1 Which of the following is an accurate description of a theory?
a well-tested explanation for how something works.
an observation made over and over again.
someone’s idea about how something works.
easily proved wrong and therefore cannot be trusted in science.
2. Which of following statements is true about scientific knowledge?
Scientific ideas are not subject to change, and so knowledge stays the same.
Scientific knowledge is constantly evolving as new observations are made.
While scientific knowledge increases over time, old knowledge never changes.
Theories can change frequently, but scientific knowledge is absolute.
3. When scientists serve in advisory roles to society, they must
Be careful to present only objective facts
Insert personal political views into the advice
Place their own moral views above the needs of society
Ignore the needs of the environment and focus only on making money
4. Which of the following is an example of applied research?
Determining the components of the human genome
Studying characteristics of gorillas when raising their young
Finding replacement chemicals for the air-polluting CFCs used in machines and appliances
Working with carbon to determine its bonding characteristics
5. If a student’s clothing catches fire from the open flame of a Bunsen burner, the student must be sprayed with the fire extinguisher.
True
False
10. On which of the following "graduated" pieces of laboratory glassware can you measure most accurately to the tenths of a milliliter?
250 mL beaker
1000 mL graduated cylinder
50 mL beaker
25 mL graduated cylinder
12. Identify which of the following are considered solutions.
I. A medicine that says "shake before using"
II. Rubbing alcohol
III. Italian salad dressing
IV. A soda pop drink
V. Pasteurized milk
VI. Black coffee
II, IV, and VI
II, IV, V, and VI
I, II, IV, and VI
IV, V, and VI
13. Solutions are always considered which of the following?
Homogeneous
Heterogeneous
Saturated
pure substances
14. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
Rusting bicycle chain
Melting butter
Fireworks exploding
Baking a cake
15. Which of the following is an example of a physical property?
Transparency
Reactivity with acid
Ability to rust
Ability to burn
16. Which of the following is not an example of a chemical property?
Ability to rust
Density
Reactivity with acid
Flammability
17. Of the following examples, select those that represent a chemical change.
I. breaking a pencil in two
II. water freezing and forming ice
III. frying an egg
IV. burning wood
I, III
II, III, IV
III, IV
I, II, III
18. A solution of sugar and water can be separated into its individual components by boiling.
True
False
19. What is the best physical way to separate a mixture that has two different phases of matter?
chromatography
precipitation
distillation
filtration
20. The best way to separate ethanol from its solution in water is to use which of the following?
chromatography
precipitation
distillation
filtration
21. The standard (Bohr) model of the atom shows that:(Points : 3)
a positively charged nucleus has negatively charged particles surrounding it
a neutrally charged nucleus has neutrally charge particles encompassing it
a negatively charged nucleus has positively charged particles encompassing it
a positively charged nucleus has positive or negatively charged particles encompassing it
22. Which of the following statements about the atom would Dalton NOT agree with in the early 1800s?
Atoms are the smallest particles of matter.
The mass of an iron atom is different from the mass of a copper atom.
Nuclear reactions can convert mass to energy.
A compound is made of two or more different atoms from different elements.
23. In an atom, the number of electrons is unrelated to the number of protons.
True
False
24. The atomic number represents the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom.
True
False
25. In comparing two isotopes of the same element, the atomic number:(Points : 3)
changes to reflect the number of protons.
changes to reflect the new mass number.
changes to reflect the number of new neutrons.
stay the same.
Yet another one who totally ignores the Yahoo rules you accepted on joining! They say that you can ask ONE question for ONE lot of your points . seems fair to me and nearly everyone sticks to it. To ask 21 questions is abuse of the system, and suggests you think we are just sad geeks with nothing better to do with our lives than sit and answer all your 21 questions. So instead of reporting you for abuse, I’ll stick to the rules and answer one question.
14. Which of the following is an example of a physical change?
Melting butter
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