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WorksheetsAlchemy
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is Alchemy?
Precursor to chemistry
Precursor to biology
Precursor to physics
Precursor to astronomy
Alchemists were scientists
True
False
What was the reputation of Alchemists?
People thought they were incredible scientists
People thought they were kind
People thought they were crazy
People thought they were innovators
The two main goals of alchemy were
immortality
to advance science
to create gold from base metals
to create chemistry
to create living organisms
The philosopher who created the first theory of atoms was
Aristotle
Democritus
Paracelcus
Dalton
The word atom means
seed
particle
indivisible
element
What is an alloy?
mixture of metals
mixture of elements
mixture of compounds
mixture of nonmetals
What are the scientific contributions of Alchemy? Choose two.
developed step-by-step procedures and specialized set-ups or equipment
used incantations, magic spells and symbols
promoted the Aristotelian concept of the elements
refined how to crystallize, condense, distill, evaporate and dissolve metals and materials
What are some unscientific contributions of Alchemy?
discovered and investigated the properties of many now-useful substances such as phosphorus, sulfur and potash
concerned with riches, purity, immortality, and spirits
used incantations, magic spells and symbols
took lots of notes and information about what they did
The Philosopher's Stone was thought to be used to create what substance?
Silver
Gold
Platinum
Titanium
TRUE or FALSE: the Ancient Greeks considered the five essential elements to be fire, water, air, ether, and lava.
TRUE
FALSE
