Chapter 1: Chemistry: The Study of Change
1. A tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation is referred to as
A) a hypothesis. B) a law. C) a theory. D) none of the above.
Ans: A Category: Easy Section: 1.3
2. A concise verbal or mathematical statement of a relationship between phenomena that is
always the same under the same conditions is referred to as
A) a hypothesis. B) a law. C) a theory. D) none of the above.
Ans: B Category: Easy Section: 1.3
3. A unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations is referred to as
A) a hypothesis. B) a law. C) a theory. D) none of the above.
Ans: C Category: Easy Section: 1.3
4. Complete the following sentence. A hypothesis is
A) a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B) a statement describing a relationship between phenomena that is always the same
under the same conditions.
C) a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations.
D) a model used to visualize the invisible.
Ans: A Category: Easy Section: 1.3
5. Complete the following sentence. A scientific law is
A) a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B) a statement describing a relationship between phenomena that is always the same
under the same conditions.
C) a unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations.
D) a model used to visualize the invisible.
Ans: B Category: Easy Section: 1.3
6. Complete the following sentence. A theory is
A) a tentative explanation for a set of observations that can be tested by further
experimentation.
B) a statement describin
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