1. TEXT Quiz About Nature of Science
Lesson 1
March 28, 2017

2. 1. Science is the study of nature through:
[Pseudoscience]
[Hunches]
[Empirical Evidence]
[Guessing and Proving]

3. 2. Which is an example of science:
A. [Physics] B. [Astrology] C. [Mythology] D. [Fortune Telling]

4. 3. Which is not a characteristic of a scientists habits?
A. [Logic] B. [Curiosity] C. [Objectivity] D. [Subjectivity]

5. 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]

6. 5. Many claims of pseudoscience are not refutable because they cannot be:
A. [Proved] B. [Solved] C. [Tested] D. [Started]

7. 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]

8. 7. Explanations in science must be testable and must have:
A. [Errors] B. [Proofs] C. [Consensus] D. [Different results each time]

9. 8. These scientists (mostly) study plant life:
A. [Taxonomists]
B. [Meteorologists]
C. [Virologists]
[Botanists]

10. 9. Scientists are _________ about the topics they study:
A. [Angry] B. [Curious] C. [No longer learning] D. [Certain]

11. 10. These scientists (mostly) study water and the water cycle:
A. [Hydrologists] B. [Biologists] C. [Archaeologists] D. [Herpetologists]

12. 11. These scientists (mostly) study insects:
A. [Entomologists] B. [Biologists] C. [Archaeologists] D. [Chemists]

13. 12. These scientists (mostly) study fungi:
A. [Entomologists] B. [Geologists] C. [Mycologists] D. [Chemists]

14. 13. These scientists (mostly) study blood and its diseases:
A. [Entomologists] B. [Hematologists] C. [Mycologists] D. [Zoologists]

15. 14. These scientists (mostly) study outer space, the solar system, and the objects in it:
A. [Taxonomists] B. [Astronomers] C. [Astrologers] D. [Parasitologists]

16. 15. These scientists (mostly) study birds:
A. [Seismologists] B. [Astronomers] C. [Ornithologists] D. [Parasitologists]

17. BOCA Quiz About Nature of Science
Lesson 1
March 28, 2017

18. 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]

19. 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]

20. 03. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler
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]

21. 04. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler
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]

22. 05. You go fishing with a friend and you only have a metric ruler
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]

23. 06. How many inches in a centimeter?
A [.39 inches]
B [2.54 inches]
C [1 inch]
D [1/2 inch]

24. 07. How many centimeters in an inch?
A [.39 cm]
B [2.54 cm]
C [1 cm]
D [1/2 cm]

25. 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]

26. 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]

27. 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]

28. 11. If you have 5,280 feet in a mile, and 91
11. If you have 5,280 feet in a mile, and centimeters in a yard, how many meters do you have in one mile?
Show your work
A [5280 meters]
B [1760 meters]
C [ meters]
D [1000 meters]

29. 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]

30. 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

31. 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]

32. 15. A scallop was caught that had a shell that was 7cm across
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]

33. 16. Essay: Writing Sample Select each of the safety rules below and write a persuasive essay explaining to a poorly behaved student why they are important. * Add one additional safety precaution that you think is important and highlight it.
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]

34. End of quiz
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