PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL SCIENCE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Supernatural - ANSWER-Not of the natural world. Supernatural entities, forces, and
processes cannot be studied with the methods of science.
Fact - ANSWER-Statement that is known to be true through direct observation. Since
scientific ideas are inherently tentative, the term fact is more meaningful in every day
language then in the language of science.
Expectation - ANSWER-In science, A potential outcome of a scientific test that is arrived
at biologically reasoning about a particular scientific idea (i.e. what we would logically
expect to observe if a given hypothesis or theory were true or false). The expectation
generated by an idea are sometimes called its predictions. Observations that match the
expectation is generated by an idea are generally interpreted as supporting evidence.
Mismatches are generally interpreted as contradictory evidence.
Observations - ANSWER-To note, record, or attend to a result, occurrence, or
phenomenon. Though we typically think of observations as having been made "with our
own eyes," and science, observations may be made directly (by seeing, feeling,
hearing, tasting, or smelling) or indirectly using tools
Line of Evidence - ANSWER-Evidence drawn from one sort of test result that bears on
the accuracy of an idea. In science, it is often desirable to use multiple lines of evidence
(drawn from different sorts of tests and even different fields of study) to evaluate a
scientific idea.
Infer - ANSWER-To figure out through logical reasoning. Inferences are often based on
established knowledge and/or assumptions
Deduce - ANSWER-To figure out through logical reasoning. Deductions are often based
on establish knowledge and/or assumptions
Pure Science - ANSWER-Research undertaken to build knowledge and understanding,
regardless of its potential applications. The boundary between here in applied science is
fuzzy. Research undertaken in the pier pursuit of knowledge often ends up having
useful applications, and research began with an application in mind often ends up in
forming our understanding of the natural world more broadly.
Science - ANSWER-Our knowledge of the natural world and the process through which
that knowledge is built. The process of science relies on the testing of ideas with
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Supernatural - ANSWER-Not of the natural world. Supernatural entities, forces, and
processes cannot be studied with the methods of science.
Fact - ANSWER-Statement that is known to be true through direct observation. Since
scientific ideas are inherently tentative, the term fact is more meaningful in every day
language then in the language of science.
Expectation - ANSWER-In science, A potential outcome of a scientific test that is arrived
at biologically reasoning about a particular scientific idea (i.e. what we would logically
expect to observe if a given hypothesis or theory were true or false). The expectation
generated by an idea are sometimes called its predictions. Observations that match the
expectation is generated by an idea are generally interpreted as supporting evidence.
Mismatches are generally interpreted as contradictory evidence.
Observations - ANSWER-To note, record, or attend to a result, occurrence, or
phenomenon. Though we typically think of observations as having been made "with our
own eyes," and science, observations may be made directly (by seeing, feeling,
hearing, tasting, or smelling) or indirectly using tools
Line of Evidence - ANSWER-Evidence drawn from one sort of test result that bears on
the accuracy of an idea. In science, it is often desirable to use multiple lines of evidence
(drawn from different sorts of tests and even different fields of study) to evaluate a
scientific idea.
Infer - ANSWER-To figure out through logical reasoning. Inferences are often based on
established knowledge and/or assumptions
Deduce - ANSWER-To figure out through logical reasoning. Deductions are often based
on establish knowledge and/or assumptions
Pure Science - ANSWER-Research undertaken to build knowledge and understanding,
regardless of its potential applications. The boundary between here in applied science is
fuzzy. Research undertaken in the pier pursuit of knowledge often ends up having
useful applications, and research began with an application in mind often ends up in
forming our understanding of the natural world more broadly.
Science - ANSWER-Our knowledge of the natural world and the process through which
that knowledge is built. The process of science relies on the testing of ideas with
