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Conceptual Integrated Science, 3e (Hewitt et al.)
Chapter 1 About Science
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Scientific thinking
A) searches for cause-and-effect relationships.
B) is rational thinking.
C) both of these
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1
2) Ancient Greek investigators discovered
A) Earth's circumference.
B) why things float.
C) that Earth rotates daily.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1
3) Among those who charted the stars and planets in ancient times were
A) Polynesians.
B) Chinese.
C) Arabians.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1
4) The first to be credited for Earth circling the Sun was
A) Galileo.
B) Copernicus.
C) Newton.
D) all at about the same time
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1

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5) The scientist to be arrested for his views was
A) Galileo.
B) Copernicus.
C) Newton.
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1
6) The focus of equations in this textbook is
A) guides to thinking.
B) recipes for solving algebraic problems.
C) a route to "plugging and chugging."
D) to challenge students weak in math.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.2
7) Mathematics is useful in physics when
A) relationships are studied.
B) making scientific measurements.
C) calculating trajectories of projectiles.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.2
8) The classic scientific method includes
A) observing carefully.
B) questioning.
C) predicting.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.3
9) The scientific method is most effective in
A) making hypotheses.
B) gaining, organizing, and applying new knowledge.
C) discovering new things.
D) making theories.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.3

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10) The classic scientific method includes
A) performing experiments.
B) predicting the results of experiments.
C) formulating general rules that organize findings.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.3
11) In a less systematic way, many discoveries are found by
A) trial and error.
B) experimenting with guessing.
C) accidental discovery.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.3
12) Eratosthenes' measurements of Earth's size involved
A) a deep well in Syene.
B) a pillar's shadow in Alexandria.
C) surveying the distance between Alexandria and Syene.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.3
13) Eratosthenes would have measured a larger Earth if the distance between his pillar and the
well in Syene were
A) longer.
B) shorter.
C) no difference.
D) impossible to say.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3
14) If the pillar in Alexandria were taller and the well in Syene were deeper, Eratosthenes'
calculation of Earth's size would be
A) larger.
B) smaller.
C) no difference.
D) impossible to say.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3

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15) The most important element in Eratosthenes' calculation of Earth's size was that the angle
measurements of the Sun's rays with the pillar and reflection of sunlight in the well be
A) exact.
B) tested by other observers.
C) simultaneous.
D) the same rays of the Sun.
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.3
16) A scientific hypothesis is
A) a theory about the correctness of something.
B) a statement of scientific fact.
C) an educated guess.
D) experimentation.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.4
17) A valid hypothesis must be capable of being proved
A) wrong.
B) sort of right.
C) right beyond doubt.
D) by other investigators.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.4
18) A valid hypothesis must be
A) more than an educated guess.
B) capable of repeating by other investigators.
C) testable.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.4
19) Which of these is a scientific hypothesis?
A) The full Moon is a poor time to make decisions.
B) Your truest friends and you have the same astrological sign.
C) The dumpster in your back alley is filled with garbage.
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4

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20) Which of these is speculation rather than a scientific hypothesis?
A) A full Moon is illuminated by starlight.
B) There are things we will never know about.
C) The planets move in square-shaped orbits about the Sun.
D) The acceleration due to gravity decreases at high altitudes.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4
21) Reasonable and valid questions that are not testable
A) are a small segment of the scientific method.
B) lie outside the domain of science.
C) have no value.
D) all of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.4
22) Correct science is mainly linked to
A) philosophical discussions.
B) determination and belief in your abilities.
C) experimentation.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
23) Scientists who falsify experimental results or data are generally given
A) a second chance.
B) no second chance.
C) a slap on the hand.
D) only slight praise.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
24) The person most likely to fool you is
A) your physics instructor.
B) your close relative.
C) your enemy.
D) yourself.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5

