SCIE 326 UNIT 1-8 FOR MIDTERM FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
GUIDE EXAM WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2024
Athabasca Univer sity
Unit c1
1. State cthree c significant c differences c between c the c scientific c and
c religious capproaches c to c the c world.
Science c attempts c to c bring c coherence c to c our c experiences c while c religion
cattempts c to c infuse c our c experiences c with c meaning.
Science c is c conveyed c in c terms cwhich c can c be cprecisely c defined c and
c described c to csomeone c else. c Religious c experiences c are c often c private c or
cindividual c and c a cperson c might c be c incapable c of c conveying c the c real
c experience.
Science c is c concerned c with c discovering c new c and cimproved c ways c of
cunderstanding cthe cworld cand cis ccontinually csubject cto crevision cin clight cof
cnew cideas cor cevidence. c Religion cis cconcerned cwith cknowing c eternal c truths
cand c are cnot c subject c to c revision.
2. Write ca cshort cessay c(300-500 cwords) ccontrasting cthe cscientific cand
creligious csenses c of c the c word c “meaning,” c as c described c in c Chapter c 9 c of
c What cScience c Is.
The c scientific c sense c of c the c word c meaning c lies c in c the c essence c of c what cit
cdescribes. c Scientific c statements c are c made cto cdescribe csensory c information
c and cconvey c a c picture c to c another c person. c Scientific c statements c are c made
c about cnature c and chow ccertain cprocesses c work. cThe c meaning cbehind c these
cstatements cdefines c what c is c naturally c occurring. c The c goal c of c scientific
c statements c is cto cdescribe c meaning c in c the c context c of c ‘how’; c how c does c a
c river c flow? c How c do cleaves c turn c color?
, The creligious csense cof cthe cword cmeaning c lies cin chow cthe cauthor c feels cand
c the cexperiences c they chave. c Religious c meaning cattempts c to cbring
c significance c to ca cperson’s c life c or c the c universe. c The c goal c of c religious
c statements c is c to c describe cmeaning c in cthe cbroad c context c of c‘why’; cwhy
c does c a criver c flow? c Religion c is cconcerned c with c transcendence.
3. Write ca cshort cessay c(300-500 cwords) cdiscussing ca cquestion cof cpublic
cconcern cinvolving c some c aspect c of c science c or c technology.
The cquestion c of c climate c change c or c global c warming c has c been ca chot ctopic cin cthe
clast cfew c years c with c some c country’s c government c leaders c working c towards
c energy c efficient
,ways cto ccombat c climate cchange c and c other ccountry c leaders c downright crefusing c to
cacknowledge c the cissue c at c all. c There c are c many c different c organizations c that c have
c well cdocumented c scientific c data cthat c proves cthat cthe c Earth’s c temperature c is
crising. c These cscientists c have c postulated c that c it c will c cause c melting c of c the c ice
c caps c or c ‘land c ice’. c This
, land c ice c will c then c give c way c into c the c ocean c causing c a c rise c of csea c level cto
c potentially ccatastrophic c levels. c Significant c rising c of c the c sea c level c threatens
c entire c ecosystems c or ceven c species. c Rising c water c levels c on c coastal c areas c will
c threaten c those c who c live c in cthose c areas c at c a c rate c too c fast c for c most c to
c compensate c or c evolve. c The c rising c global ctemperatures c provide c a c backdrop c for
c increasing c intensity c and c rate c of c tropical cstorms. c The ctropical cstorms c will c add
cto cdestruction c of c coastal c habitats c and c life c of cmore cthan cjust chumans. cAnimal
cand cplant cspecies crisk cbecoming cextinct. cMany c of cthese c species c are c vital c for
c human c food c and c consumption.
There c are c many c people c who c state c that c global c warming c is c not c at c a c rate c high
c enough cto c be c concerned; c or c even c that c it c is c a c non-issue. c These c people, c and
c many c are cscientists, c are ccritiquing c the c methods c that c are c being cused c to c deduce
c the c causation c of cglobal c warming c to c global c catastrophe. c The c earth c has c been
c around c for c about c 4.5 cbillion cyears cwhile cthe cearliest caccounts cof chuman
cremains care cdated conly cto c200,000 cyears cago. c Humans c who cpossess c the
c knowledge, c skill cand c equipment c to cproperly crecord, c analyze c and c examine c such
c a ctopic c of c global c warming c have cinhabited c the cEarth cfor c a cmuch c less cperiod c of
ctime. c Global cwarming citself chas conly c been ca c topic c of cinterest c for c perhaps c 50-
100 c years. c These c timelines c are c what c global c warming ccritiques care c focusing c on.
c The c ability, c or c lack c thereof, c of c humans c to c be c able c to caccurately c observe c and
c scrutinize c the c issue c when c humans c themselves c have c not c been cpresent c on c Earth
c for c the c majority c of c its c lifespan.
4. Give cexamples cfrom cyour cown clife cof ctimes cwhen cyou chave cacted cin
caccordance cwith c the cthree c moral c qualities c that c are cinvolved c in c the
Intellectual chonesty c– cto cbe cwilling c to cchange ca cbelief cwhen cthere cis ca
ccompelling creason c to c change c it
Wise c restraint c – c not c to c change c beliefs c capriciously, c without c good c reason.
5. Find cat cleast csix ccases cfrom cnewspapers, c magazines c or ctelevision cin
cwhich can cunsubstantiated c overt c or c covert c appeal c to c science c is c used c to
c sell c a c product.
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