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Chemistry Ch 1 review worldview

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Creation Mandate is given in the book of __________ .

a)

Luke

b)

Revelation

c)

Psalms

d)

Genesis

2.

Who was the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who said, "What I cannot create, I cannot understand" and created models to represent what reality might be like?

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Benjamin Rush

c)

Richard Feynman

d)

Friedrich Wöhler

3.

Scientific models may be expressed as

a)

physical representations.

b)

mathematical formulas.

c)

pictures.

d)

all of these.

4.

Physical, descriptive, or mathematical representations that characterize a system or explain a phenomenon are called scientific __________.

a)

models

b)

theories

c)

observations

d)

laws

5.

All scientists approach their work with a certain __________, which is the perspective from which they see and interpret all of life.

a)

reasoning

b)

worldview

c)

hypothesis

d)

model

6.

An idea assumed to be true without proof is

a)

a worldview.

b)

a theory.

c)

a presupposition.

d)

faith.

7.

Early pharmacists prepared and sold a wide variety of chemicals and herbs. What were the pharmacists who sold these goods called?

a)

herbalists

b)

metallurgies

c)

alchemists

d)

apothecaries

8.

What culture is most identified with apothecaries?

a)

Arabian

b)

Egyptian

c)

Sumerian

d)

Babylonian

9.

Who were the first people to introduce a reasoned approach to chemistry?

a)

Phoenicians

b)

Greeks

c)

Sumerians

d)

Egyptians

10.

Which of the following would not be considered an alchemist?

a)

Tycho Brahe

b)

Benjamin Rush

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Robert Boyle

11.

When was chemistry first taught as an academic subject?

a)

Old Testament times

b)

Greek times

c)

Age of Alchemy

d)

1600s

e)

1800s

12.

Who was the first professor of chemistry in the United States?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Benjamin Rush

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Joseph Priestley

13.

When a scientist explores nature simply to learn more about the world in which we live, he or she is performing __________ science.

a)

observational

b)

experiential

c)

pure

d)

applied

14.

Which of the following is a type of qualitative data?

a)

mass

b)

length

c)

temperature

d)

color

15.

Which of the following is not a type of qualitative data?

a)

mass

b)

texture

c)

color

d)

hardness

16.

In the year 2000, there were an estimated 18 million chemical compounds with another estimated 1 million being added each year; therefore, in the year 2020, there will be 38 million chemical compounds. This is an example of

a)

deductive reasoning.

b)

inductive reasoning.

c)

neither form of reasoning.

d)

faulty reasoning.

17.

Cathy is the mother of Andy and the sister of Greg; therefore, Greg is Andy's uncle. This is an example of

a)

deductive reasoning.

b)

inductive reasoning.

c)

neither form of reasoning.

d)

faulty reasoning.

18.

The mass of a crystal as measured on a balance would be an example of __________ data.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

c)

subjective

d)

deductive

19.

The data or conclusions that result from careful experimentation can be described as __________.

a)

subjective

b)

workable

c)

hypothetical

d)

empirical

20.

What is the name given to an inductive process scientists use to form and test hypotheses by collecting data to arrive at a conclusion?

a)

experimentation

b)

hypothesis

c)

theory

d)

laws

e)

scientific method

21.

The scientific method, when used properly, can lead a person to determine absolute truth.

a)

true

b)

false

22.

The goal of science is to establish truth.

a)

true

b)

false

23.

A naturalistic worldview teaches that matter is all that exists.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Chemistry is not used widely in the work force.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Everything in the material universe is composed of chemicals.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

The Greeks desired knowledge rather than practical skills.

a)

true

b)

false

28.

Alchemists were known for their experimentation.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Alchemists were known for many innovations in equipment, but not for their experimentation.

a)

true

b)

false

30.

The Greeks experimented and discovered that the universe was made of only four elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

Applied science probes nature simply to learn new things about the universe we live in.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

While inductive reasoning can prove a statement to be true, deductive reasoning can show it to be probable or likely.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

Qualitative descriptions do not usually involve the use of numbers.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

The scientific method involves following a rigidly defined series of steps to arrive at a solution.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Scientific theories should be accepted without question because they are the results of thorough investigation.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

The scientific method is a process within scientific inquiry that uses a general, inductive approach to discover information about our universe, not to determine absolute truth.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

A theory explains scientific observations.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

A law describes a recognizable, repeating pattern in nature.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

beaker

b)

funnel

c)

flask

d)

watch glass

40.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

flask

b)

funnel

c)

beaker

d)

cylinder

41.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

wire gauze

b)

wire triangle

c)

clay triangle

d)

triangle

42.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

florence flask

b)

boiling flask

c)

freezer flask

d)

erlenmeyer flask

43.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

striker

b)

flint

c)

electric match

d)

mosquito zapper

44.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

scoop

b)

shovel

c)

spatula

d)

spoon

45.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

crucible

b)

evaporating dish

c)

cup

d)

boiling dish

46.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

thermometer

b)

measuring flask

c)

graduated beaker

d)

graduated cylinder

47.

What piece of lab equipment is this?

a)

wire pad

b)

wire gauze

c)

gauze wire

d)

gauze pad

48.

Science must be observable.

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Science doesn't have to be workable.

a)

true

b)

false

50.

Can science make value judgments?

a)

yes

b)

no

51.

Can science explain the origin of the universe?

a)

yes

b)

no

52.

Science is the source or absolute truth.

a)

true

b)

false

53.

Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be

dispensed or used near

a)

an open door.

b)

an open flame.

c)

another student.

d)

. a sink.

54.

If you wear contact lenses in the school laboratory,

a)

take them out before starting the lab

b)

you do not have to wear protective goggles.

c)

advise your science instructor that you wear

contact lenses.

d)

keep the information to yourself.

55.

Personal eyeglasses provide as much protection as

a)

a face shield

b)

safety glasses.

c)

splashproof chemical goggles.

d)

. none of the above.

56.

If a lab experiment is not completed, you should

a)

discuss the issue with your instructor.

b)

sneak in after school and work alone.

c)

come in during lunch and finish while eating lunch.

d)

make up some results.

57.

Hot glass looks the same as cold glass.

a)

true

b)

false