Careers in Science

Question 3 • *26-27 CFISD TX-Chemistry A CR

What best describes the goals of scientific investigation and technological development?

Answer

Both scientific investigation and technological design aim to solve problems by making more cost-effective and affordable products.

Both scientific investigation and technological design aim to conduct experiments to uncover new information and share the results.

Scientific investigation aims to design products that can make use of new information, whereas technological development aims to conduct experiments to improve affordability and availability.

Scientific investigation aims to design and implement an experiment to learn new information, whereas technological development aims to design a product to solve a problem.

Explanation

Scientific investigation is conducted to answer questions and gain new knowledge, often by designing and carrying out experiments. Technological development uses knowledge to design products or processes that solve practical problems. Therefore, D correctly distinguishes the goal of each.

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