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