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1Conceptual Integrated Science, 3e(Hewitt et al.)Chapter 1About ScienceMultiple Choice Questions1) Scientific thinkingA) searches for cause-and-effect relationships.B) is rational thinking.C) both of theseD)none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff:1Objective: 1.12) Ancient Greek investigators discoveredA) Earth's circumference.B) why things float.C) that Earth rotates daily.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.13) Among those who charted the stars and planets in ancient times wereA) Polynesians.B) Chinese.C) Arabians.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.14) The first to be credited for Earth circling the Sun wasA) Galileo.B) Copernicus.C) Newton.D)all at about the same timeAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.1

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25) The scientist to be arrested for his views wasA) Galileo.B) Copernicus.C) Newton.D) none of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.16) The focus of equations in this textbook isA)guides to thinking.B) recipes for solving algebraic problems.C) a route to "plugging and chugging."D) to challenge students weak in math.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.27) Mathematics is useful in physics whenA)relationships are studied.B) making scientific measurements.C) calculating trajectories of projectiles.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.28) The classic scientific method includesA) observing carefully.B) questioning.C) predicting.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.39) The scientific method is most effective inA) making hypotheses.B) gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.C) discovering new things.D) making theories.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective:1.3

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310) The classic scientific method includesA) performing experiments.B) predicting the results of experiments.C) formulating general rules that organize findings.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.311)In a less systematic way, many discoveries are found byA) trial and error.B) experimenting with guessing.C) accidental discovery.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.312) Eratosthenes' measurements of Earth's size involvedA) a deep well in Syene.B) a pillar's shadow in Alexandria.C) surveying the distance between Alexandria and Syene.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.313) Eratosthenes would have measured a larger Earth if the distance between his pillar and thewell in Syene wereA) longer.B) shorter.C) no difference.D) impossible to say.Answer: ADiff: 2Objective: 1.314)If the pillar in Alexandria were taller and the well in Syene were deeper, Eratosthenes'calculation of Earth's size would beA) larger.B) smaller.C) no difference.D) impossible to say.Answer: CDiff: 2Objective: 1.3

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415) The most important elementin Eratosthenes' calculation of Earth's size was that the anglemeasurements of the Sun's rays with the pillar and reflection of sunlight in the well beA) exact.B) tested by other observers.C) simultaneous.D) the same rays of the Sun.Answer: CDiff:2Objective: 1.316) A scientific hypothesis isA) a theory about the correctness of something.B) a statement of scientific fact.C) an educated guess.D) experimentation.Answer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.417)A valid hypothesis must be capable of being provedA) wrong.B) sort of right.C) right beyond doubt.D) by other investigators.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.418) A valid hypothesis must beA) more than an educated guess.B) capable of repeating by other investigators.C)testable.D) all of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.419) Which of these is a scientific hypothesis?A) The full Moon is a poor time to make decisions.B) Your truest friends and you have the same astrological sign.C) The dumpster in your back alley is filled with garbage.D) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 2Objective: 1.4

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520) Which of these is speculation rather than a scientific hypothesis?A)A full Moon is illuminated by starlight.B) There are things we will never know about.C) The planets move in square-shaped orbits about the Sun.D) The acceleration due to gravity decreases at high altitudes.Answer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.421) Reasonable and valid questions that are not testableA) are a small segment of the scientific method.B) lie outside the domain of science.C) have no value.D) all of the aboveAnswer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.422) Correct science is mainly linked toA) philosophical discussions.B) determination and belief in your abilities.C) experimentation.D) all of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.523)Scientists who falsify experimental results or data are generally givenA) a second chance.B) no second chance.C) a slap on the hand.D) only slight praise.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.524) The person most likely to fool you isA) your physics instructor.B) your close relative.C) your enemy.D) yourself.Answer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.5

