Module 2

Question 1

counter-example

Answer 1

an example that contradicts a scientific conclusion

Question 2

hypothesis

Answer 2

an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question

Question 3

theory

Answer 3

a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data

Question 4

scientific law

Answer 4

a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data

Question 5

What are the steps of the scientific method?

Answer 5

1. Make observations
2. form a hypothesis
3. perform experiments to confirm the hypothesis
4. hypothesis is now a theory
5. perform many experiments over several years
6. theory is now a law

Question 6

Do all objects fall at the same rate?

Answer 6

In the absence of air, all objects, regardless of their weight, fall at the same rate.

Question 7

What did scientists believe about high temperature super-conductors?

Answer 7

Scientists believed that high temperature super-conductors could not exist.

Question 8

What are the three limitations of science?

Answer 8

1. It cannot prove anything
2. It is not 100% reliable
3. It must conform to the scientific method

Question 9

What kinds of things can be studied by science?

Answer 9

Anything can be studied by science as long as the scientific method is used.