Science Knowledge PretestDo you know SCIENCE?

1. Science is only for geeks like Mr. Zeiszler.

A. True

B. Not True

2. Science is primarily a method for inventing new devices.

A. True

B. Not true

3. Science can solve any problem or answer any question

A. True

B. Not true

NOT!

4. Science is primarily concerned with understanding how the natural

world works.

A. True

B. Not trueTRUETRUE

5. Science can use supernatural explanations if

necessary.

A. True

B. Not true

6. Astrology (predicting one's future from the arrangement of stars and planets) is a science.

A. true

B. not true

7. Science requires A LOT of creative activity.

A. true

B. not true

8. Science always provides tentative (temporary) answers to

questions.A. True

B. Not true

9. A hypothesis is just an educated guess about anything.

A. True

B. Not true

10. Scientists can believe in God or a supernatural being and still do

good science.A. True

B. Not true

11. Science is most concerned with collecting facts.

A. True

B. Not true

12. A scientific fact is absolute, fixed, permanent.

A. True

B. Not true

13. Science can be done poorly.

A. True

B. Not true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyjZ5nx1N8

14. A scientific theory is merely a conjecture, a guess.

A. True

B. Not true

15. Scientists have solved most of the

major mysteries of

nature.A. True

B. Not true

16. Science can study events that

happened millions of years

ago.

A. True

B. Not true

17. Anything done scientifically can be relied upon to be accurate and

reliable

A. True

B. Not true

18. Knowledge of what science is, what it can and cannot do, and how

it works, is important for all educated people.

A. True

B. Not true

19. Scientific experimentation usually involves trying something

just to see what will happen, without predicting a likely outcome.

A. True

B. Not truehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG9XhYQnpD0

20. Scientists often try to disprove possible explanations.

A. True

B. False

21. Science can be influenced by race, gender, nationality, or religion

of the scientists.

A. True

B. False

22. Disagreement between scientists is one of the weaknesses

of science.

A. True

B. False

23. Any study done carefully and based on observation is scientific.

A. True

B. False

Why is SCIENCE important?

Is Blood Blue or Red?

Explain your answer

Is Global Warming occurring at an accelerated rate due to

human activity?

• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/global-warming-environment/great-energy-challenge/