Chapter 01
Chemistry: The Study of Change
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
A tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further experimentation is referred to as
A. a hypothesis.
B. a law.
C. a theory.
D. none of the above.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
2.
A concise verbal or mathematical statement of a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same
conditions is referred to as
A. a hypothesis.
B. a law.
C. a theory.
D. none of the above.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
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3. A unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations is referred to as
A. a hypothesis.
B. a law.
C. a theory.
D. none of the above.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
4. Complete the following sentence. A hypothesis is
A. a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B.
a statement describing a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions.
C. a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations.
D. a model used to visualize the invisible.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
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5. Complete the following sentence. A scientific law is
A. a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B.
a statement describing a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions.
C. a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations.
D. a model used to visualize the invisible.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
6. Complete the following sentence. A theory is
A. a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B.
a statement describing a relationship between phenomena that is always the same under the same conditions.
C. a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations.
D. a model used to visualize the invisible.
Bloom's Level: 2. Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Section: 01.03
Subtopic: Scientific Method
Topic: Study of Chemistry
1-3
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Education.