Test 2

Question 1

Air Resistance

Answer 1

The drag that air produces on objects traveling through it.

Question 2

Counter Example

Answer 2

An example that contradicts a solution.

Question 3

Phlogiston

Answer 3

A substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and given off during burning.

Question 4

Combustion

Answer 4

A chemical reaction in which chemicals of the substance that is burning react with oxygen in the air.

Question 5

Hypothesis

Answer 5

An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

Question 6

Theory

Answer 6

A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.

Question 7

Scientific Law

Answer 7

A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

Question 8

Superconductivity

Answer 8

The idea that at certain temperatures, energy can flow through a substance without resistance.

Question 9

Scientific Method

Answer 9

Observation
Hypothesis
Test hypothesis
Theory
Test Theory
Scientific Law

Question 10

Three Limitations of Science

Answer 10

1. Science can prove nothing.
2. Science is not 100% reliable.
3. Science must conform to the scientific method.