(Test Bank) The Sciences: An Integrated Approach

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Package Title: Test Bank Course Title: Trefil 8e Chapter Number: 1 Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) A way of asking and answering questions about the physical universe is known as: a) science. b) research. c) the natural coalition of church and state. d) laws of nature. e) pseudoscience. Answer: a 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 discipl ine 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 encompasses all of pseudoscience and more. d) Science and intuition are mutually exclusive. e) Science provide s our best view to the workings of the universe and everything within it. Answer: e 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 is 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: a 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) hypotheses. b) laws of nature. c) experiments. d) mathematical formulae. e) predic tions. Answer: e 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 predict ion? 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) If I drop a rock it will fall to the ground. d) Spearmint candies taste better than peppermint candies. e) There is an attraction called gravity between every two objects in the universe. 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 Referen ce: Section 1.2 The Scientific Method 8) From the list below, which is commonly used in hypothesis testing? 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 9) After making a prediction based on a hypothesis the next logical step would be: a) to form an educated guess based on the data collected. b) to form a statement that describes how a system will behave. c) to form a statement that describes how a system will behave. d) to perform experiments or tests. e) to analyze the experimental date you have collected, validating or disproving your hypothesis. 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 10) The scientific method depends on: a) reproducible results. b) clearly stated laws of nature. c) accurate initial predictions. d) fact-based hypotheses. e) communication of findings. Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objec tive: 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 11) Determine which of these questions could be researchable using the scientific method. a) Under what conditions could bass live in a lake? b) What was the artist thinking when he painted Mona Lisa? c) Are UFOs related to crop circles? d) Is there a supreme deity? e) What is the meaning of life? Answer: a 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 12) How did Mendeleev organize the periodic table of elements? a) date of first discovery b) alphabetically c) atomic weight of the element d) total number of electrons e) ionization energy 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 13) At the time Dimitri Mendeleev produced the first periodic table of the elements, which of the following was not true? a) There were a little more than 60 known chemical elements. b) Chemists used the concept of atomic mass. c) Chemists knew that each element had distinct chemical behaviors. d) It was the mid-18th century. e) The table showed blank spaces where undiscovered elements would fit into it. 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 14) An example of data that you could not graph using measurements you made of time and distance is: a) movement of automobiles b) falling objects c) temperature of boiling water d) speed of avalanches e) rate of movement of storms 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 15) If you were to devise an experiment to test a product seen on television, which included all steps in the scientific method, what would be the first step? a) formulate a question b) make observations c) conduct experiments d) propose an hypothesis e) put forward a theory Answer: a 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 16) What part does creativity play in the scientific method? a) maki ng observations b) interpreting experimental results c) designing experiments d) spending money for research e) drawing conclusions from inadequate data 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 17) Why do scientists use mathematics? a) They have no other common language with which to communicate. b) Mathematics is like a secret code for scientists. c) It is a concise language that allows scientists to communicate and make predictions d) To add confusion to the presentation of data. e) To make it easier to do research with computers. 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 18) How does science differ from pseudoscience? a) Scientific hypotheses can be proven false through experiment. b) Science requires a lower standard of proof than pseudoscience. c) Scientific statements are based on anecdotes. d) Science is just one person's opinion. e) Science is the quest for absolute truths that never change. Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudoscience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 19) Which of the following is not considered to be in the realm of science? a) astrology b) astronomy c) biology d) chemistry e) physics Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudos cience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 20) Which pair are both examples of pseudoscience? a) UFO studies and astrology b) reincarnation and evolution c) geology and crystal power d) astronomy and extrasensory perception e) extrasensory perception and physics Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudoscience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 21) Why do scientists reject astrology? a) Planets do not exert a gravitational force on a newborn baby. b) Stars do not exert any force on a newborn baby. c) The Babylonians developed astrology. d) The Moon is too far away to influence a person's life. e) There is no evidence that stars can predict the future. Answer: e Difficulty: Hard Learning Object ive: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudoscience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 22) Regarding research on any painting, the scientific method cannot tell us: a) the age of the painting. b) if the painting is a fake. c) whether the paintin g is beautiful or not. d) the origin of the paints used. e) the thickness of the paint layers. Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudoscience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 23) The central belief of astrology is that: a) astronomy is all wrong. b) a person’s future can be told by birth -date positions of celestial objects. c) stars and planets are much closer than astronomers think. d) paranormal activity controls the stars. e) celebrities have birthdates that are special compared to other people. Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain why pseudoscience is not science. Section Reference: Section 1.3 Other Ways of Knowing 24) Laws of nature can be characterized by saying that they: a) arise from repeated observation but no testing. b) represent our best understanding of how the universe works in certain circumstances. c) are not subject to change based upon additional observations. d) always have exceptions and other defects. e) are the same as absol ute truths. Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 25) Which of the following scientists would study forces of motion in the universe? a) biologists and chemists b) physicists and astronomers c) chemists and geologists d) geologists and biologists e) chemists alone Answer: b Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 26) Basic research scientists: a) are interested in inquiry for the sake of acquiring fundamental knowledge. b) believe in the healing power of meditation. c) want their research to have practical application to industry or technology. d) often have their discoveries translated into practical uses. e) would be likely to have a patent on a discovery. Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 27) Scientists who search for laws that describe matter, energy, forces and motions, are called: a) astrologists b) physicists c) chemists d) astronomers e) Earth scientists Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branc hes of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 28) What is SETI? a) a pseudoscience b) the theory of intelligent life c) the search for intelligent life d) the application of science to astrology e) short -wave interference in radio signals Answer: c Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 29) What percent of research grants submitted are federally funded? a) 5% to 25% b) 20% to 60% c) 30 % to 70% d) 30% to 70% e) 50% to 90% Answer: a Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 30) Which of the following would be funded by a typical federal grant for scientific research? a) computer time to run analyses b) salaries of investigators c) equipment to conduct the research d) graduate student support e) all of these Answer: e Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 31) Peer review in science: a) allows scientists to publish work that has not been substantiated by other scientists. b) is accomplished by bypassing journal publications and holding a press conference first. c) causes delays between the conclusion of an experiment and the communication of the results. d) is conducted in confidence by a panel of experts in the field. e) has become outdated since the advent of computers. Answer: d Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 32) When scientists have finished research and wish to communicate the results, they are most likely to do which of the following? a) immediately repeat the research b) call a press conference and announce pre-publication findings c) sell their findings to a research and development compa ny d) write a concise paper and submit it to a scientific journal e) submit an abstract to a popular science magazine Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organ ization of Science 33) Everything that happens in the universe happens because: a) one or more physical laws are operating. b) there is an intricate spider web of science. c) there are no longer any significant technical challenges for scientists. d) the theoretical reasons have been published in a peer-reviewed journal. e) there are so many scientists in the field of basic research. Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 34) The main difference between basic and applied research is: a) the difference in cost of projects in the different areas. b) the motivation behind the quest for new knowledge. c) the scientific background and credentials of the scientists involved. d) one involves technology and the other does not. e) one is more prestigious than the other. Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 35) An example of a major government research laboratory is: a) AT&T Bell Laboratories. b) Carnegie Institution. c) Texas Center for Superconductivity d) Los Alamos National Laboratory e) IBM Watson Research Laboratory Answer: d Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 36) Federal science funding in terms of millions of dollars comes most commonly from: a) National Science Foundation b) Department of Energy c) Department of Defense d) Smithsonian Institution e) National Aeronautics and Space Administration Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 37) The cornerstone of the scientific publishing process is: a) social media. b) peer review. c) newspaper reporting. d) e-mail. e) payment of fees. Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 38) A clear example of applied research is: a) improving cell phone technology. b) studying the origin of comets. c) determinin g the age of the Moon. d) measuring the age of meteorites. e) analyzing the sizes of river gravel. Answer: a Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science 39) Study of the origin of the universe is a sub-discipline of: a) Earth science b) biology c) physics d) chemistry e) none of the above Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1. 4 The Organization of Science 40) A common area of study for both Earth sciences and astronomy is the study of: a) stars. b) planets. c) astrology. d) chemical reactions. e) heat and light. Answer: b Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: LO 1.4 Identify the divisions and branches of science. Section Reference: Section 1.4 The Organization of Science Question Type: Essay