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Chapter 9: Nature of Science and Physics

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1. Physics laws are usually expressed in the form of ____.

A Stories
B Mathematical relations
C Poems
D Pictures

2. Which statement is falsifiable?

A All natural events follow laws
B This claim can be tested by experiment
C Science is interesting
D Nature is beautiful

3. Which of the following is an application of physics?

A Poetry
B Medicine
C Grammar
D Painting

4. Which of the following is a physical science?

A Biology
B Sociology
C Physics
D Psychology

5. Which field of physics studies light?

A Mechanics
B Optics
C Acoustics
D Atomic physics

6. Which quality is essential for a physicist?

A Curiosity
B Imagination only
C Wealth
D Fame

7. Physics studies matter, energy, space, and ____.

A Language
B Culture
C Time
D Religion

8. Physics helps us understand the universe by using ____.

A Myths
B Experiments and mathematics
C Opinions
D Traditions

9. Which is NOT a sub-field of physics?

A Mechanics
B Optics
C Botany
D Thermodynamics

10. Which branch deals with motion and forces?

A Optics
B Thermodynamics
C Mechanics
D Nuclear physics

11. Scientific knowledge grows mainly through ____.

A Arguments
B Experiments and discussion
C Opinions
D Traditions

12. Which comes first in scientific study?

A Law
B Theory
C Hypothesis
D Technology

13. Which is more general?

A Hypothesis
B Theory
C Observation
D Experiment

14. Which term describes repeated testing of ideas?

A Observation
B Experimentation
C Imagination
D Opinion

15. Which is an example of technology?

A Newton’s laws
B Mobile phone
C Theory of motion
D Scientific method

16. What is physics mainly the study of?

A Living organisms
B Matter and energy
C Languages
D History

17. A scientific law describes ____.

A Why something happens
B How something happens
C Who discovered it
D Where it is used

18. Which of the following best defines science?

A Collection of beliefs
B Systematic study of nature
C Religious practice
D Artistic expression

19. Scientific laws are valid as long as they are ____.

A Popular
B Not challenged
C Supported by experiments
D Old

20. Falsifiability means a scientific statement must be ____.

A Popular
B Testable
C Complex
D Permanent

21. Which statement is true about science?

A It never changes
B It grows with new evidence
C It is based on belief
D It avoids testing

22. Which statement best defines a scientific law?

A It explains observations
B It predicts behavior under certain conditions
C It is a personal idea
D It cannot be tested

23. Which of the following is included in physics?

A Poetry
B Matter
C Grammar
D Art

24. Physicists mainly try to understand ____.

A Human behavior
B Natural phenomena
C Economic systems
D Political systems

25. Which is NOT a characteristic of scientific method?

A Testability
B Repeatability
C Blind belief
D Observation

26. Technology mainly focuses on ____.

A Discovering laws
B Applying scientific knowledge
C Forming hypotheses
D Testing theories

27. In science, researchers usually share their results through ____.

A Stories
B Poems
C Publications
D Songs

28. Science is best described as a ____ process.

A Individual
B Random
C Collaborative
D Secret

29. Engineering differs from science because it focuses on ____.

A Discovering facts
B Applying knowledge
C Forming laws
D Making hypotheses

30. Physics contributes most directly to which field?

A Art
B Engineering
C History
D Geography

31. Physics is a part of which group of sciences?

A Life sciences
B Social sciences
C Physical sciences
D Computer sciences

32. What is one major role of physicists?

A Writing novels
B Discovering natural laws
C Teaching languages
D Selling products

33. What is a hypothesis?

A A proven fact
B A tentative explanation
C A scientific law
D A final conclusion

34. Which sub-field deals with electric charges?

A Mechanics
B Electromagnetism
C Thermodynamics
D Optics

35. Astrophysics mainly studies ____.

A Plants
B Stars and galaxies
C Sound waves
D Electric circuits

36. A hypothesis is usually based on ____.

A Guesswork only
B Observations
C Opinions
D Beliefs

37. Which sub-field of physics studies heat?

A Electronics
B Thermodynamics
C Astrophysics
D Geophysics

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