Law vs Theory

What shape does the user claim the Earth is in the prompt?

• Round

• Square

• Triangular

• Oval

What is the main idea behind germ theory?

• Diseases are caused by bad air

• Diseases are caused by microscopic organisms

• Diseases are caused by magic

• Diseases are caused by weather changes

What historical event is mentioned as an example of a disease outbreak in the 1300s?

• The Spanish Flu

• The Black Death

• The Great Plague of London

• The Cholera Outbreak

What was the initial belief about how diseases spread during the time of the Black Death?

• Through contaminated water

• Through bad air

• Through direct contact

• Through insects

What discovery in the 1600s helped scientists understand the existence of germs?

• The invention of the telescope

• The invention of the microscope

• The discovery of antibiotics

• The discovery of vaccines

What evidence in the 1800s supported the germ theory in London?

• People got sick from bad air

• Illnesses were clustered in areas with contaminated water

• People got sick from eating spoiled food

• Illnesses were spread by insects

What practice in a Vienna hospital helped reduce infections after childbirth?

• Using antibiotics

• Washing hands

• Wearing masks

• Isolating patients

Who was the scientist that provided strong evidence for germ theory by linking a specific disease to a germ?

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Alexander Fleming

• Joseph Lister

What is the difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law?

• A theory is more official than a law

• A law explains how things happen, while a theory describes what happens

• A theory explains how things happen, while a law describes what happens

• A law is a hypothesis, while a theory is a proven fact

What does the law of gravity describe?

• How gravity is caused

• How gravity affects objects

• Why objects fall towards the Earth

• How to eliminate gravity

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4