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Additional Practice Questions
This activity contains 49 questions.
Passing an electric current through a certain substance produces oxygen and
sulfur. This substance cannot be a(n)

compound.
mixture.
element.
pure substance.
Pick the chemical change that occurs when a lit match is held under a piece of
metal.

match burns
metal gets hot
water condenses on the metal
smoke diffracts light
Which identification is incorrect for the elements listed?

C, carbon
Cd, cadmium
Zn, zirconium
S, sulfur
Which of the following statements is false?
Home Chapter 1. Introduction: Matter and Measurement Question Sets Additional Practice Questions

A theory provides explanations of observed natural phenomena.
A theory can be proved correct if sufficient experimental data is acquired.
A theory must be consistent with all known information.
Scientific laws are brief statements that summarize large amounts of scientific
data.
A hypothesis is a tentative explanation that can be tested by experiment.
Which of the following is an intensive quantity?

mass of a substance
volume of a substance
density of a substance
heat content of a substance
Which number is incorrectly labeled?

2.3 ! 10
"12
m = 2.3 pm
4.8 ! 10
3
g = 4.8 kg
4.8 ! 10
"6
mL = 4.8 microliters
5.8 ! 10
"9
s = 5.8 ns
Which of the following properties listed below is an extensive, physical property of
sugar?

Any sample of sugar can be broken down to give carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen.
The melting point of sugar is 185C.
The length of the edge of an average sugar crystal is less than 1 mm.
Sugar is a white solid.
The density of a 10-g sample of sugar is 1.58 g/cm
3
.
Which of the following common objects has a mass closest to 1 gram?

a baseball
a chicken egg
a shirt button
a postage stamp
a human hair
Which of the following is an extensive property?

boiling point
Density
Hardness
surface area
Temperature
The symbol for the element potassium is

K
Kr
P
Pt
Po
Which metric prefix name would replace the power of 10 in 3.68 ! 10
"3
m?

Centi
Milli
Mega
Kilo
Micro
The high temperature during a summer day was observed to be 92F. What was
this temperature in C?

28
33
60
51
69
Which one of the following is an extensive property?

Density
Mass
boiling point
freezing point
Which of the following statements can be used to describe the study of chemistry?

Chemistry may be studied by using a looking-and-thinking strategy.
A chemical hypothesis may be formed by performing a series of random
experiments.
A chemical theory is developed by testing a hypothesis that tentatively
attempts to explain a set of observations and experiments.
A chemical theory is developed first, then a series of experiments is
performed to ensure that the theory is correct.
A chemical theory is derived directly from only a few experiments.
The density of liquid bromine is 3.12 g/mL. What is the mass of 0.250 L of bromine?

0.780 g
780. g
0.0801 g
80.1 g
7.00 yd
3
= ______ m
3
.

6.40
7.66
5.35
9.16
Which set of measurements on a 2.00-gram standard is the most precise?

2.00 g, 2.01 g, 1.98 g
2.10 g, 2.00 g, 1.95 g
2.10 g, 2.20 g, 2.15 g
1.50 g, 2.00 g, 2.50 g
Which conversion to standard exponential notation is incorrect?

427 ! 10
10
= 4.27 ! 10
12
0.324 ! 10
8
= 3.24 ! 10
7
4354 ! 10
"4
= 4.354 ! 10
"1
0.00654 ! 10
"6
= 6.54 ! 10
"3
Which of the indicated number of significant figures is incorrect?

4.0 ! 10
2
(one significant figure)
3104 (four significant figures)
1.79 (three significant figures)
0.012 (two significant figures)
0.01 (one significant figure)
An object will sink in a liquid if the density of the object is greater than that of the
liquid. If the mass of an object is 9.83 g, what volume must it have in order for it to
sink in liquid mercury (density = 13.6 g/cm
3
)?

less than 0.723 cm
3
less than 1.38 cm
3
less than 134 cm
3
less than 7.48 cm
3
none of these
One mg/cm
2
equals ______ kg/m
2
.

10
+4
10
2
10
"6
10
"2
What is the volume of a bar of metal with the dimensions 2.0 m x 20.0 dm x 20.0
cm?

8.0 ! 10
2
m
3
0.80 cm
3
8.0 ! 10
2
dm
3
8.0 ! 10
5
m
3
8.0 ! 10
5
dm
3
Which of the following objects is the most dense?

an object with a volume of 2.5 L and a mass of 12.5 kg
an object with a volume of 139 mL and a mass of 93 g
an object with a volume of 2.12 ! 10
"3
m
3
and a mass of 4.22 ! 10
4
mg
an object with a volume of 3.91 ! 10
"24
nm
3
"14
ng
an object with a volume of 13 dm
3
3
#g
Which of the following numbers is incorrectly rounded off to three significant
figures?

