1.Which of these questions can be answered using science? (2 points)


What is the best career?

Does water exist on Venus?

Should the use of automobiles be stopped?

Which is the most interesting subject to study?


2.Sarah plans to go on an outing with her friends. On Saturday morning, the sky was cloudy and Sarah's barometer indicated that the air pressure was falling. When air pressure falls, it indicates the weather conditions will decline. The air pressure kept falling for the next three days and then started rising on the fourth day. Based on scientific knowledge, which of these was the most favorable day for Sarah to go on an outing? (2 points)


Saturday

Sunday

Wednesday

Tuesday


3.Which of these questions can be answered using scientific methods? (2 points)


4.Who is the best author in English?

Should all students take the same classes?

Which is the tastiest flavor of ice cream?

What would be the effect of a hurricane?

Predictions about the future based on the lines on the palm of the hand is an example of (2 points)


pseudoscience

mathematics

astronomy

biology

5. Scientists believe that Earth is becoming warmer. This idea will become unacceptable over time if (2 points)


it is not discussed in a scientific forum

scientific evidence supports a new idea

scientists propose alternative hypothesis

new instruments are invented to measure temperature


6.How does science help society? (2 points)


It helps answer questions on the purpose of human life.

It helps society take reasonable decisions.

It proves that all other subjects are useless for society.

It proves that all questions can be answered using science.


7.A theory is accepted by scientists when (2 points)


it becomes a law

it can be shown with a model

it describes how nature works

it is supported by adequate data

One scientist discovered a new theory on the evolution of the universe. What is the next step for the scientist to take? (2 points)


transform the results of the theory into universal laws of nature

inform the scientific community so they can verify the results

call a press conference to make the discovery popular among people

encourage scientists worldwide to find an appropriate application for the results

8. A scientist studies a model of a widely accepted theory about the position of planets and sun. The model would most likely help the scientist to (2 points)


prove that the theory would not change in the future

demonstrate how the theory can be changed into a law

understand facts which cannot be easily observed

prove that all other facts about the universe are incorrect