TEXT Quiz About Nature of Science

Lesson 1

April 10, 2023

1. Science is the study of nature through:

A. [Pseudoscience]

B. [Hunches]

C. [Empirical Evidence]

D. [Guessing and Proving]

2. Which is an example of science:

A. [Physics]

B. [Astrology]

C. [Mythology]

D. [Fortune Telling]

3. Which is not a characteristic of a scientists habits?

A. [Logic]

B. [Curiosity]

C. [Objectivity]

D. [Subjectivity]

4. What two things can characterize the practice of science. Select two.

A. [Community Hope]

B. [Empirical evidence]

C. [One Scientists Data]

D. [Community Consensus]

5. Many claims of pseudoscience are not refutable because they cannot be:

A. [Proved]

B. [Solved]

C. [Tested]

D. [Started]

6. Why is it good for a scientist to be skeptical?

A. [Explanations are not accepted until tested extensively]

B. [Explanations are accepted without being tested]

C. [Scientists should where white lab coats and disagree with everyone about everything]

D. [Skepticism is negative and should not be allowed in modern society]

7. Explanations in science must be testable and must have:

A. [Errors]

B. [Proofs]

C. [Consensus]

D. [Different results each time]

8. These scientists (mostly) study plant life:

A. [Taxonomists]

B. [Meteorologists]

C. [Virologists]

D.[Botanists]

9. Scientists are _________ about the topics they study:

A. [Angry]

B. [Curious]

C. [No longer learning]

D. [Certain]

10. These scientists (mostly) study water and the water cycle:

A. [Hydrologists]

B. [Biologists]

C. [Archaeologists]

D. [Herpetologists]

11. These scientists (mostly) study insects:

A. [Entomologists]

B. [Biologists]

C. [Archaeologists]

D. [Chemists]

12. These scientists (mostly) study fungi:

A. [Entomologists]

B. [Geologists]

C. [Mycologists]

D. [Chemists]

13. These scientists (mostly) study blood and its diseases:

A. [Entomologists]

B. [Hematologists]

C. [Mycologists]

D. [Zoologists]

14. These scientists (mostly) study outer space, the solar system, and the objects in it:

A. [Taxonomists]

B. [Astronomers]

C. [Astrologers]

D. [Parasitologists]

15. These scientists (mostly) study birds:

A. [Seismologists]

B. [Astronomers]

C. [Ornithologists]

D. [Parasitologists]

BOCA Quiz About Nature of Science

Lesson 1

April 10, 2023

01. How many inches in 57 centimeters?

Show your work in steps on scratch paper and mark question 01, side 2 of scantron: Select Answer To the Nearest Hundredth.

A [22.00 inches]

B [22.45 inches]

C [22.44 inches]

D [23.00 inches]

02. How many centimeters in 26 inches?

Show your work in steps on scratch paper and mark question 02, side 2 of scantron: Select Answer To the Nearest Hundredth.

A [10.23 cm]

B [10.24 cm]

C [66.04 cm]

D [52.66 cm]

03. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler. Which fish, (A-D) may be kept. (Note Sea Trout must equal 15 inches when caught).

Show your work in steps on scratch paper and mark question 03, side 2 of scantron: Select Correct Answer To the Nearest Hundredth.

A [38.01 cm]

B [23.00 cm]

C [37.00 cm]

D [38.11 cm]

04. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler. Which fish, (A-D) may be kept. (Note Cobia must equal 33 inches when caught in Florida).

Show your work in steps on scratch paper and mark question 04, side 2 of scantron: Select Correct Answer To the Nearest Hundredth.

A [79.01 cm]

B [81 cm]

C [83.82 cm]

D [83.70cm]

05. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler. Which fish, (A-D) may be kept. (Note Atlantic Red Snapper must equal 20 inches when caught).

Show your work in steps on scratch paper and mark question 05, side 2 of scantron: Select Correct Answer To the Nearest Hundredth.

A [49.77 cm]

B [49.88 cm]

C [50.00cm]

D [50.80cm]

06. How many inches in a centimeter?

A [.39 inches]

B [2.54 inches]

C [1 inch]

D [1/2 inch]

07. How many centimeters in an inch?

A [.39 cm]

B [2.54 cm]

C [1 cm]

D [1/2 cm]

08. If you have 200 centimeters of shark, how many feet and inches of shark do you have?

Show your work

A [5.87 feet]

B [6.56 feet]

C [6.21 feet]

D [7 feet]

09. If you have 36 inches in a yard, how many centimeters do you have?

Show your work

A [100cm]

B [91.54cm]

C [91.44cm]

D [110cm]

10. If you have 100 centimeters in a meter, how many inches do you have in a meter?

Show your work

A [36 inches]

B [39.37 inches]

C [12 inches]

D [50 inches]

11. If you have 5,280 feet in a mile, and 91.44 centimeters in a yard, how many meters do you have in one mile?

Show your work

A [5280 meters]

B [1760 meters]

C [1609.34 meters]

D [1000 meters]

12. How many centimeters in a standard English foot?

A [12 cm]

B [30.48 cm]

C [36 cm]

D [Depends on the time of year]

13. CODE SYSTEM ^=C & @=E & ~=N & *=S & #=I

Which code below creates a word that means a systematic study of the world around you?

A [*^#@~^@]

B [@*^#~^@]

C [~*^#@~^@]

D [^*#@~^@]

14. If You have to travel 200 meters to get to class and you have 3 minutes to travel, how many meters must you go every 30 seconds?

A [About 33 meters per ½ minute]

B [About 67 meters per ½ minute]

C [About 50 meters]

D [The full 200 meters]

15. A scallop was caught that had a shell that was 7cm across. How many millimeters was this?

A [7mm]

B [700mm]

C [7000mm]

D [70mm]

A [No Running In The Lab]

B [Where Eye Protection When Working in the Lab]

C [Always Cut Away From Yourself]

D [Never Pick Up Broken Glass With Your Fingers]

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