ISP 203B FINAL ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● natural things behave in....
Answer: predictable ways and have observable outcomes
●● hypothesis
Answer: a proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena. MUST
be testable and falsifiable
●● sciences uses *testable* ideas
Answer: testable: based on the natural world
●● science is a process of learning (peer review)
Answer: 1. Article is submitted to a journal
2. Editor sends article to several scientist experts in the field
(anonymous reviewers)
3. Reviewers provide feedback and tell editor whether or not it is a
quality study
4. Article may be revised and resubmit for consideration
5. Only articles that meet standards are accepted for publication.
, ●● Science is not static
Answer: Science builds on itself from previous knowledge and can
change if new knowledge dictates
●● theories
Answer: broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena
●● how many layers of the earth are there
Answer: 3: core, mantle, crust
●● core of the earth
Answer: 16% volume; irone, nickel, uranium; thermonuclear reaction;
produces heat. Radioactive (not stable, lose tiny bits of mass, release
energy)
●● mantle (middle layer) of the earth
Answer: 83% volume; molten liquid rock, moving.
●● crust of the earth
Answer: solid, composed of "plates"; floats on mantles
●● density
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● natural things behave in....
Answer: predictable ways and have observable outcomes
●● hypothesis
Answer: a proposed explanation for a narrow set of phenomena. MUST
be testable and falsifiable
●● sciences uses *testable* ideas
Answer: testable: based on the natural world
●● science is a process of learning (peer review)
Answer: 1. Article is submitted to a journal
2. Editor sends article to several scientist experts in the field
(anonymous reviewers)
3. Reviewers provide feedback and tell editor whether or not it is a
quality study
4. Article may be revised and resubmit for consideration
5. Only articles that meet standards are accepted for publication.
, ●● Science is not static
Answer: Science builds on itself from previous knowledge and can
change if new knowledge dictates
●● theories
Answer: broad explanations for a wide range of phenomena
●● how many layers of the earth are there
Answer: 3: core, mantle, crust
●● core of the earth
Answer: 16% volume; irone, nickel, uranium; thermonuclear reaction;
produces heat. Radioactive (not stable, lose tiny bits of mass, release
energy)
●● mantle (middle layer) of the earth
Answer: 83% volume; molten liquid rock, moving.
●● crust of the earth
Answer: solid, composed of "plates"; floats on mantles
●● density