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625) People in general are unlikely to question their ownA) tribe.B) religion.C) favorite sportsteam.D) all the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 2Objective: 1.526) In the spirit of science, science-oriented people must be willing to consider ideasA) they dislike.B) they cherish.C) of other regions.D) that are unpopular.Answer: ADiff: 2Objective:1.527)Spots of sunlight on the ground cast through openings between leaves in trees above areactuallyA) images of the Sun.B) part of a solar eclipse.C) due to refraction of sunlight.D) all of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.528) Holding a cardwith a tiny opening in sunlight produces an image of the Sun on the groundbelow. If you hold the card a bit closer to the ground, the pinhole image isA) larger.B) smaller.C) the same size.D) impossible to sayAnswer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.529) Beneath a sunlit tree are pinhole images of the Sun. If the tree casting the images is taller,then the images of the Sun areA) larger.B) smaller.C) the same size.D) impossible to sayAnswer: ADiff: 2Objective: 1.5

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730)The pinhole experiment of casting images of the Sun with a card in sunlight depends onA) exactly straight rays of sunlight.B) a relatively short distance between the pinhole and the ground below.C) round pinholes.D) none of the above.Answer: ADiff:1Objective: 1.531) If the pinhole experiment is conducted at the time of a partial solar eclipse when the Sun iscrescent shaped, the image will beA) as round as with no eclipse.B) a crescent.C) an ellipse.D) impossible to sayAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.532) If the diameter of the solar image cast by a pinhole is equal to the diameter of a coin that justcovers it, and 110 coins would fit between the image and the pinhole, the Sun must beA) 55 Sun diameters from Earth.B) 110 Sun diametersfrom Earth.C) not enough informationD) impossible to sayAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.533)A simple method of measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon is to place inyour line of sight to the Moon aA) magnifying glass.B) coin.C) telescope.D) meterstick.Answer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.5

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834) If in the pea-Moon experiment you used a grape rather than a pea, you would have to holdthe grapeA) nearer to you.B) farther from you.C) the same distance.Answer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.535) If you useda smaller pea in the pea-Moon experiment, then the Moon's distance from Earthwould beA) longer.B) shorter.C) still 110 Moons away from Earth.D) impossible to sayAnswer: CDiff: 2Objective: 1.536) In the pea and Moon experiment, it is most important thatA) light travels in straight lines.B)the Moon be 100% full.C) the pea be green.D) all of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 2Objective: 1.537) Experiments cited in this chapter show that the distances away for both the Sun and theMoon areA) the same.B) closer to Earth than was thought in 1900.C) about 110 times their respective diameters.D) impossible to sayAnswer: CDiff: 2Objective: 1.538) In science, especially physics, an educated guess is called aA) fact.B) theory.C) both a fact and a theory.D) none of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.6

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939) In science, a theory isA) unchangeable.B) an educated guess.C) a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge.D) an opinion.Answer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.640)Inany field of science, factsA) are absolute.B) may change.C) mean very little.D) are much the same as theories.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.641) A scientific law may begin as a hypothesis thatA)is tested repeatedly and not contradicted.B) a large group of competent observers agree as true.C) both of theseD) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.642) A scientific idea that is well established and unquestionable is aA) valid hypothesis.B) fact of nature.C) both of theseD) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 2Objective: 1.643) Which of these questions lies outside the realm of science?A) What is the purpose of life?B)What is the nature of the human spirit?C) both of theseD) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 2Objective:1.6

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1044) When a cheating scientist reports fraudulent information, he or sheA) as in many other professions, will be excused by the scientific community.B) gets no second chance in the scientific community.C) is elevated in the scientific community.D)none of the aboveAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.645) Which of these is a scientific statement?A) Candied walnuts contain no sugar.B) Thingsexist that we will never know about.C) Matter is filled with undetectable particles.D) Parts of the universe exist that will never be discovered by humans.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.646) Pseudoscience is a field ofA)knowledge deservedly gaining a large following.B) wisdom only recently appreciated.C) both knowledge and wisdom.D) junk science.Answer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.647) Most bookstores in major cities have more books onA) pseudoscience than science.B)science than pseudoscience.C) not enough information to estimateD) none of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.648) Science, art, and religion need not contradict one another becauseA) all three involve different domains.B) choosing the rightone means no need to heed the other two.C) choosing religion and art means no need to heed science.D) choosing science means no needto heed religion and art.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.7

