General, Organic, and Biochemistry,
10e (Denniston)
Chapter 1 Chemistry - Methods and
Measurement
,1) Which is the summary of a large amount of scientific information?
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) scientific law
D) technology
E) scientific method
,Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
2) What method used by scientists is the systematic approach to the discovery of new
information?
A) analytical method
B) hypothetical method
C) chemical method
D) technological method
E) scientific method
Answer: E
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
, 3) What is a hypothesis?
A) a fact that results from extensive experimentation and testing
B) the summary of a large quantity of information
C) the result of a single measurement or observation
D) an attempt to explain an observation, or a series of observations
E) an observation of a chemical reaction
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
4) Which statement concerning the scientific method is FALSE?
A) The scientific method is an organized approach to solving scientific problems.
B) The process of explaining observed behavior begins with a hypothesis.
C) Experimentation is conducted to either support or disprove a hypothesis.
D) A hypothesis becomes a theory when a single experiment supports it.
E) A theory explains scientific observations and data and can help predict new
observations and data.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
5) What type of change alters the appearance, but not the composition or identity of the
substance undergoing the change?
A) theoretical
B) physical
C) analytical
D) chemical
E) nuclear
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.03
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Changes in Matter
10e (Denniston)
Chapter 1 Chemistry - Methods and
Measurement
,1) Which is the summary of a large amount of scientific information?
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) scientific law
D) technology
E) scientific method
,Answer: C
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
2) What method used by scientists is the systematic approach to the discovery of new
information?
A) analytical method
B) hypothetical method
C) chemical method
D) technological method
E) scientific method
Answer: E
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
, 3) What is a hypothesis?
A) a fact that results from extensive experimentation and testing
B) the summary of a large quantity of information
C) the result of a single measurement or observation
D) an attempt to explain an observation, or a series of observations
E) an observation of a chemical reaction
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
4) Which statement concerning the scientific method is FALSE?
A) The scientific method is an organized approach to solving scientific problems.
B) The process of explaining observed behavior begins with a hypothesis.
C) Experimentation is conducted to either support or disprove a hypothesis.
D) A hypothesis becomes a theory when a single experiment supports it.
E) A theory explains scientific observations and data and can help predict new
observations and data.
Answer: D
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Section number: 01.02
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Scientific Method
5) What type of change alters the appearance, but not the composition or identity of the
substance undergoing the change?
A) theoretical
B) physical
C) analytical
D) chemical
E) nuclear
Answer: B
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Topic: Study of Chemistry
Bloom's: Remember
Section number: 01.03
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Subtopic: Changes in Matter
