause evaporation what are units for G (universal gravitational constant) - Answers N m^2/kg^2 Assume a cart rolls down a frictionless ramp on Earth (as performed in lab). if the independent variable (X) is time on this graph, what is the dependent variable (linear line graph) - Answers velocity what is the universal gravitational constant empirically measured by cavendish - Answers 6.67 x 10^-11 N m^2/kg^2 sports rankings are an example of a model. which of the following is an example of empirical data used in this model - Answers team's record of wins and losses during the last season which of the following graphs shows a constant relationship - Answers the graph with a straight line in the middle (CONSTANT LINE GRAPH) using the equation d = 1/2 a+t^2, calculate the acceleration for a cart that travels 1m in 5 seconds. - Answers 0.08 m/s^2