Chapter 1: The Nature of Science and the Characteristics of Life

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Please read this article: The Best Science Show on Television? and answer the following questions.

1. What is the definition of “myth” used in this article?

a) Common stories from common people
b) False stories which developed out of real events
c) Fabricated lies made by evil people
d) Hypotheses taken from folklore, history, movies, the Internet, and urban legends

2. In the article, what were Hyneman and Savage, the MythBusters scientists, investigating?

a) The smell of ping pong balls on sinking ships
b) The cause of the Hindenburg’s explosive fire
c) The ability of hydrogen to react with tomato juice
d) The potential for cell phones to ignite while filling up a tank of gas

3. How does the MythBusters show actually demonstrate the scientific method?

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