Science Reasoning

What is the definition of science?

• A method used to investigate the natural world

• A process used to solve problems with known parameters

• A way to generate new information or principles

• A method to observe and measure supernatural phenomena

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which type of reasoning is used to solve problems with known parameters?

• Deductive Reasoning

• Inductive Reasoning

• Scientific Reasoning

• Subjective Reasoning

What is the important point about the scientific method?

• It only uses deductive reasoning

• It only uses inductive reasoning

• It represents the interplay between deductive and inductive reasoning

• It is limited to what we can repeatedly observe and measure

What is the limitation of science in terms of understanding supernatural phenomena?

• Science can fully understand supernatural phenomena

• Science can partially understand supernatural phenomena

• Science cannot understand supernatural phenomena

• Science can understand supernatural phenomena through inductive reasoning

What can science test?

• Things that are measurable and falsifiable

• Things that are subjective and unverifiable

• Things that are supernatural and religious

• Things that are unique and unobservable

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NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Which type of observation is based on the five senses?

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Generalization

• Inference

What is an inference?

• A pattern or regularity discerned from a set of observations

• A reasonable consequence deduced from an observation or generalization

• Data obtained with the five senses of a single event

• A tentative conclusion based on prior knowledge and experience

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

Why is there no proof in science?

• Because scientists are fallible

• Because experiments cannot be done endlessly and under all conditions

• Because our senses are flawed

• All of the above

What is the level of certainty required by physicists in their experiments?

• 100%

• 99%

• 98%

• 95%

What is the base unit for measuring distance in the metric system?

• Millimeter

• Centimeter

• Decimeter

• Meter