FACT?
THEORY?
HYPOTHESIS?
BELIEF?
Read the following statements. Discuss and decide in your group whether each is a fact (F),
a theory (T), a hypothesis (H), or a belief (B). Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
_____ 1. The Earth is approximately 4.6 Billion years old.
_____ 2. Water is H20.
_____ 3. Evolution involves a combination of chance events and selective forces.
_____ 4. E = mc2
_____ 5. The teacher is always right.
_____ 6. The continents once were all connected and now are drifting apart.
_____ 7. If I put my finger in a stapler and push, my finger will bleed.
_____ 8. When a baseball is thrown out of a spaceship traveling at light speed,
the baseball will travel faster than the speed of light.
_____ 9. Species change over time because certain individuals are better able
to survive, find mates, and pass on their genes to the next generation.
_____ 10. Break a mirror and you will have seven years of bad luck.