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Quiz - Chemistry and You

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of matter and the changes that happen in matter is _________.

a)

technology

b)

chemistry

c)

biology

d)

energy

2.

Chemistry is nothing.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Chemistry is ________.

a)

everything

b)

life

c)

history

d)

central science

4.

Chemistry can help to explain the ________.

a)

history of life

b)

natural world

c)

weather

d)

structure of earth

5.

Chemistry cannot help people prepare for career opportunities.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

An informed citizen has enough knowledge to make good decisions about issues on which they should vote.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Chemistry help to explain how things work.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Chemistry explains why water expands when it _________.

a)

freezes

b)

melts

c)

gets wet

d)

boils

9.

Chemistry explains why salt dissolves faster in cold water than in hot water.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Only scientists are chemists.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The person who takes care of the grass on the baseball field is a ______ because he uses fertilizers.

a)

chemist

b)

biologist

c)

stranger

d)

builder

12.

People can make choices that influence scientific research when you vote on laws about science.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Technology is an outcome of scientific knowledge and research.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The use of scientific knowledge and research to improve people's lives is called _____________.

a)

chemistry

b)

science

c)

technology

d)

research

15.

Technology can ...

a)

benefit the environment

b)

conserve and produce energy

c)

improve human life

d)

all of the above

16.

Plastics are made from ______.

a)

fertilizers

b)

petroleum

c)

paper

d)

organisms

17.

Gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuels are all types of ________.

a)

petroleum

b)

plastics

c)

organisms

d)

vehicles

18.

The only way to have enough energy for society is to _______ energy and _______ more energy. (Choose two answers)

a)

waste

b)

conserve

c)

produce

d)

use

19.

An example of how chemistry can help medicine is _______.

a)

using metals and plastics to replace hip or knee joints.

b)

replacing arteries with plastic tubes

c)

repairing and replacing body parts.

d)

all of the above

20.

Chemistry is used to study the universe.

a)

True

b)

False