Suppose You Could Float in Space Just a Few Meters

question 21

Multiple Choice

Suppose you could float in space just a few meters above Saturn's rings.What would you see as you looked down on the rings?

• A)a solid,shiny surface,looking much like a piece of a DVD but a lot bigger
• B)countless icy particles,ranging in size from dust grains to large boulders
• C)dozens of large "moonlets" made of metal and rock,each a few kilometers across
• D)Nothing-up close,the rings would be so completely invisible that you'd have no way to know they are there.They can be seen only from a distance.

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Definitions:

Construct Validity

The extent to which an assessment accurately measures what it is supposed to measure.

Criterion Validity

The extent to which a measure is related to an outcome. It assesses whether a test reflects a certain set of abilities by correlating test results with a criterion measure.

Face Validity

The extent to which a test appears to measure what it is supposed to measure at face value.

Naturalist Intelligence

A type of intelligence described by Howard Gardner, involving sensitivity to and understanding of the natural world and living things.