PHYS 165 MODULE 1 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● The ability to produce change is known as _______.
A) Matter
B) Energy
C) Quantum Mechanics
D) Relativity
Answer: A) Matter
*B) Energy*
C) Quantum Mechanics
D) Relativity
●● A physical quantity that remains constant during an experiment is
known as a(n)______.
A) Variable
B) Control
C) Hypothesis
D Model
Answer: A) Variable
*B) Control*
, C) Hypothesis
D Model
●● When a *decrease* in the independent variable causes the dependent
variable to *increase* this is called a(n) _________.
A) Direct proportion
B) Inverse proportion
Answer: A) Direct proportion: same direction
*B) Inverse proportion:* opposite direction
●● Which of the following best describes a model?
A) An educated guess regarding the solution to the problem.
B) A simple representation of a complex concept of nature.
C) A generalized rule used to explain observations of the natural world,
these focus on smaller details.
D) An explanation for patterns in nature that is supported by scientific
evidence and verified multiple times by various groups of researchers;
these are broader explanations of larger portions of nature.
Answer: A) An educated guess regarding the solution to the problem.
*B) A simple representation of a complex concept of nature.*
C) A generalized rule used to explain observations of the natural world,
these focus on smaller details.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
●● The ability to produce change is known as _______.
A) Matter
B) Energy
C) Quantum Mechanics
D) Relativity
Answer: A) Matter
*B) Energy*
C) Quantum Mechanics
D) Relativity
●● A physical quantity that remains constant during an experiment is
known as a(n)______.
A) Variable
B) Control
C) Hypothesis
D Model
Answer: A) Variable
*B) Control*
, C) Hypothesis
D Model
●● When a *decrease* in the independent variable causes the dependent
variable to *increase* this is called a(n) _________.
A) Direct proportion
B) Inverse proportion
Answer: A) Direct proportion: same direction
*B) Inverse proportion:* opposite direction
●● Which of the following best describes a model?
A) An educated guess regarding the solution to the problem.
B) A simple representation of a complex concept of nature.
C) A generalized rule used to explain observations of the natural world,
these focus on smaller details.
D) An explanation for patterns in nature that is supported by scientific
evidence and verified multiple times by various groups of researchers;
these are broader explanations of larger portions of nature.
Answer: A) An educated guess regarding the solution to the problem.
*B) A simple representation of a complex concept of nature.*
C) A generalized rule used to explain observations of the natural world,
these focus on smaller details.
