Course Title: Trefil 8e
Chapter Number: 1
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) A way of asking and answering questions about the physical universe is known as:
a) science.
b) research.
c) the natural coalition of church and state.
d) laws of nature.
e) pseudoscience.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain how scientific knowledge affects our lives.
Section 1.1 The Role of Science
2) Which statement is true about the discipline of science?
a) Science is a complete set of facts about the physical world.
b) Science provides answers to all questions about our environment.
c) Science encompasses all of pseudoscience and more.
d) Science and intuition are mutually exclusive.
e) Science provides our best view to the workings of the universe and everything within it.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain how scientific knowledge affects our lives.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Role of Science
3) Which statement does not describe a falling object?
a) D = a constant multiplied by (time)2.
b) The distance traveled is proportional to time traveled multiplied by time traveled.
c) Distance equals a constant multiplied by time.
d) Time squared multiplied by a constant equals distance.
e) If an object falls three times as long as another, it will travel nine times as far as another.