(CH. 1-3) QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
chemistry - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of matter and the changes it undergoes
scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER -a systematic approach to research
qualitative data - CORRECT ANSWER -general observations
quantitative data - CORRECT ANSWER -comprising of numbers obtained by measurement
hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -a tentative explanation for a set of observations
law - CORRECT ANSWER -a mathematical relationship thatBis consistently found to be true
theory - CORRECT ANSWER -
a general principle or body of principles that has been developed to explain a wide variety of ph
enomena (this is NOT a wild guess)
two major goals of science - CORRECT ANSWER -prediction and control
two "better" goals of science - CORRECT ANSWER -understanding and explanation
four basic rules of good science - CORRECT ANSWER -1. results should be reproducible by others
2. detailed research results should be reviewable
,3. conclusions should be reasonable and unbiased
4. "give credit when credit is due"
physics - CORRECT ANSWER -chemistry in motion
biology - CORRECT ANSWER -chemistry in a cell
engineering - CORRECT ANSWER -chemistry in application
matter - CORRECT ANSWER -anything that occupies volume and has mass
matter is governed by... - CORRECT ANSWER -composition and energy
mixture - CORRECT ANSWER -
a combination of two or more substances in which the substances retain their distinct identities
homogeneous mixture - CORRECT ANSWER -composition of the mixture is the same throughout
heterogeneous mixture - CORRECT ANSWER -
composition of the mixture is not uniform throughout
mixture separation - CORRECT ANSWER -
physical means can be used to separate a mixture into its pure components
element - CORRECT ANSWER -
a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
, number of elements defined - CORRECT ANSWER -114
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
number of elements that naturally occur on earth - CORRECT ANSWER -82
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
number of elements been created by scientists - CORRECT ANSWER -32
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
compound - CORRECT ANSWER - X2 X2 X2 X2
a substance composed of atoms of two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
compound separation - CORRECT ANSWER - X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
compounds can only be separated into their pure components (elements) by chemical means
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
physical property - CORRECT ANSWER -
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
properties that can be observed and measured without changing the composition of the substa nc
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
e (color, density, conductivity, etc.)
X2 X2 X2 X2
chemical property - CORRECT ANSWER -
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
properties that are only observable during a chemical change (combustibility, food digestion...)
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
extensive property - CORRECT ANSWER -
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
a property that depends upon how much matter is being considered (mass, length, volume)
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
intensive property - CORRECT ANSWER -
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
a property that does not depend upon how much matter is being considered (density, temperat ure
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
, color)
X2
physical change - CORRECT ANSWER -
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2
does not alter the composition or identity of a substance (ice melting, sugar dissolving in water)
X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2