Chem I Study Guide

The SI unit based on the speed of light in a vaccum.

A) Meter
B) Second
C) Kilogram
D) Mile

The basic unit of mass in the metric system.

A) Meter
B) Gram
C) Pound
D) Kilogram

The metric unit of time. Based on the number of vibrations of cesium 133 atoms.

A) Minute
B) Day
C) Hour
D) Second

The symbol "M" stands for.

A) Mega
B) Micro
C) Minute
D) Milli

The symbol "K" stands for:

A) Mega
B) Hecto
C) Kilo
D) Deca

The symbol "H" stands for:

A) Hecto
B) deci
C) micro
D) hecta

The symbol "da" stands for:

A) milli
B) centi
C) deca
D) deci

The symbol "d" stands for:

A) milli
B) deci
C) deca
D) micro

The symbol "c" stands for:

A) deci
B) micro
C) centi
D) milli

The symbol "m" stands for:

A) minute
B) micro
C) mega
D) milli

The symbol "u" stands for:

A) micro
B) milli
C) centi
D) mega

The science that studies the composition of matter and it's properties, along with the changes and energy changes.

A) Organic Chemistry
B) Inorganic Chemistry
C) Physical Chemistry
D) Chemisty

A systematic investigation of nature and requires a logical orderly procedure for solving a problem.

A) Hypothesis
B) Law (Natural Law)
C) Theory
D) Scientific Method

An initial proposal or educated guess about the outcome of an experiment.

A) Hypothesis
B) Theory
C) Scientific Method
D) Law (Natural Law)

A tested explanation for an observation in nature.

A) Law (Natural Law)
B) Scientific Method
C) Hypothesis
D) Theory

A measured relationship that is usually mathmatical.

A) Theory
B) Law (Natural Law)
C) Hypothesis
D) Scientific Method

The study of carbon compounds.

A) Inorganic Chemistry
B) Organic Chemistry
C) Analytical Chemistry
D) Biochemistry

The study of all compounds except those containing carbon.

A) Biochemistry
B) Inorganic Chemistry
C) Physical Chemistry
D) Organic Chemistry

The study of the chemistry in living organisms.

A) Physical Chemistry
B) Environmental Chemistry
C) Organic Chemistry
D) Biochemistry

The study of physics as it relates to chemistry.

A) Inorganic Chemistry
B) Analytical Chemistry
C) Physical Chemistry
D) Biochemistry

Analyze things, try to answer the question how much.

A) Environmental Chemistry
B) Analytical Chemistry
C) Physical Chemistry
D) Inorganic Chemistry

The study of the chemistry in the environment.

A) Analytical Chemistry
B) Organic Chemistry
C) Physical Chemistry
D) Environmental Chemistry

The amount of matter in an object or a sample.

A) Length
B) Mass
C) Volume

The measue of the gravitational pull of an object.

A) Weight vs. Mass
B) Mass
C) Length
D) Volume

How much space something takes up.

A) Length
B) Mass
C) Volume
D) Weight vs. Mass

Significant Digits: Measurements taken so that only the last digit is uncertain.