Test Bank for Chemistry, 5th Edition, Julia
Burdge
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,Chemistry, 5e (Burdge)
Chapter 1 Chemistry: The Central Science
1) What is a unifying principle that explains a body of experimental observations?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is a tentative explanation for a set of observations?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,3) What is the term used for findings that are summarized based on a pattern or trend?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) Which of the following activities is not a part of good science?
A) Proposing a theory
B) Developing a hypothesis
C) Making quantitative observations
D) Designing experiments
E) Indulging in speculation
Answer: E
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following is a 'substance' according to the definition given in your textbook?
A) Air
B) Tap water
C) Sea water
D) Water
E) Toothpaste
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Subtopic: Classification and States of Matter; Properties of Matter
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 6) Which/of/the/following/cannot/be/separated/into/simpler/substances/by/chemical/means?
A) Element
B) Emulsion
C) Compound
D) Homogeneous/mixture
E) Heterogeneous/mixture
Answer:/ A/Difficulty
:/2/Medium
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 4./Analyze
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
7) If/a/liquid/contains/60%/sugar/and/40%/water/throughout/its/composition/then/what/is/it/ca
lled?
A) Solute
B) Compound
C) Homogeneous/mixture
D) Heterogeneous/mixture
E) Solvent
Answer:/ C/Difficulty
:/2/Medium
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 4./Analyze
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
8) Which/of/the/following/does/not/have/a/uniform/composition/throughout?
A) Element
B) Compound
C) Homogeneous/mixture
D) Heterogeneous/mixture
E) Solvent
Answer:/ D/Difficult
y:/1/Easy
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 3./Apply
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
9) Which/of/the/following/is/not/an/SI/base/unit?
A) Meter
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Burdge
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,Chemistry, 5e (Burdge)
Chapter 1 Chemistry: The Central Science
1) What is a unifying principle that explains a body of experimental observations?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is a tentative explanation for a set of observations?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2
,3) What is the term used for findings that are summarized based on a pattern or trend?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
Answer: A
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
4) Which of the following activities is not a part of good science?
A) Proposing a theory
B) Developing a hypothesis
C) Making quantitative observations
D) Designing experiments
E) Indulging in speculation
Answer: E
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following is a 'substance' according to the definition given in your textbook?
A) Air
B) Tap water
C) Sea water
D) Water
E) Toothpaste
Answer: D
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Subtopic: Classification and States of Matter; Properties of Matter
Gradable: automatic
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3
, 6) Which/of/the/following/cannot/be/separated/into/simpler/substances/by/chemical/means?
A) Element
B) Emulsion
C) Compound
D) Homogeneous/mixture
E) Heterogeneous/mixture
Answer:/ A/Difficulty
:/2/Medium
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 4./Analyze
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
7) If/a/liquid/contains/60%/sugar/and/40%/water/throughout/its/composition/then/what/is/it/ca
lled?
A) Solute
B) Compound
C) Homogeneous/mixture
D) Heterogeneous/mixture
E) Solvent
Answer:/ C/Difficulty
:/2/Medium
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 4./Analyze
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
8) Which/of/the/following/does/not/have/a/uniform/composition/throughout?
A) Element
B) Compound
C) Homogeneous/mixture
D) Heterogeneous/mixture
E) Solvent
Answer:/ D/Difficult
y:/1/Easy
Topic:/ Study/of/Chemistry/Bloo
m's:/ 3./Apply
Subtopic:/ Classification/and/States/of/Matter;/Properties/of/Matter/G
radable:/ automatic
Accessibility:/ Keyboard/Navigation
9) Which/of/the/following/is/not/an/SI/base/unit?
A) Meter
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