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Week 1: Scientific Method

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1
What is it that "by which we attempt to model nature"?
  • Science
  • Experiments
  • Methodology
  • Hypothesi
2
A major reason for studying science is to?
  • To become Gods.
  • Gain appreciation of what is possible and what is not.
  • To understand our world.
  • Gain knowledge and understanding.
3
To be scientific we must?
  • Make guesses, test them, and publish the findings.
  • Make observations, and if they are consistent, publish the findings.
  • Make observations, produce a hypothesis, and check for consistency.
  • Make guesses, produce a hypothesis and check for consistency.
4
A phenomenon must be observable, measurable, reproducible and falsifiable to fit into what?
  • A Hypothesis
  • The Realm of Reality
  • Laws of Nature
  • The Realm of Science
5
Every hypothesis must be?
  • Proven Once
  • Never Changing
  • Susceptible to Testing
  • Susceptible to Change
6
To have a force of science, a hypothesis must be validated by ??? and also been ???
  • Validated by other scientists.
  • Validated by at least one successful prediction.
  • Not been known before.
  • Generally assumed.
7
By believing that the Earth moves around the sun we ???
  • Move beyond the rule of science into a religious belief.
  • Cannot assume everything we hear from science.
  • Believe that Science dictates everything.
  • Move beyond the rule of science and into a celestial belief.
8
Theories and data can always?
  • Be trusted to always be consistent
  • Change
  • Prove right from wrong
  • Be truthful of nature's ways
9
Science is not ??? and not ???
  • Openmindedness about the nature.
  • A hunt to find the truth about the universe.
  • Objective in the long term.
  • Equal to the truth
10
It is only through "_____" that we can test scientific theories.
  • Belief
  • Religion
  • Experiment
  • Math
11
Who's theory turned out to have flaws after 300 years of believing it to be absolutely correct?
  • Doppler's theory of effect
  • Kepler's theory of planetary motion
  • Coriolis' theory of force
  • Newton's theory of gravity
12
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is:
  • 150 Million KM
  • 150 Thousand KM
  • 100 Million KM
  • 1.5 Light Years Away
13
It would take how long to walk to the Sun?
  • 350 Days
  • 3,500 Years
  • 3.5 Light Years
  • 3,500 Days
14
The Earth's diameter is:
  • 1,270 KM
  • 15,000 KM
  • 12,700 KM
  • 127,000 KM
15
The Moon's diameter is:
  • 12,700 KM
  • 15,000 KM
  • 1,300 KM
  • 3,500 KM
16
The Sun's diameter is:
  • 1.3 Million KM
  • 150 Million KM
  • 1.2 Million KM
  • 120 Million KM
17
How many Earth's can fit actoss the Sun's face?
  • 350
  • 120
  • 1,000
  • 100
18
How many Earth's can fit inside the Sun?
  • 3 Million
  • 1.3 Million
  • 1 Million
  • 1.5 Million
19
The next nearest star (from the Sun) is:
  • Alpha Canopus
  • Omega Centauri
  • Altair
  • Alpha Centauri
20
How far away is Alpha Centauri?
  • 4 Light Years (40 Trillion KM)
  • 2 Light Years (20 Trillion KM)
  • 1.5 Light Years (15 Trillion KM)
  • .5 Light Years (500 Billion KM)
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