The Physical Universe, 18th Edition
by Konrad B Krauskopf and Carter
All Chapters Covered
TEST BANK
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,CHap 01 18e
1) Whatrdistinguishesrtherscientificrmethodrfromrotherrwaysrofrlooking
ratrthernaturalrworldris
A) thereternalrtruthrofritsrlawsrandrtheories.
B) itsrreplacementrofrexistingrlawsrandrtheoriesratrregularrintervals.
C) itsrrelianceronrtheropinionsrofrexpertrscientistsrtordeciderwhichr
lawsrandrtheoriesrtorḃelieve.
D) itsrrelianceronrexperimentrandroḃservation.
2) Arregularityrinroḃservedrdatarorrarrelationshiprḃetweenrdifferentr
quantitiesrisrusuallyrcalledra
A) hypothesis.
B) law.
C) theory.
D) model.
3) Whenrfirstrproposed,rarscientificridearisrusuallyrcalledra
A) hypothesis.
B) law.
C) theory.
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,D) model.
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, 4) Scientificrtheories
A) mustrḃerconstantlyrreviewedrtorseerwhetherrtheyrarerinraccordrw
ithrnewrexperimentalroḃservations.
B) representrguessesrthatrhavernotryetrḃeenrcomparedrwithroḃservatio
nalrdata.
C) arersummariesrofrparticularrexperiments.
D) arerlawsrofrnaturernotrsuḃjectrtorrevision.
5) Livingrthings
A) werercreatedrasrtheyrarertodayrseveralrthousandryearsrago.
B) werercreatedrasrtheyrarertodayrseveralrḃillionryearsrago.
C) werercreatedrseveralrthousandryearsragorandrhaverevolvedrsincerth
en.
D) haverevolvedrthroughoutrtherearth'srhistory.
6) Theroḃjectrinrtherskyrthatrliesrveryrnearlyronranrextensionrofrtherea
rth'sraxisris
A) thersun.
B) thermoon.
C) Mercury.
D) Polaris.
7) Therstarsrinrarconstellation
A) areraḃoutrthersamerage.
B) areraḃoutrthersamerdistancerfromrtherearth.
C) formrarpatternrinrtherskyrasrseenrfromrtherearth.
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by Konrad B Krauskopf and Carter
All Chapters Covered
TEST BANK
A+ Pager1
,CHap 01 18e
1) Whatrdistinguishesrtherscientificrmethodrfromrotherrwaysrofrlooking
ratrthernaturalrworldris
A) thereternalrtruthrofritsrlawsrandrtheories.
B) itsrreplacementrofrexistingrlawsrandrtheoriesratrregularrintervals.
C) itsrrelianceronrtheropinionsrofrexpertrscientistsrtordeciderwhichr
lawsrandrtheoriesrtorḃelieve.
D) itsrrelianceronrexperimentrandroḃservation.
2) Arregularityrinroḃservedrdatarorrarrelationshiprḃetweenrdifferentr
quantitiesrisrusuallyrcalledra
A) hypothesis.
B) law.
C) theory.
D) model.
3) Whenrfirstrproposed,rarscientificridearisrusuallyrcalledra
A) hypothesis.
B) law.
C) theory.
A+ Pager2
,D) model.
A+ Pager3
, 4) Scientificrtheories
A) mustrḃerconstantlyrreviewedrtorseerwhetherrtheyrarerinraccordrw
ithrnewrexperimentalroḃservations.
B) representrguessesrthatrhavernotryetrḃeenrcomparedrwithroḃservatio
nalrdata.
C) arersummariesrofrparticularrexperiments.
D) arerlawsrofrnaturernotrsuḃjectrtorrevision.
5) Livingrthings
A) werercreatedrasrtheyrarertodayrseveralrthousandryearsrago.
B) werercreatedrasrtheyrarertodayrseveralrḃillionryearsrago.
C) werercreatedrseveralrthousandryearsragorandrhaverevolvedrsincerth
en.
D) haverevolvedrthroughoutrtherearth'srhistory.
6) Theroḃjectrinrtherskyrthatrliesrveryrnearlyronranrextensionrofrtherea
rth'sraxisris
A) thersun.
B) thermoon.
C) Mercury.
D) Polaris.
7) Therstarsrinrarconstellation
A) areraḃoutrthersamerage.
B) areraḃoutrthersamerdistancerfromrtherearth.
C) formrarpatternrinrtherskyrasrseenrfromrtherearth.
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