SCIENCE AND SCIENISTS.
(SHORT QUESTIONS)
Q. 1: What is meant by the phrase 'the man in the street?
Ans. The phrase means a common man.
Q. 2: What is meant by 'jumping to conclusions?
Ans. Jumping to conclusion means to arrive at some conclusion without sufficient proof.
Q. 3: What is the meaning of ' object ' in the last sentence of the second paragraph? Give at least
two other meanings with which the word can be used?
Ans. The word 'object' means aim or purpose. Its two other meanings are as under.
Q. 4: What is the meaning of ' unambiguous '?
Ans. Unambiguous means precise and accurate.
Q. 5: What is an experiment?
Ans. An experiment means doing something carefully for the purpose of finding something true or
new.
Q. 6: In not more than three sentences explain ' why the man in the street considers chemistry to be
science and art not to be a science'?
Ans. The man in the street knows that science deals with facts and not imagination chemistry
deals with physical facts so he knows it to be a science. Art is bases on imagination, so he
feels that it is not science.
Q. 7: " I know that fat people are stupid because I have a cousin who is fat and he is very stupid "
Explain why these words reveal an unscientific outlook?
Ans. These words reveal an unscientific out look because the conclusion is without enough evidence.
Q. 8: " I've always believed that girls are less intelligent than boys. I don't care what the results of
intelligence tests show- I'm not going to change my mind." Explain why these words reveal
an unscientific outlook?
Ans. It is not necessary that every girl should be less intelligent then boys. It reveals the prejudice
of a person so the statement is unscientific.
Q. 9: Explain the difference between a fact of science and a law of science. If you are a student of
science, give an example of each?
Ans. The fact of science is an observation of some natural phenomena. A law of science is the
relation between these facts of science. For example water is made of hydrogen and oxygen.
This is a fact of science. The law of science is that if hydrogen and oxygen combine together
in fixed proportion, the result is water.
Q. 10: How do scientists prove their facts?
Ans. Scientists prove their facts by experiments.
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MANSOOR ALI SHAH.