CHEM 108 Midterm – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Chemistry Exam Review
Applied Research Examples - correct answer ✔✔manufacturing of glass, preparation of
fertilizers, synthesis of plastics
Basic Research Examples - correct answer ✔✔finding the composition of air, determining the
structure of an atom, discovery of the cell nucleus
Scientific Method Steps - correct answer ✔✔1. design an experiment 2. collect data 3. analyze
data 4. confirm or revise hypothesis
Which of the following experiment setups would be the best way to test your hypothesis?
1.After the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
made on their exam.
2. Before the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits.
3. Before the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
think they will make on the exam.
4. After the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
think they made on the exam. - correct answer ✔✔After the exam, give students a survey
questioning their study habits and what grade they made on their exam.
Classify the following statements regarding the law of mass conservation as true or false.
1. It explains why mass is conserved.
2.It is subject to experimentation and revision.
3. It predicts future observations.
4. It was developed from past observations. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE:It is subject to
experimentation and revision.It predicts future observations.It was developed from past
observations.
Applied Research Examples - correct answer ✔✔manufacturing of glass, preparation of
fertilizers, synthesis of plastics
Basic Research Examples - correct answer ✔✔finding the composition of air, determining the
structure of an atom, discovery of the cell nucleus
Scientific Method Steps - correct answer ✔✔1. design an experiment 2. collect data 3. analyze
data 4. confirm or revise hypothesis
Which of the following experiment setups would be the best way to test your hypothesis?
1.After the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
made on their exam.
2. Before the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits.
3. Before the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
think they will make on the exam.
4. After the exam, give students a survey questioning their study habits and what grade they
think they made on the exam. - correct answer ✔✔After the exam, give students a survey
questioning their study habits and what grade they made on their exam.
Classify the following statements regarding the law of mass conservation as true or false.
1. It explains why mass is conserved.
2.It is subject to experimentation and revision.
3. It predicts future observations.
4. It was developed from past observations. - correct answer ✔✔TRUE:It is subject to
experimentation and revision.It predicts future observations.It was developed from past
observations.
