Chapter 1 Test 1
  • 1. A chemical can be defined as:
A) an unnatural additive placed in food
B) any substance that has a definite composition
C) a toxic substance
D) any substance that is not alive
  • 2. Inorganic chemistry is the study of:
A) the chemistry of living things
B) mathematical modeling
C) the identification of the composition of materials
D) non-carbon related compounds
  • 3. Organic chemistry is the study of:
A) properties, changes, and relationships between energy and matter
B) carbon-containing compounds
C) crystals and minerals
D) the chemistry of living things
  • 4. Technological development often occurs:
A) only to make money
B) by accident
C) in order go learn basic information
D) long after the basis research is complete
  • 5. Basic research is usually performed
A) to solve a particular problem.
B) to gain knowledge
C) to understand an environmental problem
D) to develop new products
  • 6. Applied research is carried out in order to
A) by accident
B) to learn basic information
C) to solve a particular problem
D) in order to make money
  • 7. Which of the following is an intensive property of matter?
A) mass
B) density
C) amount of energy
D) volume
  • 8. The two most important properties of all matter are
A) the ability to carry an electric current well and to hold electric charge
B) being brittle and hard
C) being malleable and ductile
D) taking up space and having mass
  • 9. An atom is
A) always made of carbon
B) the smallest unit of matter that maintains its chemical identity
C) the smallest unit of a compound
D) smaller than an electron
  • 10. A measure of the quantity of matter is
A) density
B) volume
C) mass
D) weight
  • 11. Matter includes all of the following except
A) water vapor
B) air
C) light
D) smoke
  • 12. A true statement about mass is that
A) mass is expressed in pounds
B) as the force of Earth's gravity on an object increases, the object's mass increases
C) mass is determined by comparing the mass of an object with a set of standard masses that are part of a balance
D) mass if often measured with a spring scale
  • 13. Which of the following is not a physical change?
A) cutting
B) grinding
C) burning
D) boiling
  • 14. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
A) burning
B) rusting
C) igniting
D) melting
  • 15. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen, both colorless gases, form a red-brown gas when mixed. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen are called the
A) equilibria
B) products
C) synthetics
D) reactants
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