Chapter 1 Test 1
  • 1. A chemical can be defined as:
A) any substance that has a definite composition
B) an unnatural additive placed in food
C) any substance that is not alive
D) a toxic substance
  • 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) carbon-containing compounds
B) properties, changes, and relationships between energy and matter
C) crystals and minerals
D) the chemistry of living things
  • 4. Technological development often occurs:
A) long after the basis research is complete
B) in order go learn basic information
C) by accident
D) only to make money
  • 5. Basic research is usually performed
A) to solve a particular problem.
B) to develop new products
C) to understand an environmental problem
D) to gain knowledge
  • 6. Applied research is carried out in order to
A) by accident
B) to solve a particular problem
C) to learn basic information
D) in order to make money
  • 7. Which of the following is an intensive property of matter?
A) mass
B) amount of energy
C) volume
D) density
  • 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) the smallest unit of matter that maintains its chemical identity
B) smaller than an electron
C) the smallest unit of a compound
D) always made of carbon
  • 10. A measure of the quantity of matter is
A) mass
B) volume
C) density
D) weight
  • 11. Matter includes all of the following except
A) water vapor
B) smoke
C) light
D) air
  • 12. A true statement about mass is that
A) as the force of Earth's gravity on an object increases, the object's mass increases
B) mass is expressed in pounds
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) boiling
B) grinding
C) burning
D) cutting
  • 14. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
A) rusting
B) melting
C) burning
D) igniting
  • 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) synthetics
C) products
D) reactants
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