Question 7 of 20 0.0/ 5.0 Points A scientific hypothesis may turn out to be righ

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Question 7 of 20

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A scientific hypothesis may turn out to be right or it may turn out to be wrong. If it is a valid hypothesis, there must be a test for proving that it is

A. right.

B. wrong.

Question 8 of 20

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A theory is

A. an educated guess that has yet to be proven by experiment.

B. a synthesis of a large collection of information including well-tested guesses.

C. close agreement by competent observers of observations of the same phenomena.

D. a guess that has been tested over and over again and always found to be true.

E. a science story about atoms and molecules.

Question 9 of 20

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The synthesis of a large collection of information that encompasses well-tested hypotheses about certain aspects of the natural world is known as a scientific theory.

A. True
B. False

Question 10 of 20

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One difference between a hypothesis and a theory is that a hypothesis

A. is a guess that has not been well tested, whereas a theory is a synthesis of well-tested guesses.

B. is testable, whereas a theory is not testable.

C. can be revised, whereas a theory cannot be revised.

D. is not testable, whereas a theory is testable.

Question 11 of 20

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Physics is the most basic science because

A. the foundation of biology is chemistry and the foundation of chemistry is physics.

B. it is about the nature of basic things like forces, energy, and motion.

C. the ideas of physics extend into more complex sciences.

D. you can better understand science in general if you understand physics.

E. all of the above

Question 12 of 20

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To test a scientific hypothesis you would

A. use the results of only the experiments that confirm the hypothesis.

B. set up an experiment and look at the results.

C. find the best result and report only that result.

D. set up many experiments and look at the results.

E. perform any physics experiment and look at the results.

Question 13 of 20

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Which of the following is a reason to express scientific findings mathematically?

A. The findings become more difficult to prove by experiment.

B. The findings become easier to verify by experiment.

C. The findings become more confusing.

D. The findings become less appealing to the public.

Explanation / Answer

7.a

8.b

9.a

10.d

11.b

12.d

13.b

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