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LAYYANS SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

THE NAME OF SUCCESS NEW MALPUR, 7TH ROAD, PINDORA RWP (0306-6767229)
CLASS: 6th SUBJECT: General Science Unit.1: Science and Technology
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A. Answer these questions:


1. Explain the words "science" and "technology".
Ans: Science is a process of acquiring knowledge about living and non-living things.
Technology deals with using scientific principles to develop things that can do a useful job.

2. How is the work of a scientist different from that of a technologist?


Ans: Scientists make new discoveries whereas, Technologists work to make use of these discoveries to develop
useful things.

3. Define a scientific method. Briefly describe different steps involved in scientific method.
Ans: The step-by-step process of study and learning is called scientific method.

STEPS INVOLVED IN SCIENTIFIC METHOD


1. Identification of the problem 5. Experimentation
2. Make observation 6. Formation of theory
3. Collection of information 7. Formation of scientific law or principle
4. Formation of hypothesis 8. Application of Law
Explanation on Book page # 3

4. What methods are usually adopted to gather information about a problem?


Ans: Scientist obtain facts and ideas about the problem from books, journals, and other scientists. Personal
observations are also made to collect more information about the problem.

5. A theory accepted today can be rejected in future. Explain how this can happen.
Ans: As better scientific tools and instruments become available, more and more observations can be made. It
may then be found that theory does not support the new observations.

6. Is science good or bad for us? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: Science is neither good nor bad- it is a tool that can be used to benefit or harm us. Good use of science can
benefit us whereas wrong or evil use of science is harmful.

7. How can you differentiate limitations and harms of science. List down some limitations of
science.
Ans: The shortcomings and weaknesses are considered as limitations of science, but the wrong or evil use of
science is considered as harms of science.
LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE
1. It can only inform us about natural disaster but cannot stop them.
2.It is still unable to explain the supernatural.
3. It is still unable to defeat death.
4. It also cannot explain the secret behind the origin of life on earth.

8.List down three advantages and three disadvantages of science.


Advantages of Science Disadvantages of Science
1. Medical science helps us to live a healthy life. 1. Incidence of high blood pressure have increased
2. Computers and Internet help us to perform our 2. Scientific progress has caused imbalance in nature
task easily.
3. We can travel much faster by Airplanes and 3. Natural resources of earth are getting polluted.
Trains.
Choose the most appropriate answer:

1. Science is the _________ of acquiring knowledge about living and non-living things.
a) process (b) method (c) theory (d) law
2. The first step in scientific method is_________ the problems.
a) Solving (b) identifying (c) removing (d) creating
3. Science deals with discovering new principles, while _________ deals with using these principles to
make things.
a) mathematics (b) chemistry (c) technology (d) biology
4. We can use computer to send letters through ________
a) email (b) post (c) telegraph (d) radio
5. The second step in scientific method is:
a) observation (b) hypothesis (c) experimentation (d) theory

6. The step-by-step process of study and learning is called ____________.


a) science (b) technology (c) theory (d) scientific method
7. People who develop new technologies are called __________.
a) scientists (b) technologists (c) doctor (d) mechanic
8. There are _________ branches of natural science:
a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five

9. Scientific progress has also caused imbalance in ________.


a) science (b) technology (c) nature (d) universe

10. Physics is the study of matter and _________.


a) energy (b) velocity (c) mass (d) time

Answers.
1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. a
6. d 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. a

Word Meanings
Words Meanings
Information ‫معلومات‬
Experiment ‫تجربہ‬
Law ‫قانون‬
Advantages ‫فوائد‬
Disadvantages ‫نقصانات‬

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