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Chemistry for Changing Times, 12e (Hill) Chapter 1 Chemistry 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Which science is primarily concerned with the study of matter and the changes it undergoes? A) biol ogy B) chemistry C) geology D) physics Answer: B Page Ref: Sec. 1.1 2) What is natural philosophy? A) a b...
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Chemistry for Changing Times, 12e (Hill)
Chapter 1 Chemistry
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which science is primarily concerned with the study of matter and the changes it undergoes?
A) biology
B) chemistry
C) geology
D) physics
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
2) What is natural philosophy?
A) a belief in natural foods
B) an experimental approach to philosophy
C) an experimental approach to the study of nature
D) theoretical speculation about nature
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec 1.1
3) The ancient Greek philosophers were probably the first to consider the behavior of matter in
an organized way. What is the major distinction between the "Greek philosophers" and "modern
scientists"?
A) observation
B) hypotheses
C) experimentation
D) logic
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
4) Which developed first?
A) technology
B) chemistry
C) alchemy
D) natural philosophy
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
5) Chemistry is
A) the mystical search for the elixir of life.
B) the study of matter and the changes it undergoes.
C) speculation about the nature of matter.
D) none of these
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
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,6) Modern chemistry is based primarily on
A) natural philosophy.
B) experimentation.
C) philosophical speculations.
D) technological advances.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
7) Archaeological evidence indicates that ancient Egyptians were brewing beer and other
fermented beverages over 4000 years ago. In the mid-19th century, French scientist Louis
Pasteur discovered and explained the source of fermentation (yeast). This example illustrates
that
A) scientific knowledge may come before technological knowledge.
B) technological knowledge may come before scientific knowledge.
C) science and technology mean the same thing.
D) science and technology are not related.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 1.1
8) The leading cause of death in 1900 was infectious disease. The discovery, investigation and
use of antibiotics, a class of chemicals that kill bacteria associated with infectious diseases, has
dramatically reduced this cause of death. This is an example of the
A) Baconian dream.
B) Carsonian dream.
C) Baconian nightmare.
D) Carsonian nightmare.
Answer: A
Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
9) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are synthetic chemicals that find a variety of important
applications. Probably the widest use of CFCs was as refrigerants in refrigerators and air
conditioners. CFCs have been implicated in the destruction of the ozone layer. This is one
example of the
A) Baconian dream.
B) Carsonian dream.
C) Baconian nightmare.
D) Carsonian nightmare.
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
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, 10) DDT was widely used as an insecticide during and following World War II. However, the
egg shells of birds that live in areas where DDT was used were very thin, and the young did not
hatch. This is an example of the
A) Baconian dream.
B) Carsonian dream.
C) Baconian nightmare.
D) Carsonian nightmare.
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 1.2
11) Science is tentative, explanatory, and
A) absolute.
B) testable.
C) unpredictable.
D) mystical.
Answer: B
Page Ref: Sec. 1.3
12) A scientific hypothesis is
A) absolute.
B) complex.
C) simple.
D) tentative.
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 1.3
13) Scientific results must be verified by
A) constructing plausible theories.
B) consulting noted scientific authorities.
C) further experiment.
D) government agencies.
Answer: C
Page Ref: Sec. 1.3
14) A brief statement summarizing many observations of a physical phenomenon is called a
A) scientific theory.
B) hypothesis.
C) fact.
D) scientific law.
Answer: D
Page Ref: Sec. 1.3
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