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