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The Scope of Chemistry

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following do you think involves chemistry

a)

Washing dishes

b)

Digestion

c)

Cooking

d)

All of the above

2.

Chemistry is the study of which of the following

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

matter

d)

wild animals

3.

Investigating ways to slow down the rusting of steel is what part of chemistry

a)

Physical chemistry

b)

Organic Chemistry

c)

Biochemistry

d)

Industrial Chemistry

4.

A scientist who is studying cancer with the goal of finding an effective treatment is doing what type of chemistry

a)

Pure Chemistry

b)

Applied Chemistry

5.

Determining the amount of mercury present in a soil sample

a)

Biochemistry

b)

Physical Chemistry

c)

Analytical Chemistry

6.

Which of these chemicals is definitely inorganic

a)

one that is made of carbon and hydrogen

b)

one that is made of nitrogen and carbon

c)

one that is made of nitrogen and hydrogen

d)

one that is made up of carbon and oxygen

7.

A scientist trying to find the components of a new type of drug is known as a/an

a)

Organic chemist

b)

Analytical chemist

c)

Inorganic chemist

d)

Physical chemist

8.

Determining the energy transfer when water boils fits into which branch of Chemistry

a)

Pure Chemistry

b)

Analytical chemistry

c)

Physical chemistry

d)

Inorganic chemistry

9.

Developing a new carbon-based fiber for clothing is an example of what branch of chemistry

a)

Organic

b)

Analytical

c)

Inorganic

d)

Biochemistry

10.

The boundaries between the five areas of chemistry are not firm

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A biochemist might:

a)

determine the amount of energy released when a fossil fuel burns.

b)

design a method to speed up the production of a metal from its ore.

c)

identify the genes that control the production of insulin.

d)

determine how much table salt will dissolve in a liter of water.