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25) People in general are unlikely to question their own
A) tribe.
B) religion.
C) favorite sports team.
D) all the above
Answer: D
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
26) In the spirit of science, science-oriented people must be willing to consider ideas
A) they dislike.
B) they cherish.
C) of other regions.
D) that are unpopular.
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
27) Spots of sunlight on the ground cast through openings between leaves in trees above are
actually
A) images of the Sun.
B) part of a solar eclipse.
C) due to refraction of sunlight.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
28) Holding a card with a tiny opening in sunlight produces an image of the Sun on the ground
below. If you hold the card a bit closer to the ground, the pinhole image is
A) larger.
B) smaller.
C) the same size.
D) impossible to say
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
29) Beneath a sunlit tree are pinhole images of the Sun. If the tree casting the images is taller,
then the images of the Sun are
A) larger.
B) smaller.
C) the same size.
D) impossible to say
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5

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30) The pinhole experiment of casting images of the Sun with a card in sunlight depends on
A) exactly straight rays of sunlight.
B) a relatively short distance between the pinhole and the ground below.
C) round pinholes.
D) none of the above.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
31) If the pinhole experiment is conducted at the time of a partial solar eclipse when the Sun is
crescent shaped, the image will be
A) as round as with no eclipse.
B) a crescent.
C) an ellipse.
D) impossible to say
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
32) If the diameter of the solar image cast by a pinhole is equal to the diameter of a coin that just
covers it, and 110 coins would fit between the image and the pinhole, the Sun must be
A) 55 Sun diameters from Earth.
B) 110 Sun diameters from Earth.
C) not enough information
D) impossible to say
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.5
33) A simple method of measuring the distance between the Earth and the Moon is to place in
your line of sight to the Moon a
A) magnifying glass.
B) coin.
C) telescope.
D) meterstick.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5

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34) If in the pea-Moon experiment you used a grape rather than a pea, you would have to hold
the grape
A) nearer to you.
B) farther from you.
C) the same distance.
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
35) If you used a smaller pea in the pea-Moon experiment, then the Moon's distance from Earth
would be
A) longer.
B) shorter.
C) still 110 Moons away from Earth.
D) impossible to say
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
36) In the pea and Moon experiment, it is most important that
A) light travels in straight lines.
B) the Moon be 100% full.
C) the pea be green.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
37) Experiments cited in this chapter show that the distances away for both the Sun and the
Moon are
A) the same.
B) closer to Earth than was thought in 1900.
C) about 110 times their respective diameters.
D) impossible to say
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.5
38) In science, especially physics, an educated guess is called a
A) fact.
B) theory.
C) both a fact and a theory.
D) none of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6

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39) In science, a theory is
A) unchangeable.
B) an educated guess.
C) a synthesis of a large body of well-tested knowledge.
D) an opinion.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
40) In any field of science, facts
A) are absolute.
B) may change.
C) mean very little.
D) are much the same as theories.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
41) A scientific law may begin as a hypothesis that
A) is tested repeatedly and not contradicted.
B) a large group of competent observers agree as true.
C) both of these
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
42) A scientific idea that is well established and unquestionable is a
A) valid hypothesis.
B) fact of nature.
C) both of these
D) none of these
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6
43) Which of these questions lies outside the realm of science?
A) What is the purpose of life?
B) What is the nature of the human spirit?
C) both of these
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.6

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44) When a cheating scientist reports fraudulent information, he or she
A) as in many other professions, will be excused by the scientific community.
B) gets no second chance in the scientific community.
C) is elevated in the scientific community.
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
45) Which of these is a scientific statement?
A) Candied walnuts contain no sugar.
B) Things exist that we will never know about.
C) Matter is filled with undetectable particles.
D) Parts of the universe exist that will never be discovered by humans.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
46) Pseudoscience is a field of
A) knowledge deservedly gaining a large following.
B) wisdom only recently appreciated.
C) both knowledge and wisdom.
D) junk science.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
47) Most bookstores in major cities have more books on
A) pseudoscience than science.
B) science than pseudoscience.
C) not enough information to estimate
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.6
48) Science, art, and religion need not contradict one another because
A) all three involve different domains.
B) choosing the right one means no need to heed the other two.
C) choosing religion and art means no need to heed science.
D) choosing science means no need to heed religion and art.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.7

