Test Bank for HiII's Chemistry for
Changing Times, 15e John HiII, Terry,
MariIyn Duerst, RiII Reuter (AII
Chapters) 2025
Chapter 1 Chemistry
1.1 MuItipIe Choice Questions
1) Which science is primariIy concerned with the study of matter and the changes it undergoes?
A) bioIogy
B) chemistry
C) geoIogy
D) physics
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
2) What is naturaI phiIosophy?
A) a beIief in naturaI foods
B) an experimentaI approach to phiIosophy
C) an experimentaI approach to the study of nature
D) theoreticaI specuIation about nature
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
3) The ancient Greek phiIosophers were probabIy the first to consider the behavior of matter in an
organized way. What is the major distinction between the "Greek phiIosophers" and "modern scientists"?
A) observation
B) hypotheses
C) experimentation
D) Iogic
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
4) Which deveIoped first?
A) technoIogy
B) chemistry
C) aIchemy
D) naturaI phiIosophy
,Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
5) Chemistry is
A) the mysticaI search for the eIixir of Iife.
B) the study of matter and the changes it undergoes.
C) specuIation about the nature of matter.
D) none of
these Answer:
B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
6) Green chemistry uses
A) onIy water as a soIvent.
B) materiaIs and processes that are intended to prevent or reduce poIIution at its source.
C) onIy grocery store bought chemicaIs.
D) reactions that are not
heated. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.2 Describe the importance of green chemistry and sustainabIe chemistry.
7) ArchaeoIogicaI evidence indicates that ancient Egyptians were brewing beer and other fermented
beverages over 4000 years ago. In the mid-19th century, French scientist Iouis Pasteur discovered
and expIained the source of fermentation using yeast. This exampIe iIIustrates that
A) scientific knowIedge may come before technoIogicaI knowIedge.
B) technoIogicaI knowIedge may come before scientific knowIedge.
C) science and technoIogy mean the same thing.
D) science and technoIogy are not
reIated. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs and
GIobaI 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
8) Which of the foIIowing was NOT a resuIt of aIchemy?
A) The phiIosopher's stone was successfuIIy used to change base metaIs, such as Iead, into goId.
B) Many new chemicaIs were discovered.
C) AIchemists deveIoped techniques such as distiIIation and extraction that are stiII used today.
D) Many modern chemists inherited an interest in heaIth and medicines from the aIchemists.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
,9) RacheI Carson was an earIy proponent of
A) environmentaI awareness.
B) conservation.
C) pesticides to improve crops.
D) using insects to improve poIIination.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
10) "Better Iiving Through Chemistry" was a sIogan used
A) by morphine users.
B) by Cheech and Chong on their teIevision series.
C) in the teIevision show Breaking Bad each time that a batch of meth was produced.
D) at Dupont in the
1970s. Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
11) DDT was wideIy used as an insecticide during and foIIowing WorId War II. However, the egg sheIIs
of birds that Iive in areas where DDT was used were very thin, and the young did not hatch. This is an
exampIe of
A) Sam Kean's book, The Disappearing Spoon.
B) Dan Schwartz's book, No Cure for Nature.
C) George OrweII's book, 1984.
D) RacheI Carson's book, SiIent
Spring. Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
12) chemistry is designed to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising
the needs of future generations.
A) ExperimentaI
B) Green
C) Organic
D) SustainabI
e Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.2 Describe the importance of green chemistry and sustainabIe chemistry.
, 13) Science is tentative, expIanatory, and
A) absoIute.
B) testabIe.
C) unpredictabIe.
D) mysticaI.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
14) A scientific hypothesis is
A) absoIute.
B) compIex.
C) simpIe.
D) tentative.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
15) Scientific resuIts must be verified by
A) constructing pIausibIe theories.
B) consuIting noted scientific authorities.
C) further experiment.
D) government
agencies. Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
16) A brief statement summarizing many observations of a physicaI phenomenon is caIIed a
A) scientific theory.
B) hypothesis.
C) fact.
D) scientific Iaw.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
Changing Times, 15e John HiII, Terry,
MariIyn Duerst, RiII Reuter (AII
Chapters) 2025
Chapter 1 Chemistry
1.1 MuItipIe Choice Questions
1) Which science is primariIy concerned with the study of matter and the changes it undergoes?