100.00 rounded to 1.00 ! 10
2
0.005000 rounded to 5.00 ! 10
"3
1.5615 ! 10
5
rounded to 1.56 ! 10
5
1213 rounded to 1.213 ! 10
3
The distance from Earth to the Moon is approximately 240,000 miles. The Concorde
SST has an airspeed of about 2.40 ! 10
3
km/hr. If the Concorde could fly to the
Moon, how many hours would it take, ignoring gravity?

24 hours
76 hours
100 hours
1.6 ! 10
2
hours
How many dozens of particles of dust are in 2.45 grams if each dust particle has a
mass of 2.51 ! 10
"4
grams?

81.3 dozen
9760 dozen
813 dozen
1.43 dozen
Zinc has a density of 446 lb/ft
3
. What is the density of zinc in g/cm
3
?

7.14 g/cm
3
0.0323 g/cm
3
6.64 ! 10
3
g/cm
3
3.65 g/cm
3
A spherical ball of lead has a diameter of 5.0 cm. What is the mass (in grams) of the
sphere if lead has a density of 11.34 g/cm
3
? Note: The volume of a sphere is V =
(4/3) r
3
.

5.9 ! 10
3
grams
7.4 ! 10
2
grams
5.6 ! 10
2
grams
65 grams
Which number of significant figures is incorrect?

8.1441 (five)
0.00050 (five)
"15.20 (four)
10.0800 (six)
The average distance from the Earth to the Moon, 383,000,000 m, can also be
expressed as

3.83 ! 10
6
m.
3.83 ! 10
5
mm.
3.83 ! 10
10
cm.
3.83 ! 10
8
.
3.83 ! 10
11
km.
Which of the following is a physical change?

burning coal
boiling water
bread rising through the use of baking soda
peaches rotting
Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

Air
Nitrogen
iodine crystals
blue-cheese salad dressing
A temperature of 63F is _______ K.

17
304
290
326
Which of the following numbers contains six significant figures?

0.003702
1.383702
4.2010
1000.00
1.03 ! 10
3
Which is not correctly represented by the right number of significant figures?
2.5/2.0 = 1.3
(2.45/2.0) " 0.5 = 0.7
((2.70/3.00) "2.0) x (1.20) = "1.32
3.11 " 6.829 = "3.72
A cylindrical glass tube 15.0 cm in length is filled with ethanol. The mass of ethanol
needed to fill the tube is found to be 9.64 g. Calculate the inner diameter of the tube
in centimeters. (The density of ethanol is 0.789 g/mL.)

3.95 cm
0.509 cm
0.905 cm
1.02 cm
5.00 in. is _______ mm.

127
12.7
1.97
1.27
A cube of plastic 1.5 cm on each side has a mass of 1.9 g. What is its density in
g/cm
3
?

1.9 g/cm
3
0.56 g/cm
3
1.78 g/cm
3
3.4 g/cm
3
The winner of a 10,000-m road race completed the course in exactly 20 minutes, 13
seconds. What was the winner's average speed in miles per hour?

39.71 mph
18.64 mph
0.308 mph
9.32 mph
A hypothesis

may be changed due to unexpected experimental results.
is a consistent interpretation of many related observations, experiments, and
predictions.
is a group of related observations.
is the outcome of a looking-and-thinking strategy.
may not be used to predict the outcome of planned experiments.
Which of the statements below gives the correct relationship between units?

10 mg < 1 dg
100 m < 1 cm
10 ks < 1000 s
1000 mA < 1 nA
100 mg > 1 g
Which of the following is a homogeneous mixture?

iron filings in sand
Fog
Gasoline
Dirt
muddy water
Which of the following processes does not represent a physical change?

filtration of a solid from a liquid
distillation of a liquid
freezing a liquid
exploding dynamite
evaporating water
Perform the indicated operations and express the answer with the proper number of
significant digits.
28.1 cm + 0.53 cm + 75.321 cm =

104.0 cm
103.95 cm
103.951 cm
104 cm
1.04 ! 10
2
cm
Which of the following is a chemical change?

melting of lead
dissolving sugar in water
tarnishing of silver
crushing of stone
Which one of the following is a physical change?

the rusting of iron
the condensation of water vapor
the baking of a potato
the formation of polyethylene from ethylene
the explosion of nitroglycerine
For a given temperature, how do the Fahrenheit and Celsius values compare?

Celsius values are always higher than Fahrenheit values.
Fahrenheit values are always higher than Celsius values.
Fahrenheit values are higher than Celsius values above "40, and lower than
Celsius below "40.
Fahrenheit values are lower than Celsius values above "40, and higher than
Celsius below "40.
How many grams of alcohol with a density of 0.900 g/cm
3
will have the same
volume as 20.0 g of mercury, with a density of 13.6 g/cm
3
?

15.1
1.32
1.47
22.2
A student performs an experiment to determine the freezing point of water. Three
values are obtained: "2.0C, "2.2C, and "2.1C. The thermometer has a mark for
each degree. Which of the following statements is true?

These values are precise but not accurate.
These values are accurate but not precise.
The values are neither accurate nor precise.
These values are accurate and precise.
The tenths place should not have been reported.
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