SCMH 1010 | LAB QUIZZES QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
what is the difference between objective and subjective information in the context of science as a
source of authority - Answers objective is verifiable by others, subjective is personal and related to
individual experience
what is reproducibility in the scientific context - Answers tests that can be repeated and give the same
results
what qualities does something need to have in order to be testable - Answers all options correct (it
can be verified by multiple observers, it is part of a pattern and not just random noise, it can be
objectively observed or experienced, and it can be isolated)
if it is not ___, it is not science - Answers peer reviewed
what does theoretical mean - Answers abstract reasoning for something
how do scientists meet and discuss thinga - Answers all options are correct (colloquia, professional
societies, working together on journal articles, conferences)
The following is from a Scientific American article found here:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tobacco-and-oil-industries-used-same-researchers-to-
sway-public1/
CIEL stands for Center for International Environmental Law
What is this an example of? - Answers science for hire
what characterizes a conspiracy theory relative to other types of science-themed misinformation -
Answers motives of social advancement, the narrative that someone is out to get the purveyor of the
theory
what US agency is responsible for forming and executing plans in the case of a global pandemic -
Answers CDC
which 2 federal scientific agencies operate satellites - Answers NOAA + NASA
if another country built an outpost on the moon or on mars, what effect might this have on US
scientific institution and STEM initiatives? (STEM = science, technology, math, and engineering) -
Answers sputnik moment
how would you describe the tiontion between CO2 and temperature - Answers positively correlated
If a scientist says they are 99.9% confident of their observations, what does this mean exactly? -
Answers there is a 0.1% chance their observation was a random accident
a rule of thumb in physical science measurement precision is that error should not exceed 10% of the
measured value. If the Higgs Boson weighs 125 ± 0.21 GeV/c2, does this measurement abide by this
rule of thumb? - Answers yes
which of the following is an example of an interpretation (i.e., not an observation) - Answers super-
recognizer identification works well as DNA or fingerprint identification
earth is currently experiencing a wave of extinctions driven by humans. what is the peer reviewed
source of the graphic information given below - Answers sci. adv.
what source makes up the largest proportion of US electricity generation - Answers natural gas
of the animal types listed, which one is experiencing the highest rate of extinction - Answers
Plecoptera stonefly
which state is an outlier in terms of having the highest vaccination rates and lowest COVID
hospitalization - Answers VT or Vermont
what area is losing the largest absolute number of birds - Answers South America
what is the approximate altitude of the sun at noon - Answers 90º
what is the volume of 1cm^3 (cubic centimeter) of water - Answers 1ml
if a box is 1m long by 1m high by 1m wide, what is its volume in liters? (1m x 1m x 1m) - Answers
1000L
how much does 1L (liter) of water wiegh - Answers 1kg
if you are facing to the east, how would you describe your orientation in degrees - Answers 90º
on a standard map that follows map conventions, which way is south - Answers bottom of the page
on the summer solstice, the sun's rays come from - Answers northeast
on the following graph which axis uses a log scale? (VEI - Volcanic explosively index) - Answers
eruptions per volcano per 100 yrs
the y-axis (vertical) is what - Answers linear scale
if atmospheric co2 was 0.03% and is now at 400 ppm, by how much has it risen - Answers 25%
what is the difference between objective and subjective information in the context of science as a
source of authority - Answers objective is verifiable by others, subjective is personal and related to
individual experience
what is reproducibility in the scientific context - Answers tests that can be repeated and give the same
results
what qualities does something need to have in order to be testable - Answers all options correct (it
can be verified by multiple observers, it is part of a pattern and not just random noise, it can be
objectively observed or experienced, and it can be isolated)
if it is not ___, it is not science - Answers peer reviewed
what does theoretical mean - Answers abstract reasoning for something
how do scientists meet and discuss thinga - Answers all options are correct (colloquia, professional
societies, working together on journal articles, conferences)
The following is from a Scientific American article found here:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tobacco-and-oil-industries-used-same-researchers-to-
sway-public1/
CIEL stands for Center for International Environmental Law
What is this an example of? - Answers science for hire
what characterizes a conspiracy theory relative to other types of science-themed misinformation -
Answers motives of social advancement, the narrative that someone is out to get the purveyor of the
theory
what US agency is responsible for forming and executing plans in the case of a global pandemic -
Answers CDC
which 2 federal scientific agencies operate satellites - Answers NOAA + NASA
if another country built an outpost on the moon or on mars, what effect might this have on US
scientific institution and STEM initiatives? (STEM = science, technology, math, and engineering) -
Answers sputnik moment
how would you describe the tiontion between CO2 and temperature - Answers positively correlated
If a scientist says they are 99.9% confident of their observations, what does this mean exactly? -
Answers there is a 0.1% chance their observation was a random accident
a rule of thumb in physical science measurement precision is that error should not exceed 10% of the
measured value. If the Higgs Boson weighs 125 ± 0.21 GeV/c2, does this measurement abide by this
rule of thumb? - Answers yes
which of the following is an example of an interpretation (i.e., not an observation) - Answers super-
recognizer identification works well as DNA or fingerprint identification
earth is currently experiencing a wave of extinctions driven by humans. what is the peer reviewed
source of the graphic information given below - Answers sci. adv.
what source makes up the largest proportion of US electricity generation - Answers natural gas
of the animal types listed, which one is experiencing the highest rate of extinction - Answers
Plecoptera stonefly
which state is an outlier in terms of having the highest vaccination rates and lowest COVID
hospitalization - Answers VT or Vermont
what area is losing the largest absolute number of birds - Answers South America
what is the approximate altitude of the sun at noon - Answers 90º
what is the volume of 1cm^3 (cubic centimeter) of water - Answers 1ml
if a box is 1m long by 1m high by 1m wide, what is its volume in liters? (1m x 1m x 1m) - Answers
1000L
how much does 1L (liter) of water wiegh - Answers 1kg
if you are facing to the east, how would you describe your orientation in degrees - Answers 90º
on a standard map that follows map conventions, which way is south - Answers bottom of the page
on the summer solstice, the sun's rays come from - Answers northeast
on the following graph which axis uses a log scale? (VEI - Volcanic explosively index) - Answers
eruptions per volcano per 100 yrs
the y-axis (vertical) is what - Answers linear scale
if atmospheric co2 was 0.03% and is now at 400 ppm, by how much has it risen - Answers 25%