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1149)Having to choose between science and religion is unnecessaryA) when you hold fast to the courage of your convictions.B) since you know which is right and which is wrong.C) because bothoperate in different realms.D) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff:1Objective: 1.750) A truly educated person is knowledgeable aboutA) science.B) the arts.C) religion.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.751) Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?A) ArtB) LiteratureC) ScienceD) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.752) Science and technology areA) responsible for all the good in the world.B) responsible for all the bad in the world.C) actually one and the same.D)fundamentally different from each other.Answer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.853) Technology is a tool that canA) be socially beneficial.B) be socially harmful when abused.C) lead to a better world.D) all of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 1Objective: 1.8

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1254) The most basic of the sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology isA) physics.B) chemistry.C) biology.D) none of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Objective: 1.955) Physical and life sciences in this textbookA) overlap.B) are integrated.C)both of theseD) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.956) The aurora borealis occursA) in the lower atmosphere.B) in the upper atmosphere.C) mainly in semi-tropical regions.D) in cycles that match solar cycles.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.1057) The aurora borealis is most closely related toA) electric fields.B) magnetic fields.C) gravitational fields.D) solar-energy fields.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 1.1058) The aurora borealis is best viewedA) during summer nighttimeskies.B) at the time of a full Moon.C) from orbiting space stations.D) during a lunar eclipse.Answer: CDiff: 1Objective: 1.10

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1Conceptual Integrated Science, 3e(Hewitt et al.)Chapter 2Describing MotionMultiple Choice Questions1) Aristotle asserted that motion was characterized byA) natural motion.B) violent motion.C) both of theseD) neither of theseAnswer: CDiff:1Objective: 2.12) Aristotle's view of natural laws is best understood byA) experiment.B) reasoning.C) patterns.D) mathematics.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 2.13) When Galileo dropped balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, heA) confirmed Aristotle's teachings.B) refuted Aristotle's teachings.C) failed in their purpose.D) none of the aboveAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 2.14)A heavy and a light ball are dropped at the same time from a high tower. The ball to reach theground first, assumingno air resistance, will be theA) heavier ball.B) lighter ball.C) both together.D) none of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 2.1

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25) In contrast to Aristotle's statements about nature, Galileo's reliance was onA) experiment.B) logic.C) patterns.D) mathematics.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 2.26) Science greatly moved forward when Galileo favoredA) philosophical discussions.B) experiment.C) non-mathematical thinking.D) none of the aboveAnswer: BDiff: 1Objective: 2.27) Galileo stated that a ball rolled along a level surface it wouldA)slow down due to its natural tendency to come to rest.B) keep rolling without slowing down if no friction acted upon it.C) roll as long as its inertia nudged it along.D) eventually roll in the opposite direction.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 2.28) When Galileo rolled a ball down and up an incline, he found that the ball rolled nearly toA) its initial height.B) halfway its original height.C) three-quarters its original height.D) higher thanits original height.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 2.29) According to Aristotle, a rolled ball eventually comes to a stop becauseA) of friction.B) of inertia.C) it seeks its natural state of rest.D) all of the aboveAnswer: CDiff: 1Objective: 2.2

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310) According to Galileo, a rolled ball eventually comes to a stop becauseA) of friction.B) of inertia.C) it seeks its natural state of rest.D) all of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Objective: 2.211)The first scientist to be credited for discovering the concept of inertia wasA) Aristotle.B) Galileo.C) Newton.D) Copernicus.Answer: BDiff: 1Objective: 2.212) In Galileo's thinking, inertia is aA) force like any other force.B) special kind offorce.C) property of all matter.D) concept opposite to force.Answer: CDiff: 1Objective: 2.213) According to Galileo, the test of scientific truth isA) experiment.B) philosophical discussion.C)evident patterns in nature.D) logic.Answer: ADiff: 1Objective: 2.214) A moving probe in space continues in its motion due toA) very low friction.B) its own inertia.C) it seeking a continued state of motion.D) none of the aboveAnswer: BDiff:2Objective: 2.2

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