Edition by Julia Burdge
All CHAPTERS 1-25 WITH RATIONALES|A+Pass
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, Chapter 1
Student name:
1)What is a unifying principle that explains a body of experimental observations?
A) Law
B) Hypothesis
C) Theory
D) Phenomena
E) Prediction
ANS: C
2)Which of the following is a tentative explanation for a set of observations?
A) Law
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B) Hypothesis
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C) Theory
D) Phenomena
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E) Prediction
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ANS: B
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
ANS: A
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
ANS: E
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
ANS: D
6)Which of the following cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means?
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A) Element
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B) Emulsion
C) Compound
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D) Homogeneous mixture
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E) Heterogeneous mixture
ANS: A
7)If a liquid contains 60% sugar and 40% water throughout its composition then what is it
called?
A) Solute
B) Compound
C) Homogeneous mixture
D) Heterogeneous mixture
E) Solvent
ANS: C
8)Which of the following does not have a uniform composition throughout?
A) Element
B) Compound
, C) Homogeneous mixture
D) Heterogeneous mixture
E) Solvent
ANS: D
9)Which of the following is not an SI base unit?
A) Meter
B) Ampere
C) Second
D) Gram
E) Kelvin
ANS: D
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10)The SI base unit of mass is
A) mg.
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B) g.
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C) kg.
D) metric ton.
E) lb.
ANS: C
11)The SI prefix mega- (M) means
A) 10–6.
B) 10–3.
C) 103.
D) 106.
E) 109.
ANS: D
12)The SI prefixes milli- and mega- represent, respectively: