Quiz 1

A  They reject data because it does not fit their preferred hypothesis rejecting data just because it does not fit your preferred hypothesis is called “cherry picking”.

B  They gather data to determine whether or not their hypothesis was correct

C  They can refine, change, or reject their hypotheses depending on the data they collected

D  If all data is consistent with a particular hypothesis, it could become a theory

A  Large groups of climate change experts from different countries appointed by themselves who write what they know about climate change

B  Large groups of climate change experts who get together and apply for grant funding from governments to study climate change

C  Large groups of scientists from all fields appointed by the worlds governments who write what they know about climate change

D  Large groups of climate change experts appointed by the world governments who write what they know about climate change

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  Social science shows that the public generally accepts all information given to them by physical scientists
Social science shows that humans will default to positions that reinforce connections in their social groups

B  Social science shows that humans are too busy to do all of our own research, so often rely on opinion leaders who we trust on other topics
Social science shows that humans will default to positions that reinforce connections in their social groups

C  Social science shows that the public generally accepts all information given to them by physical scientists
Social science shows that humans are only able to believe scientific information if it is taught to them in a school setting

D  Social science shows that humans are too busy to do all of our own research, so often rely on opinion leaders who we trust on other topics
Social science shows that humans are only able to believe scientific information if it is taught to them in a school setting

A  They try to convince the public that climate change is happening and they should be worried
They try to convince the public that there is no consensus among scientists that climate change is happening
They try to convince the public that temperature records are unreliable, and the data is inconclusive

B  They try to convince the public that current climate change is naturally occurring and humans have no control over it
They try to convince the public that there is no consensus among scientists that climate change is happening
They try to convince the public that climate change is happening and they should be worried

C  They try to convince the public that current climate change is naturally occurring and humans have no control over it
They try to convince the public that climate change is happening and they should be worried
They try to convince the public that temperature records are unreliable, and the data is inconclusive

D  They try to convince the public that current climate change is naturally occurring and humans have no control over it
They try to convince the public that there is no consensus among scientists that climate change is happening
They try to convince the public that temperature records are unreliable, and the data is inconclusive

A  When scientists publish their findings in a peer reviewed journal

B  A possible but untested explanation for set of observations

C  A generally accepted explanation for set of observations

D  Needing to gather more data in order to refine an explanation of a set of observations

A  A generally accepted explanation for set of observations

B  When scientists publish their findings in a peer reviewed journal

C  Needing to gather more data in order to refine an explanation of a set of observations

D  A possible but untested explanation for set of observations

A  Between 70 and 80

B  Between 90 and 100

C  Between 10 and 20

D  Between 60 and 70

A  True

B  False