Chapter 1

1) In science, an educated guess is a

A) hypothesis.
B) theory.
C) both of these.
2) The synthesis of a large collection of information that
contains well-tested and verified hypotheses about
certain aspects of the world is known as a scientific
A) fact.
B) hypothesis.
C) law or principle.
D) theory.
E) none of these.
3) Which of the following is a scientific statement?
A) The moon is made of green cheese.
B) There are things we will never know about.
C) Matter is filled with undetectable particles.
D) There are parts of the universe that will never be
found by man.
E) none of these
4) A scientific hypothesis may turn out to be right or it
may turn out to be wrong. If it is a valid hypothesis,
there must be a test for proving it
A) right.
B) wrong.
5) The statement, "There are regions beneath the Earth's
crust that will always be beyond the reach of scientific
investigation" is a
A) fact.
B) speculation.
C) hypothesis.
D) scientific statement.
E) theory.
6) Of the sciences known as physics, chemistry, and
biology, the most basic is
A) physics.
B) chemistry.
C) biology.
D) none in particular, as each may be considered
fundamental.
7) A scientific idea that is so well established that it
cannot be questioned is
A) a hypothesis.
B) a theory.
C) a law.
D) not possible, any idea may be questioned.

Chapter 2
8) As an object freely falls downward, its
A) velocity increases.
B) acceleration increases.
C) both of these.
D) none of these.
9) Whirl a rock at the end of a string on an ice-covered
pond and it follows a circular path. If the string breaks,
the tendency of the rock is to
A) continue to follow a circular path.
B) follow a straight-line path.
10) A sheet of paper can be withdrawn from under a
container of milk without toppling it if the paper is
jerked quickly. This best demonstrates that
A) the milk carton has no acceleration.
B) there is an action-reaction pair of forces.
C) gravity tends to hold the milk carton secure.
D) the milk carton has inertia.
E) none of these.
11) The gain in speed each second for a freely-falling
object is about
A) 0.
B) 5 m/s.
C) 10 m/s.
D) 20 m/s.
E) depends on the initial speed.
12) A package falls off a truck that is moving at 30 m/s.
Neglecting air resistance, the horizontal speed of the
package just before it hits the ground is
A) zero.
B) less than 30 m/s but larger than zero.
C) about 30 m/s.
D) more than 30 m/s.
E) more information needed for an estimate.
13) In space and far from any star and planet, an
astronaut throws a ball away from her into empty space
as hard as she can. The ball will
A) continue to move in a straight line.
B) move in a circle around her.
C) slows and eventually stop
D) none of these