"Myths of Science and Technology" Quiz

Directions: Each statement below is about science. Some statements are True and some are False. Write a "T"
if it is true and an "F" if false. Then briefly write 2-3 sentences to support your answer.

True 1. Science is a system of beliefs.

False 2. Most scientists are men because males are better at scientific thinking.
False 3. Scientists rely heavily on imagination to carry out their work.
True 4. Scientists are totally objective in their work.
True 5. The scientific method is the accepted guide for conducting research.
True 6. Experiments are carried out to prove cause-and-effect relationships.
True 7. All scientific ideas are discovered and tested by controlled experiments.
True 8. A hypothesis is an educated guess.
True 9. When a theory has been supported by a great deal of scientific evidence, it becomes a law.
True 10. Scientific ideas are tentative and can be modified or disproved, but never proved.
True 11. Technology preceded science in the history of civilization.
True 12. In time, science can solve most of society’s problems.

"Myths of Science" Quiz

Directions: Each statement below is about science. Some statements are True and some are False. Write a "T"
if it is true and an "F" if false. Then briefly write 2-3 sentences to support your answer.

True 1. Science is a system of beliefs.

False 2. Most scientists are men because males are better at scientific thinking.
False 3. Scientists rely heavily on imagination to carry out their work.
True 4. Scientists are totally objective in their work.
True 5. The scientific method is the accepted guide for conducting research.
True 6. Experiments are carried out to prove cause-and-effect relationships.
True 7. All scientific ideas are discovered and tested by controlled experiments.
True 8. A hypothesis is an educated guess.
True 9. When a theory has been supported by a great deal of scientific evidence, it becomes a law.
True 10. Scientific ideas are tentative and can be modified or disproved, but never proved.
True 11. Technology preceded science in the history of civilization.
True 12. In time, science can solve most of society’s problems.

"Myths of Science" Quiz

Directions: Each statement below is about science. Some statements are True and some are False. Write a "T"
if it is true and an "F" if false. Then briefly write 2-3 sentences to support your answer.

False 1. Science is a system of beliefs.

False 2. Most scientists are men because males are better at scientific thinking.
False 3. Scientists rely heavily on imagination to carry out their work.
True 4. Scientists are totally objective in their work.
True 5. The scientific method is the accepted guide for conducting research.
True 6. Experiments are carried out to prove cause-and-effect relationships.
True 7. All scientific ideas are discovered and tested by controlled experiments.
True 8. A hypothesis is an educated guess.
True 9. When a theory has been supported by a great deal of scientific evidence, it becomes a law.
False 10. Scientific ideas are tentative and can be modified or disproved, but never proved.
True 11. Technology preceded science in the history of civilization.
True 12. In time, science can solve most of society’s problems.
Explanation:
1. Science is not a system of beliefs. It is not a belief, it is based on facts. A systematic long process with a
great supporting evidence.
2. It is false because it is not about the sex of a person it is all about on how can someone contribute in
term sof critical thinking on solving the mysteries in all things.
3. Scientists are not relying only on their imagination. Scientists faced thousands of research just to give
the right explanation or facts.
4. Objective because it must be done rationally. It is not creating ideas by opinions, but it is creating many
logical ideas that support the topic.
5. It is true since most of the researchers need some facts and ideas.
6. True because in that way manipulating the variables can confidently know what outcome was occurring.
7. True because in experiments it is where we can truly see if our hypothesis is right or wrong.
8. True that hypothesis is an educated guess. Hypothesis is limited evidence that can be predicted.
9. True that the theory becomes a law when it is supported by a great deal of evidence.
10. False it can be disapproved but it can also be approved by supporting a great scientific evidence.
11. True because technology has a great impact not only to people but also to the development of their
living and how to process.
12. True that science can solve most of society’s problems. It can give an explanation in all things, it also
helps to make our life easier and it gives knowledge by means of theories.