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49) Having to choose between science and religion is unnecessary
A) when you hold fast to the courage of your convictions.
B) since you know which is right and which is wrong.
C) because both operate in different realms.
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.7
50) A truly educated person is knowledgeable about
A) science.
B) the arts.
C) religion.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.7
51) Which of the following involves passion, talent, and intelligence?
A) Art
B) Literature
C) Science
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.7
52) Science and technology are
A) responsible for all the good in the world.
B) responsible for all the bad in the world.
C) actually one and the same.
D) fundamentally different from each other.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.8
53) Technology is a tool that can
A) be socially beneficial.
B) be socially harmful when abused.
C) lead to a better world.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.8

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54) The most basic of the sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology is
A) physics.
B) chemistry.
C) biology.
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.9
55) Physical and life sciences in this textbook
A) overlap.
B) are integrated.
C) both of these
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.9
56) The aurora borealis occurs
A) in the lower atmosphere.
B) in the upper atmosphere.
C) mainly in semi-tropical regions.
D) in cycles that match solar cycles.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.10
57) The aurora borealis is most closely related to
A) electric fields.
B) magnetic fields.
C) gravitational fields.
D) solar-energy fields.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.10
58) The aurora borealis is best viewed
A) during summer nighttime skies.
B) at the time of a full Moon.
C) from orbiting space stations.
D) during a lunar eclipse.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.10

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Conceptual Integrated Science, 3e (Hewitt et al.)
Chapter 2 Describing Motion
Multiple Choice Questions
1) Aristotle asserted that motion was characterized by
A) natural motion.
B) violent motion.
C) both of these
D) neither of these
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.1
2) Aristotle's view of natural laws is best understood by
A) experiment.
B) reasoning.
C) patterns.
D) mathematics.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.1
3) When Galileo dropped balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he
A) confirmed Aristotle's teachings.
B) refuted Aristotle's teachings.
C) failed in their purpose.
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.1
4) A heavy and a light ball are dropped at the same time from a high tower. The ball to reach the
ground first, assuming no air resistance, will be the
A) heavier ball.
B) lighter ball.
C) both together.
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.1

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5) In contrast to Aristotle's statements about nature, Galileo's reliance was on
A) experiment.
B) logic.
C) patterns.
D) mathematics.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
6) Science greatly moved forward when Galileo favored
A) philosophical discussions.
B) experiment.
C) non-mathematical thinking.
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
7) Galileo stated that a ball rolled along a level surface it would
A) slow down due to its natural tendency to come to rest.
B) keep rolling without slowing down if no friction acted upon it.
C) roll as long as its inertia nudged it along.
D) eventually roll in the opposite direction.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
8) When Galileo rolled a ball down and up an incline, he found that the ball rolled nearly to
A) its initial height.
B) halfway its original height.
C) three-quarters its original height.
D) higher than its original height.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
9) According to Aristotle, a rolled ball eventually comes to a stop because
A) of friction.
B) of inertia.
C) it seeks its natural state of rest.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2

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10) According to Galileo, a rolled ball eventually comes to a stop because
A) of friction.
B) of inertia.
C) it seeks its natural state of rest.
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
11) The first scientist to be credited for discovering the concept of inertia was
A) Aristotle.
B) Galileo.
C) Newton.
D) Copernicus.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
12) In Galileo's thinking, inertia is a
A) force like any other force.
B) special kind of force.
C) property of all matter.
D) concept opposite to force.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
13) According to Galileo, the test of scientific truth is
A) experiment.
B) philosophical discussion.
C) evident patterns in nature.
D) logic.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Objective: 2.2
14) A moving probe in space continues in its motion due to
A) very low friction.
B) its own inertia.
C) it seeking a continued state of motion.
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 2.2

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