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ConceptualnPhysics,n13en(Hewitt)n
Chaptern1nnAboutnScience

1.1n Multiple-ChoicenQuestions

1) Sciencenisnanbodynofnknowledgenthat
A) describesnorderninnnature.
B) isnannongoingnhumannactivity.
C) condensesnknowledgenintontestablenlaws.
D) allnofnthenabove
E) nonenofnthenaboven
Answer:n D
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

2) Tonanfairnapproximation,nEarlynGreeksnknewnthe
A) sizenofnEarth.
B) sizenofnthenMoon.
C) Earth-Moonndistance.
D) allnofnthenaboven
Answer:n D
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

3) WhennthenSunnshinesnonnthenMoon,nthenMoonncastsnanshadow
A) atnallntimes.
B) thatnisntapered.
C) thatnsometimesnfallsnonnEarth.
D) allnofnthenaboven
Answer:n D
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

4) EratosthenesnfirstnlearnednaboutnthenpositionnofnthenSunninnmid-summernby
A) consultingnlibraryninformation.
B) settingnupnansticknatnSyene.
C) settingnupnansticknatnAlexandria.
D) settingnupnsticksnatnbothnSyenenandnAlexandria.
E) nonenofnthenaboven
Answer:n A
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Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements




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5) Eratosthenes'nmeasurementsnofnEarth'snsizeninvolved
A) andeepnwellninnSyene.
B) anpillar'snshadowninnAlexandria.
C) surveyingnthendistancenbetweennAlexandrianandnSyene.
D) allnofnthenaboven
Answer:n D
Diff:n2
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

6) WhennwenseenanhalfnMoonninnthensky,nthenlinesnbetweennEarth,nMoon,nandnSun
A) arenequalninnlength.
B) arenparallelntononenanother.
C) formnanrightntriangle.
D) allnofnthenaboven
Answer:n C
Diff:n2
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

7) Spotsnofnsunlightnonnthengroundncastnthroughnopeningsnbetweennleavesninntreesnabovenarena
ctually
A) imagesnofnthenSun.
B) partnofnansolarneclipse.
C) duentonrefractionnofnsunlight.
D) allnofnthenaboven
Answer:n A
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMeasurements

8) AnsimplenmethodnofnmeasuringnthendistancenbetweennthenEarthnandnthenMoonnisntonplaceninny
ournlinenofnsightntonthenMoonna
A) magnifyingnglass.
B) coin.
C) telescope.
D) meterstick.n
Answer:nBnDi
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9) ThensafestnwayntonviewnannimagenofnthenSunnisntonuse
A) antelescope.
B) binoculars.
C) anpinhole.
D) colorednsunglasses.
Answer:n C
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10) Thenscientificnmethodnisnmostneffectivenin
A) makingnhypotheses.
B) gaining,norganizing,nandnapplyingnnewnknowledge.
C) discoveringnnewnthings.
D) makingntheories.
E) performingnexperiments.n
Answer:n B
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMethods

11) Anneducatednscientificnguessnisna
A) hypothesis.
B) theory.
C) eithernofnthese
D) neithernofnthesen
Answer:n A
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMethods

12) Factsninnthenfieldnofnscience
A) arenabsolute.
B) arenchangeable.
C) meannverynlittle.
D) arenmorenimportantnthanntheories.n
Answer:n B
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMethods

13) Thensynthesisnofnanlargencollectionnofninformationnthatncontainsnwell-
testednandnverifiednhypothesesnaboutncertainnaspectsnofnthenworldnisnknownnasnanscientific
A) fact.
B) hypothesis.
C) lawnornprinciple.
D) theory.
E) nonenofnthenaboven
Answer:n D
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMethods

14) Antheoryninnthenfieldnofnsciencenis
A) anneducatednguess.
B) lessnthannanfact.
C) ansynthesisnofnanlargenbodynofnwell-testednknowledge.
D) unchangeable.
Answer:n C
Diff:n1
Topic:n ScientificnMethods
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