Chapter 1
Measurements in Chemistry
Multiple Choice Questions
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
1. According to current theories, what event marks the beginning of time and space?
a. Yucatan meteorite
b. Formation of our solar system
c. The big bang
d. The Tunduska event
Answer: C
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
2. In some camps of thought, the survival and proliferation of the human race is
directly related to humans’ ability to
a. see at night.
b. tame fire.
c. run fast.
d. jump high.
Answer: B
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
3. The process by which pure metals are extracted or separated from their ores is
called
a. alchemy.
b. distillation.
c. chromatography.
d. metallurgy.
Answer: D
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,Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
4. What is the first step of the Scientific Method?
a. Propose a hypothesis
b. Develop a theory
c. Establish a law
d. Make reproducible observations
Answer: D
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
5. Under standard pressure (1 atmosphere) the normal boiling point of water (H2O)
is 100oC. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: A
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
6. The leaves of some trees turn from green to brown in the Fall because it rains less
during this part of the year. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: B
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, Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
7. The leaves of some trees turn from green to brown in the Fall because the
chlorophyll chemically breaks down and the green color disappears. This
statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: C
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
8. Heat energy flows from a region of high temperature to a region of cooler
temperature spontaneously. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: D
Topic: Measurements
Section: 1.1
Difficulty: Easy
9. Anything that has mass and occupies space is referred to as
a. volume.
b. the Atomic Theory.
c. chemistry.
d. matter.
Answer: D
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Measurements in Chemistry
Multiple Choice Questions
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
1. According to current theories, what event marks the beginning of time and space?
a. Yucatan meteorite
b. Formation of our solar system
c. The big bang
d. The Tunduska event
Answer: C
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
2. In some camps of thought, the survival and proliferation of the human race is
directly related to humans’ ability to
a. see at night.
b. tame fire.
c. run fast.
d. jump high.
Answer: B
Topic: History of Chemistry
Section: Prologue A-1
Difficulty: Easy
3. The process by which pure metals are extracted or separated from their ores is
called
a. alchemy.
b. distillation.
c. chromatography.
d. metallurgy.
Answer: D
1
,Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
4. What is the first step of the Scientific Method?
a. Propose a hypothesis
b. Develop a theory
c. Establish a law
d. Make reproducible observations
Answer: D
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
5. Under standard pressure (1 atmosphere) the normal boiling point of water (H2O)
is 100oC. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: A
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
6. The leaves of some trees turn from green to brown in the Fall because it rains less
during this part of the year. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: B
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, Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
7. The leaves of some trees turn from green to brown in the Fall because the
chlorophyll chemically breaks down and the green color disappears. This
statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: C
Topic: Scientific Method
Section: Prologue B-1
Difficulty: Easy
8. Heat energy flows from a region of high temperature to a region of cooler
temperature spontaneously. This statement is an example of a
a. reproducible observation.
b. hypothesis.
c. theory.
d. scientific law.
Answer: D
Topic: Measurements
Section: 1.1
Difficulty: Easy
9. Anything that has mass and occupies space is referred to as
a. volume.
b. the Atomic Theory.
c. chemistry.
d. matter.
Answer: D
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