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Physical Science Classwork 01/12/17
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS - P. 12
SI. 2,7, 8, 11, 13, 16
1) The statement, "The candle flame has a yellow color" is an example of ________.
A) observation
B) opinion
C) inference
D) hypothesis
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2) The statement, "The candle flame glows because of heat" is an example of ________.
A) hypothesis
B) observation
C) opinion
D) inference
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3) The statement, "The candle flame gives a comfortable feeling to the room" is an example of ________.
A) opinion
B) observation
C) hypothesis
D) inference
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4) The statement, "This bone is about 1.2 meters long and has a mass of about 51 kg" is an
example of ________.
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5) The statement, "Based on comparing it to other known types, this bone must have belonged
to a dinosaur" is an example of ________.
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6) The statement, "The animal this bone came from must have been really scary" is an example
of ________.
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LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE - P. 13
7) Which study is outside the realm of science?
A) the chemicals in an electric eel that allow it to produce an electric charge
B) describing the significance of human life
C) the search for a cure for the Ebola virus
D) the search for frozen methane on Mars
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8) Which study is outside the realm of science?
A) identifying the chemicals in a firefly that allow it to glow
B) the difference between right and wrong
C) the search for a cure for the virus that causes AIDS
D) the search for a subterranean ocean on Jupiter's moon, Europa
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9) One area of study in which science cannot participate is _____.
A) determining prehistoric events such as the origin of the moon
B) determining the composition of seawater
C) mapping the surface of Mercury
D) tracking the development of a crystal
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MEASUREMENT - P. 14
PS.01
10) A measurement standard is defined as ____.
A) the distance between two points
B) a system of prefixes
C) the quantity people agree to use for comparison
D) the interval between two events
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11) A young horse can be described as "fence-post tall." Explain what is wrong with this description.
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12) What is the name for the set of standards for the fundamental units expressed in powers of ten?
A) Systeme Internationale
B) vernier scale
C) unit analysis
D) derived units
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13) The chief advantage of the metric (SI) system over other systems of measurement is that it _____.
A) is derived from nature itself
B) is in multiples of 10
C) is in French
D) has more units
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14) A defined unit in a system of measurement that is based on an object or event in the physical world is
a(n) _____________.
A) conversion factor
B) percent error
C) derived unit
D) base unit
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15) Learning the metric system has little practical importance to American students because the United States
doesn't really use the system.
16) What is the SI prefix for the quantity 109 ?
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17) What is the SI prefix for the quantity 106 ?
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18) Which prefix is equivalent to 1000?
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19) What quantity is represented by the metric system prefix deci-?
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20) Which prefix is equivalent to 1/10?
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21) The prefix centi- stands for _______ times the basic unit.
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22) Which prefix is equivalent to 1/100?
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23) The symbol mm represents a
A) manometer.
B) micrometer.
C) megameter.
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D) millimeter.
24) Which prefix is equivalent to 1/1000 ?
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25) What is the metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000 001?
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26) What does a negative exponent mean? __________________________________________________________
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27) Which prefix is equivalent to 10-6 ?
28) In measurement, what does the symbol µ stand for?
A) micro
B) macro
C) multi
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D) milli
E) mega
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T or F