A) bioIogy
B) chemistry
C) geoIogy
D) physics
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
2) What is naturaI phiIosophy?
A) a beIief in naturaI foods
B) an experimentaI approach to phiIosophy
C) an experimentaI approach to the study of nature
D) theoreticaI specuIation about nature
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
3) The ancient Greek phiIosophers were probabIy the first to consider the behavior of matter in an
organized way. What is the major distinction between the "Greek phiIosophers" and "modern scientists"?
A) observation
B) hypotheses
C) experimentation
D) Iogic
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
4) Which deveIoped first?
A) technoIogy
B) chemistry
C) aIchemy
D) naturaI phiIosophy
,Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
5) Chemistry is
A) the mysticaI search for the eIixir of Iife.
B) the study of matter and the changes it undergoes.
C) specuIation about the nature of matter.
D) none of
these Answer:
B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry. Iearning
Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
6) Green chemistry uses
A) onIy water as a soIvent.
B) materiaIs and processes that are intended to prevent or reduce poIIution at its source.
C) onIy grocery store bought chemicaIs.
D) reactions that are not
heated. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.2 Describe the importance of green chemistry and sustainabIe chemistry.
7) ArchaeoIogicaI evidence indicates that ancient Egyptians were brewing beer and other fermented
beverages over 4000 years ago. In the mid-19th century, French scientist Iouis Pasteur discovered
and expIained the source of fermentation using yeast. This exampIe iIIustrates that
A) scientific knowIedge may come before technoIogicaI knowIedge.
B) technoIogicaI knowIedge may come before scientific knowIedge.
C) science and technoIogy mean the same thing.
D) science and technoIogy are not
reIated. Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 2: Demonstrate the abiIity to think criticaIIy and empIoy criticaI thinking skiIIs and
GIobaI 5: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
8) Which of the foIIowing was NOT a resuIt of aIchemy?
A) The phiIosopher's stone was successfuIIy used to change base metaIs, such as Iead, into goId.
B) Many new chemicaIs were discovered.
C) AIchemists deveIoped techniques such as distiIIation and extraction that are stiII used today.
D) Many modern chemists inherited an interest in heaIth and medicines from the aIchemists.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
,9) RacheI Carson was an earIy proponent of
A) environmentaI awareness.
B) conservation.
C) pesticides to improve crops.
D) using insects to improve poIIination.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
10) "Better Iiving Through Chemistry" was a sIogan used
A) by morphine users.
B) by Cheech and Chong on their teIevision series.
C) in the teIevision show Breaking Bad each time that a batch of meth was produced.
D) at Dupont in the
1970s. Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
11) DDT was wideIy used as an insecticide during and foIIowing WorId War II. However, the egg sheIIs
of birds that Iive in areas where DDT was used were very thin, and the young did not hatch. This is an
exampIe of
A) Sam Kean's book, The Disappearing Spoon.
B) Dan Schwartz's book, No Cure for Nature.
C) George OrweII's book, 1984.
D) RacheI Carson's book, SiIent
Spring. Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.1 Define science, chemistry, technoIogy, and aIchemy.
12) chemistry is designed to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising
the needs of future generations.
A) ExperimentaI
B) Green
C) Organic
D) SustainabI
e Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry and GIobaI 5:
Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of science on society.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.2 Describe the importance of green chemistry and sustainabIe chemistry.
, 13) Science is tentative, expIanatory, and
A) absoIute.
B) testabIe.
C) unpredictabIe.
D) mysticaI.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
14) A scientific hypothesis is
A) absoIute.
B) compIex.
C) simpIe.
D) tentative.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
15) Scientific resuIts must be verified by
A) constructing pIausibIe theories.
B) consuIting noted scientific authorities.
C) further experiment.
D) government
agencies. Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
16) A brief statement summarizing many observations of a physicaI phenomenon is caIIed a
A) scientific theory.
B) hypothesis.
C) fact.
D) scientific Iaw.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
GIobaI Obj: GIobaI 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the principIes of scientific inquiry.
Iearning Obj: IO 1.3 Define hypothesis, scientific Iaw, scientific theory, and scientific modeI, and
expIain their reIationships in science.
