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Question 1: The statement, “The development of a rational for the behavior of gases based on molecular motion” is an example of:

a) scientific law b) an experiment c) a hypothesis d) a theory

Question 2: Which of the four principles of critical thinking would best be applied to the following excerpt describing the work of two famous scientists?

“Their failure to sufficiently inform and share information with their peers caused an enormous amount of animosity. They also extrapolated their heat measurements, and this resulted in an exaggeration of their energy claims. Fleischmann and Pons also made it sound like the experiment was easy; this couldn't have been further from the truth. Consequently, thousands of scientists around the world hurried off to try to make "Utah fusion," and when they failed, their anger fueled the already-burning hostility against Pons and Fleischmann.”

a) Falsifiability b) Logic c) Replicability d) Sufficiency

Question 3: Which of the following two elements are the primary constituents of the core of our earth?

a) 02 &Si b) Fe & Ni c) Ca & Mg d) Fe & Ca

Question 4: What three elements are listed as minor constituents of the earth’s surface, but are still very important to life as we know it?

a) Ca, Mg, K b) Fe, Al, Pb c) C, N, P

Answer 1

Question 1:The statement, “The development of a rational for the behavior of gases based on molecular motion” is an example of:

a) scientific law b) an experiment c) a hypothesis d) a theory

Answer: D) a Theory

Question 2: Which of the four principles of critical thinking would best be applied to the following excerpt describing the work of two famous scientists?

“Their failure to sufficiently inform and share information with their peers caused an enormous amount of animosity. They also extrapolated their heat measurements, and this resulted in an exaggeration of their energy claims. Fleischmann and Pons also made it sound like the experiment was easy; this couldn't have been further from the truth. Consequently, thousands of scientists around the world hurried off to try to make "Utah fusion," and when they failed, their anger fueled the already-burning hostility against Pons and Fleischmann.”

a) Falsifiability b) Logic c) Replicability d) Sufficiency

Answer:a) Falsifiability

Falsifiability is the capacity for some proposition, statement, theory or hypothesis to be proven wrong. That capacity is an essential component of the scientific method and hypothesis testing. In a scientific context, falsifiability is sometimes considered synonymous with testability.

Question 3: Which of the following two elements are the primary constituents of the core of our earth?

a) 02 &Si b) Fe & Ni c) Ca & Mg d) Fe & Ca

Answer; a)O2 &Si

Due to oxygen, 46.6 percent by weight; silicon, 27.7 percent

Question 4: What three elements are listed as minor constituents of the earth’s surface, but are still very important to life as we know it?

a) Ca, Mg, K b) Fe, Al, Pb c) C, N, P

Answer: a) Ca, Mg, K