Exam
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MULTIPLE m CHOICE. m Choose m the m one m alternative m that m best m completes m the m statement m or m answers m the m question.
1) Scientific m inquiry m is m based m on 1) m
A) information m found m in m a m gossip m magazine.
B) cultural m biases m or m traditions.
C) natural m causes.
D) stories mthat mare mpassed mdown mthrough
mgenerations. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
2) Which m of m the m following m is m an m example m of m a m natural m cause? 2) m
A) Maggots m appear m spontaneously m on m rotting m meat.
B) If m you m sneeze, m you m will m die.
C) Epilepsy m is m a m disease m caused m by m uncontrolled m firing m of m nerve m cells m in m the
m brain.
D) Mice marise mfrom mdiscarded
mgarbage. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
3) m
3) Science m cannot m answer m certain m faith-based m questions m because
A) scientists m are m not m able m to m study m human m behavior.
B) faith-based m beliefs m are m impossible m to m either m prove m or m disprove.
C) there m arenʹt m enough m variables.
D) faith mrequires mdeductive
mreasoning. mAnswer: m B
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
4) m
4) Which m of m the m following m is m FALSE m about m scientific m theories?
A) They m are m developed m by m inductive m reasoning.
B) They m can m be m either m supported m or m modified m by m new m observations.
C) They m are m used m to m support m observations m using m deductive m reasoning.
D) They m have m been m thoroughly m tested.
E) They mare mfirmly mestablished mand mcannot mbe
mrefuted. mAnswer: m E
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.9
2
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5) Which m of m these m would m be m an m example m of m a m NON-scientific m study?
ng
A) NASA m sends m tadpoles m up m in m the m space m shuttle m to m see m how m gravity m affects m their
mOutco
m development.
me:
B) A m study m determines m differences m in m the m species m composition m in m two m parks. m 1.7
C) A mcompany muses mdifferent madvertising mmethods mfor ma mproduct mto mdetermine mwhich
mone mproduces mthe mmost msales.
D) Consumers m are m asked m which m tomato m variety m produces m the m best-tasting m spaghetti
m sauce.
E) People mare mimmunized mwith mdifferent mvaccines mto mdetermine mtheir mrelative
meffectiveness magainst mthe mflu mvirus.
Answer: m D
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
6) The m scientific m method m includes m all m of m the m following m EXCEPT
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) an mobservation.
D) a mhypothesis.
E) a m testable
m theory.
Answer: m E
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
7) We muse mthe mscientific mmethod mevery mday. mImagine mthat myour mcar mdoesnʹt mstart mone mmorning
mbefore mschool. mWhich mof mthese mis ma mreasonable m hypothesis mregarding mthe mproblem?
A) Iʹm mgoing m to mbe m late.
B) I mshould m add m a m quart m of m oil.
C) If mI mput mgas min mmy mcar, mit m will mstart.
D) I m should m check m whether m the m lights m were m left m on m and m drained m the m battery.
E) I mshould mchange mthe mbattery mor mthe
mstarter. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
8) A m scientific m theory
A) is m an m educated m guess.
B) will m never m be m changed.
C) is m less m reliable m than m a m hypothesis.
D) is ma mgeneral mexplanation mfor mnatural
mphenomena. mAnswer: m D
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.9
9) A m scientific m explanation m that m is m conditional m and m requires m more m investigation m is m called m a(n)
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
3
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6) m
7) m
8) m
9) m
4
1
,Name
MULTIPLE m CHOICE. m Choose m the m one m alternative m that m best m completes m the m statement m or m answers m the m question.
1) Scientific m inquiry m is m based m on 1) m
A) information m found m in m a m gossip m magazine.
B) cultural m biases m or m traditions.
C) natural m causes.
D) stories mthat mare mpassed mdown mthrough
mgenerations. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
2) Which m of m the m following m is m an m example m of m a m natural m cause? 2) m
A) Maggots m appear m spontaneously m on m rotting m meat.
B) If m you m sneeze, m you m will m die.
C) Epilepsy m is m a m disease m caused m by m uncontrolled m firing m of m nerve m cells m in m the
m brain.
D) Mice marise mfrom mdiscarded
mgarbage. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
3) m
3) Science m cannot m answer m certain m faith-based m questions m because
A) scientists m are m not m able m to m study m human m behavior.
B) faith-based m beliefs m are m impossible m to m either m prove m or m disprove.
C) there m arenʹt m enough m variables.
D) faith mrequires mdeductive
mreasoning. mAnswer: m B
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.6
4) m
4) Which m of m the m following m is m FALSE m about m scientific m theories?
A) They m are m developed m by m inductive m reasoning.
B) They m can m be m either m supported m or m modified m by m new m observations.
C) They m are m used m to m support m observations m using m deductive m reasoning.
D) They m have m been m thoroughly m tested.
E) They mare mfirmly mestablished mand mcannot mbe
mrefuted. mAnswer: m E
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.9
2
, Learni
5) Which m of m these m would m be m an m example m of m a m NON-scientific m study?
ng
A) NASA m sends m tadpoles m up m in m the m space m shuttle m to m see m how m gravity m affects m their
mOutco
m development.
me:
B) A m study m determines m differences m in m the m species m composition m in m two m parks. m 1.7
C) A mcompany muses mdifferent madvertising mmethods mfor ma mproduct mto mdetermine mwhich
mone mproduces mthe mmost msales.
D) Consumers m are m asked m which m tomato m variety m produces m the m best-tasting m spaghetti
m sauce.
E) People mare mimmunized mwith mdifferent mvaccines mto mdetermine mtheir mrelative
meffectiveness magainst mthe mflu mvirus.
Answer: m D
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
6) The m scientific m method m includes m all m of m the m following m EXCEPT
A) experimentation.
B) conclusions.
C) an mobservation.
D) a mhypothesis.
E) a m testable
m theory.
Answer: m E
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
7) We muse mthe mscientific mmethod mevery mday. mImagine mthat myour mcar mdoesnʹt mstart mone mmorning
mbefore mschool. mWhich mof mthese mis ma mreasonable m hypothesis mregarding mthe mproblem?
A) Iʹm mgoing m to mbe m late.
B) I mshould m add m a m quart m of m oil.
C) If mI mput mgas min mmy mcar, mit m will mstart.
D) I m should m check m whether m the m lights m were m left m on m and m drained m the m battery.
E) I mshould mchange mthe mbattery mor mthe
mstarter. mAnswer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.7
8) A m scientific m theory
A) is m an m educated m guess.
B) will m never m be m changed.
C) is m less m reliable m than m a m hypothesis.
D) is ma mgeneral mexplanation mfor mnatural
mphenomena. mAnswer: m D
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
Learning mOutcome: m 1.9
9) A m scientific m explanation m that m is m conditional m and m requires m more m investigation m is m called m a(n)
A) control.
B) fact.
C) hypothesis.
D) theory.
E) observation.
Answer: m C
Chapter mSection: m 1.1
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