,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Trefil8e
Chapter Number: 1
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) A way of asking and answering questions about the physical universe is known as:
a)pseudoscience.
b) research.
c) the natural coalition of church and state.
d) laws of nature.
e) science.
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain how scientific knowledge affects our lives.
Section 1.1 The Role of Science
2) Which statement is true about the discipline of science?
a) Science is a complete set of facts about the physical world.
b) Science provides answers to all questions about our environment.
c) Science provides our best view to the workings of the universe and everything within it
d) Science and intuition are mutually exclusive.
e) Science encompasses all of pseudoscience and more.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Explain how scientific knowledge affects our lives.
Section Reference: Section 1.1 The Role of Science
3) Which statement does not describe a falling object?
a) D = a constant multiplied by (time)2.
b) The distance traveled is proportional to time traveled multiplied by time traveled.
c) Distance equals a constant multiplied by time.
d) Time squared multiplied by a constant equals distance.
e) If an object falls three times as long as another, it will travel nine times as far as another.
,Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
4) Why is mathematics the language of science?
a) Use of mathematics ensures international cooperation among scientists.
b) Mathematics separates scientists from non-scientists.
c) Mathematics allows scientists to be more accurate in describing an observation of nature.
d) Because scientists are more analytical than creative, mathematics is a way to analyze.
e) Mathematics is like Latin in that it is a way to communicate that few understand.
Answer: c
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
5) Which of the following statements would be true of a theory?
a) The word theory in science is only used when a hypothesis has been tested many times and not
disproven.
b) The word theory in science can refer to an unproven hypothesis or one that has been tested
many times and not disproven.
c) The word theory in science is only used when a hypothesis has been tested and proven false.
d) The word theory in science only refers to an unproven hypothesis.
e) The word theory in science only refers to a hypothesis that has been proven true.
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
6) In science, every theory must be tested by using it to make:
a) a hypothesis.
b) laws of nature.
, c) experiments.
d) a mathematical formula.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
7) Which of the following statements is a prediction?
a) Mealworms prefer dark environments.
b) High quality balloons filled with atmospheric air will float higher than low quality balloons
filled with atmospheric air.
c) Spearmint candies taste better than peppermint candies.
d) If I drop a rock it will fall to the ground.
e) There is an attraction called gravity between every two objects in the universe.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
8) How is a hypothesis tested?
1) by using the hypothesis to make predictions about a system
2) by comparing observations in nature with predictions
3) by making a new hypothesis
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 1 and 2
e) 1, 2, and 3
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: LO 1.2 Apply the steps in the scientific method, including using a basic
equation to solve problems.
Section Reference: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method
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