1.1.2 Quiz: The Nature of Physics
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1. Which term best describes a question that can Hypothesis
be tested?
2. How would a physicist be most useful to a The physicist can give the company
company that makes cardboard boxes? empirical data about the strength of
the boxes.
3. Which of the following statements is most like- Spokespersons are paid for their testi-
ly to be true of pseudoscience? mony.
4. What kind of proof is required when disprov- Experimental evidence that supports
ing old ideas? the new idea
5. How does a physicist answer a scientific ques- By taking measurements during an ex-
tion? periment
6. What does a physicist study? Matter and energy
7. How are pseudoscience and science most They both provide explanations of phe-
alike? nomena.
8. Which term best describes the phrase "the Theory
best explanation that science has to offer"?
9. The steps taken in scientific studies often fol- State a hypothesis, then design an ex-
low similar patterns. Which answer correctly periment to test it.
describes the order in which the steps should
be performed?
10. Which of these questions about skateboarding How much force is needed to break a
can be answered using measurements? skateboard?
11. The steps taken in scientific studies often fol-
low similar patterns. Which answer correctly
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dkzu4u
1. Which term best describes a question that can Hypothesis
be tested?
2. How would a physicist be most useful to a The physicist can give the company
company that makes cardboard boxes? empirical data about the strength of
the boxes.
3. Which of the following statements is most like- Spokespersons are paid for their testi-
ly to be true of pseudoscience? mony.
4. What kind of proof is required when disprov- Experimental evidence that supports
ing old ideas? the new idea
5. How does a physicist answer a scientific ques- By taking measurements during an ex-
tion? periment
6. What does a physicist study? Matter and energy
7. How are pseudoscience and science most They both provide explanations of phe-
alike? nomena.
8. Which term best describes the phrase "the Theory
best explanation that science has to offer"?
9. The steps taken in scientific studies often fol- State a hypothesis, then design an ex-
low similar patterns. Which answer correctly periment to test it.
describes the order in which the steps should
be performed?
10. Which of these questions about skateboarding How much force is needed to break a
can be answered using measurements? skateboard?
11. The steps taken in scientific studies often fol-
low similar patterns. Which answer correctly
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