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Package Title: Raymond Test Bank
Course Title: Raymond, 4e
Chapter Number: 1
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) If you have a toothache and the dentist taps your tooth to check for sensitivity, what part of the scientific method is being used?
- experiment
- hypothesis
- theory
- law
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.
Section Reference 1: 1.1
2) A scientist, Dr. Sigma, states that a chemical taken internally once a day will prevent the common cold. However, no other scientist is able to duplicate the results. The statement by Dr.Sigma is ___.
- a law
- a hypothesis
- a theory
- not valid
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.
Section Reference 1: 1.1
3) Which of the following explanations is a testable hypothesis?
a) A sugar crystal is forming faster because it is grown in cold environment.
b) A plant is dying because of the direction of spinning of the earth.
c) A bird lays more eggs because of the intensity of thunderstorms.
d) A burp increases the weight of a baby.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.(General Organic and Biological Chemistry An Integrated Approach 4e Kenneth Raymond) (Test Bank all Chapters) 1 / 4
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Section Reference 1: 1.1
4) All matter is composed of tiny, indivisible particles called atoms. All atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons. These statements are an example of a scientific ___.
- law
- theory
- hypothesis
- experiment
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.
Section Reference 1: 1.1
5) Scientific laws differ from scientific theories in that
- laws explain observations and theories describe observations.
- laws describe observations and theories explain observations.
- theories eventually become laws.
d) No difference exists. Laws and theories have the same meaning.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.
Section Reference 1: 1.1
6) While attempting to start your car, when you turn the key, there is no response. You suspect that the battery is dead. To determine this, you turn on the light switch. Your suspicion about the battery is an example of a ___, and your attempt to turn on the headlight is an example of a ___.
- theory, law
- hypothesis, experiment
- experiment, hypothesis
- hypothesis, theory
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Explain the terms law, hypothesis, experiment, and theory.
Section Reference 1: 1.1
7) Water flowing over a dam is an example of
- potential energy. 2 / 4
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- chemical energy.
- electrical energy.
- kinetic energy.
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
8) The conversion of a solid directly into a gas is called ___.
- vaporization
- deposition
- sublimation
- melting
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
9) Liquids have ___ shape and ___ volume.
- fixed/variable
- fixed/fixed
- variable/fixed
- variable/variable
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
10) The energy available by virtue of a rock sitting at the top of a cliff is
- chemical energy.
- potential energy.
- thermal energy.
- kinetic energy.
Answer: b
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
11) Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
- a piece of paper cut into small pieces
- burning of paper
- butter becoming rancid
- baking a cookie
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
12) Which of the following is a chemical property?
- color
- flammability
- odor
- hardness
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Section Reference 1: 1.2
13) Which of the following is a chemical change?
- evaporation of water
- melting of copper
- tearing paper
- frying an egg
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium LO 1.2 Describe the three states of matter and the two forms of energy, and give examples of physical properties and physical change.
Learning Objective 1:
Section Reference 1: 1.2
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