Introductory Chemistry Concepts And Critical Thinking 6th Edition by Charles H. Corwin - Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 

1)
What is the term for the pseudoscience that attempted to discover a universal cure for disease and a magic elixir for immortality?
1)
_______ 

A)
organic chemistry 

B)
alchemy 

C)
biochemistry 

D)
inorganic chemistry 

E)
none of the above 

2)
What is the term for the study of chemical substances derived from plants and animals?
2)
_______ 

A)
biochemistry 

B)
inorganic chemistry 

C)
alchemy 

D)
organic chemistry 

E)
none of the above 

3)
What is the term for the study of the composition and properties of matter?
3)
_______ 

A)
biochemistry 

B)
science 

C)
alchemy 

D)
chemistry 

E)
none of the above 

4)
What is the term for the procedure of collecting data and recording observations under controlled conditions?
4)
_______ 

A)
chemistry 

B)
alchemy 

C)
experiment 

D)
science 

E)
none of the above 

5)
What is the term for a tentative proposal of a scientific principle that attempts to explain the meaning of a set of data collected in an experiment?
5)
_______ 

A)
theory 

B)
hypothesis 

C)
estimation 

D)
natural law 

E)
none of the above 

6)
What is the term for the study of chemical substances that do not contain the element carbon?
6)
_______ 

A)
organic chemistry 

B)
biochemistry 

C)
alchemy 

D)
inorganic chemistry 

E)
none of the above 

7)
What is the term for an extensively tested proposal of a scientific principle that states a measurable relationship at different conditions?
7)
_______ 

A)
experiment 

B)
hypothesis 

C)
theory 

D)
natural law 

E)
none of the above 

8)
What is the term for the study of chemical substances that contain the element carbon?
8)
_______ 

A)
inorganic chemistry 

B)
alchemy 

C)
biochemistry 

D)
organic chemistry 

E)
none of the above 

9)
What is the term for the methodical exploration of nature and the logical explanation of the observations?