Questions

1.

With which of the following procedures does the scientific method necessarily begin?

(a)

Making a hypothesis

(b)

Making predictions

(c)

Making observations

(d)

Identifying patters

(e)

It can begin anywhere

2.

From the data in Table1.3 one can reliably conclude that

(a)

Students born in the fall are more likely to own a car than students born in the spring.

(b)

Students born in the summer are most likely to own a car.

(c)

Students born in the winter probably do not own cars.

(d)

Students are just as likely to own a car as not.

(e)

None of the above.

3.

Which of the following objects has the most symmetry:

(a)

A triangle

(b)

A rectangle

(c)

A square

(d)

A parallelogram

(e)

The answer depends on the aesthetic sense of the observer.