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,Chapter 01 Test Bank KEY1.
What distinguishes the scientific method from other ways of looking at the natural
world is
A.
B.
C.
D.
the eternal truth of its laws and theories.
its replacement of existing laws and theories at regular intervals.
its reliance on the opinions of expert scientists to decide which laws and theories
to believe.
its reliance on experiment and observation.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.02
Topic: Scientific Method
2.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A regularity in observed data or a relationship between different quantities is
usually called a
hypothesis.
law.
theory.
model.
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Blooms: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
When first proposed, a scientific idea is usually called a
hypothesis.
law.
theory.
model.
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Blooms: 1. Remember
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Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
,4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Scientific theories
must be constantly reviewed to see whether they are in accord with new experimental
observations.
represent guesses that have not yet been compared with observational data.
are summaries of particular experiments.
are laws of nature not subject to revision.
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Blooms: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Living things
were created as they are today several thousand years ago.
were created as they are today several billion years ago.
were created several thousand years ago and have evolved since then.
have evolved throughout the earth's history.
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Blooms: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.02
Topic: Evolution
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, 6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The object in the sky that lies very nearly on an extension of the earth's axis is
the sun.
the moon.
Mercury.
Polaris.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Topic: The Night Sky
7.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The stars in a constellation
are about the same age.
are about the same distance from the earth.
form a pattern in the sky as seen from the earth.
are members of the solar system.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: 1. Remember
Figure: 01.04
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Topic: Constellation
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The time at which a given star rises above the horizon each night is
earlier than the night before.
the same as the night before.
later than the night before.
Any of the choices, depending on which star is involved.
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Blooms: 1. Remember
Blooms: 2. Understand
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Topic: The Night Sky
9. Relative to the stars, the moon seems to move
A.
B.
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