SCMH 1010 READING CHECKS. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
Science can be thought of as the process of:
a) trusting your senses.
b) relying on received wisdom.
c) asking questions, making observations, and arriving at conclusions.
d) learning lots of facts and definitions and working mathematical problems. - ANS c) asking
questions, making observations, and arriving at conclusions.
Science affecting our daily lives is exemplified by:
a) relying on hunches to solve crimes.
b) using DNA evidence in criminal investigations.
c) seeking the help of people with psychic visions in police work.
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,d) relying entirely on preconceptions to identify people who may have committed crimes. -
ANS b) using DNA evidence in criminal investigations.
Which of the following is least likely be categorized as "science"?
a) Determining the qualities of a pigment used in a famous painting
b) Determining the age of the marble used to make a famous statue
c) Determining the aesthetic properties of a famous poem
d) Determining the thickness of paper on which a work of Shakespeare was written - ANS c)
Determining the aesthetic properties of a famous poem
You notice that when the parchment paper of an ancient document is exposed to a certain
chemical, the parchment paper becomes a different color. What have you done?
a) used reason and the insight of your mind
b) relied on received wisdom
c) performed an experiment
d) made an observation - ANS d) made an observation
Quantitative measurements lend themselves more readily to:
a) mathematical equations.
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,b) observations of nature.
c) experimentations in nature.
d) manipulations of nature - ANS a) mathematical equations.
The symbolic equation A = kB3 means which of the following?
a) B is proportional to the square of A.
b) B is proportional to the cube of A.
c) A is proportional to the square of B.
d) A is proportional to the cube of B. - ANS d) A is proportional to the cube of B.
"Magnets have two oppositely polarized ends" is which of the following?
a) A scientific law
b) A scientific hypothesis
c) A scientific fact
d) A scientific theory - ANS c) A scientific fact
What is a scientific theory?
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, a) A tentative, educated guess.
b) A confirmed observation about the natural world.
c) A statement of a regular, predictable pattern of behavior in nature.
d) A well-substantiated explanatory description of the world based on a larger number of
independently verified observational and experimental tests. - ANS d) A well-substantiated
explanatory description of the world based on a larger number of independently verified
observational and experimental tests.
Which statement about a scientific theory is true?
a) Any change to the theory effectively refutes it.
b) The theory is upgraded to a law of nature.
c) The theory undergoes constant testing and is subject to revision and refutation.
d) The theory has been conclusively proven within its particular realm. - ANS c) The theory
undergoes constant testing and is subject to revision and refutation.
Which of the following is an example of a scientific law?
a) evolution.
b) string theory.
c) general relativity.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
2026/2027
Science can be thought of as the process of:
a) trusting your senses.
b) relying on received wisdom.
c) asking questions, making observations, and arriving at conclusions.
d) learning lots of facts and definitions and working mathematical problems. - ANS c) asking
questions, making observations, and arriving at conclusions.
Science affecting our daily lives is exemplified by:
a) relying on hunches to solve crimes.
b) using DNA evidence in criminal investigations.
c) seeking the help of people with psychic visions in police work.
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,d) relying entirely on preconceptions to identify people who may have committed crimes. -
ANS b) using DNA evidence in criminal investigations.
Which of the following is least likely be categorized as "science"?
a) Determining the qualities of a pigment used in a famous painting
b) Determining the age of the marble used to make a famous statue
c) Determining the aesthetic properties of a famous poem
d) Determining the thickness of paper on which a work of Shakespeare was written - ANS c)
Determining the aesthetic properties of a famous poem
You notice that when the parchment paper of an ancient document is exposed to a certain
chemical, the parchment paper becomes a different color. What have you done?
a) used reason and the insight of your mind
b) relied on received wisdom
c) performed an experiment
d) made an observation - ANS d) made an observation
Quantitative measurements lend themselves more readily to:
a) mathematical equations.
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,b) observations of nature.
c) experimentations in nature.
d) manipulations of nature - ANS a) mathematical equations.
The symbolic equation A = kB3 means which of the following?
a) B is proportional to the square of A.
b) B is proportional to the cube of A.
c) A is proportional to the square of B.
d) A is proportional to the cube of B. - ANS d) A is proportional to the cube of B.
"Magnets have two oppositely polarized ends" is which of the following?
a) A scientific law
b) A scientific hypothesis
c) A scientific fact
d) A scientific theory - ANS c) A scientific fact
What is a scientific theory?
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, a) A tentative, educated guess.
b) A confirmed observation about the natural world.
c) A statement of a regular, predictable pattern of behavior in nature.
d) A well-substantiated explanatory description of the world based on a larger number of
independently verified observational and experimental tests. - ANS d) A well-substantiated
explanatory description of the world based on a larger number of independently verified
observational and experimental tests.
Which statement about a scientific theory is true?
a) Any change to the theory effectively refutes it.
b) The theory is upgraded to a law of nature.
c) The theory undergoes constant testing and is subject to revision and refutation.
d) The theory has been conclusively proven within its particular realm. - ANS c) The theory
undergoes constant testing and is subject to revision and refutation.
Which of the following is an example of a scientific law?
a) evolution.
b) string theory.
c) general relativity.
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