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Unit 1 The Physical Nature of Matter

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not considered a traditional areas of study?

a)

organic chemistry

b)

physical chemistry

c)

applied chemistry

d)

biochemistry

2.

Which type of chemistry studies all chemicals containing carbon?

a)

physical chemistry

b)

organic chemistry

c)

applied chemistry

d)

biochemistry

3.

Which type of chemistry studies the processes that take place in organisms?

a)

organic chemistry

b)

physical chemistry

c)

applied chemistry

d)

biochemistry

4.

Which type of chemistry focuses on the composition of blood matter.

a)

applied chemistry

b)

analytical chemistry

c)

pure chemistry

d)

physical chemistry

5.

Which chemistry is the pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake.

a)

applied chemistry

b)

analytical chemistry

c)

pure chemistry

d)

physical chemistry

6.

What type of chemistry help create nylon and aspirin?

a)

physical chemistry

b)

applied chemistry

c)

analytical chemistry

d)

pure chemistry

7.

All are Steps in the scientific method except _____.

a)

making observations

b)

testing hypotheses

c)

developing theories

d)

team collaboration

8.

A hypothesis is _____

a)

information obtained from an experiment.

b)

a proposed explanation for observations.

c)

a concise statement that summarizes the results of many of experiments.

d)

a thoroughly tested explanation for a broad set of observations.

9.

An experiment is _____.

a)

a procedure

b)

used to test scientific law

c)

manipulated by an independent variable

d)

dependent on an independent variable

10.

What is considered to be a concise statement summarizing results of many observations.

a)

hypothesis

b)

theory

c)

scientific law

d)

none of the answers apply

11.

Properties used to describe matter can be classified as ____ or ____.

a)

mass / volume

b)

intensive / extensive

c)

solute / solvent

d)

liquid / solid

12.

All are considered extensive properties except ____.

a)

melting point

b)

amount of matter in an object

c)

space an object occupies

d)

mass of an object

13.

This property depends on the type of matter in a sample.

a)

malleability

b)

solubility

c)

conductivity

d)

intensive

14.

This is a measure of the amount of matter the object contains.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

temperature

d)

volume and mass

15.

The hardness of a bowling ball is an example of ____ property.

a)

extensive

b)

conductive

c)

intensive

d)

solid

16.

This is a measure of the space occupied by the object.

a)

mass

b)

density

c)

temperature

d)

volume

17.

This is a condition of a substance that’s observed or measured without changing the substance’s composition.

a)

extensive property

b)

chemical property

c)

intensive property

d)

physical property

18.

This state of matter has a indefinite shape and a fixed volume.

a)

vapor

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

liquid

19.

During this change, properties of a material change, but the composition of the material does not change.

a)

extensive

b)

chemical

c)

intensive

d)

physical

20.

The energy released when a piece of wood is burned has been stored in the wood as ____.

a)

sunlight

b)

heat

c)

calories

d)

chemical potential energy.

21.

Which of the following statements about heat is false?

a)

Heat always flows from warmer objects to cooler objects

b)

Heat is the same as temperature

c)

Adding heat can cause an increase in the temperature of an object

d)

Heat cannot be specifically detected by senses or instruments.

22.

Choose the correct word sequence for the spaces: In an endothermic process, the system ________ heat when heat is ________ its surroundings, so the surroundings _____________.

a)

loses, released to, heat up

b)

gains, absorbed from, cool down

c)

gains, absorbed from, heat up

d)

loses. released to, cool down.

23.

What do we name energy that transfers from a warmer object to a cooler another.

a)

temperature conduction

b)

vaporization

c)

extrinsic energy

d)

heat

24.

What units are used to measure heat flow?

a)

Fahrenheit and Celsius

b)

calories and joules

c)

thermometers and scales

d)

none of the answers apply

25.

On what factor does the heat capacity of an object depend?

a)

mass and volume

b)

t emperature and insulation

c)

chemical composition and mass

d)

space occupied and volatility

26.

Which science below is the study of energy changes during chemical reactions and changes in state?

a)

nuclear chemistry

b)

biochemistry

c)

exothermology

d)

thermochemistry

27.

Because of the ______ the filling of a hot apple pie be much more likely to burn your tongue than the crust.

a)

sugar in the apples

b)

cinnamon spice on the apples

c)

great amount of water

d)

all of the answers are correct