SCMH 1011 Midterm questions with
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What are the different scientific agencies within the U.S. federal government? - correct answer
✔✔- NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- DOE (Department of Energy)
- NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
The raw data or raw information. - correct answer ✔✔Observation
An explanation of patterns in the data. - correct answer ✔✔Interpretation
A type of literacy used by scientist to clarify scientific works or scientific phenomenon. - correct
answer ✔✔Graphical Literacy
What can graphical literacy also be referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔Verbal literacy
Why does science use graphical literacies? - correct answer ✔✔- Science is cutting edge.
Therefore it is often ahead of language and does not always have words for what it is talking
about.
- Many scientific discoveries are too difficult to describe, present, or demonstrate verbally.
- Science is about showing and not just telling.
, What graphical tools does science use in order to help bring out patterns and make
observations obvious? - correct answer ✔✔- Pictures
- Graphs
- Diagrams
- Flow Charts
- Maps
- Tables
A mathematical method of writing numbers using powers of ten. - correct answer ✔✔Scientific
Notation
True or False: In scientific notation, 10 is expressed as e. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are orders of magnitude used for? - correct answer ✔✔To make approximate
comparisons.
True or False: Orders of magnitude are usually represented in powers of 10. - correct answer
✔✔True
What are the two main systems of measurement? - correct answer ✔✔Standard and Metric
What can the standard system also be referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔- Imperial U.S.
Customary
- English
- Inch
What do auto mechanics call the standard system? - correct answer ✔✔SAE for Society of
Automotive Engineers
verified answers already passed
What are the different scientific agencies within the U.S. federal government? - correct answer
✔✔- NASA (National Aeronautics & Space Administration)
- CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- DOE (Department of Energy)
- NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
The raw data or raw information. - correct answer ✔✔Observation
An explanation of patterns in the data. - correct answer ✔✔Interpretation
A type of literacy used by scientist to clarify scientific works or scientific phenomenon. - correct
answer ✔✔Graphical Literacy
What can graphical literacy also be referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔Verbal literacy
Why does science use graphical literacies? - correct answer ✔✔- Science is cutting edge.
Therefore it is often ahead of language and does not always have words for what it is talking
about.
- Many scientific discoveries are too difficult to describe, present, or demonstrate verbally.
- Science is about showing and not just telling.
, What graphical tools does science use in order to help bring out patterns and make
observations obvious? - correct answer ✔✔- Pictures
- Graphs
- Diagrams
- Flow Charts
- Maps
- Tables
A mathematical method of writing numbers using powers of ten. - correct answer ✔✔Scientific
Notation
True or False: In scientific notation, 10 is expressed as e. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are orders of magnitude used for? - correct answer ✔✔To make approximate
comparisons.
True or False: Orders of magnitude are usually represented in powers of 10. - correct answer
✔✔True
What are the two main systems of measurement? - correct answer ✔✔Standard and Metric
What can the standard system also be referred to as? - correct answer ✔✔- Imperial U.S.
Customary
- English
- Inch
What do auto mechanics call the standard system? - correct answer ✔✔SAE for Society of
Automotive Engineers
