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Chapter 02 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
- Ethics is
A. one branch of philosophy.
B. a characteristic of environmental energy.
C. not to be used when making environmental changes in technology.
D. All of these are correct.
- Biocentrism is also known as
A. Ethical communism
B. Life-centered environmental ethics
C. Aldo Leopoldism
D. Bio-ethics
- Environmental anthropocentrism is a theory which states that
A. environmental responsibility is derived from human interest.
B. all forms of life have an inherent right to exist.
C. all laws should protect the health of human beings.
D. the environment deserves direct moral consideration.
- Which naturalist stated that regulated hunting can maintain a proper balance of wildlife?
A. Rachel Carson
B. Lewis Thomas
C. Aldo Leopold
D. John Muir
- Which naturalist stated that only government control could save California sequoia groves?
A. Rachel Carson
B. Aldo Leopold
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
D. John Muir
- Which naturalist was fascinated by the countryside around Concord, Massachusetts and wrote of his experiences living close with nature?
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. Lewis Thomas
C. Rachel Carson
D. Ralph Waldo Emerson
- What is the name of the theory which suggests that the environment has direct rights and qualifies for moral personhood?
A. environmental justice
B. resource exploitation
C. ecocentrism
D. comprehensive environmental response
- To get around the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 many oil carriers
A. use lightly regulated oil barges pulled by tugboats.
B. have constructed pipelines under the ocean floor.
C. have increased the use of supertankers.
D. use unregulated foreign cruise ships.
- Industries pollute because
A. manufacturing consumes energy and produces waste.
B. they want to cut costs and increase profits.
C. proper waste disposal is too costly.
D. All of these are correct.
- The Oil Protection Act of 1990
A. allows the government to regulate oil prices.
B. regulates pollution from oil refineries.
C. regulates supertankers and reduces the chances of oil spills.
D. both allows the government to regulate oil prices and regulates pollution from oil refineries.
- Which of the following books cites the danger of pesticides to food, wildlife, and humans?
A. Sand County Almanac
B. Walden
C. Silent Spring
D. Nature
- In 1994, delegates from around the world gathered for the Conference on Population and Development. Representatives from developing countries protested that
A. a baby born in the United States will consume 20 times the resources in its lifetime as an African or Indian baby.
B. overpopulation is a bigger environmental problem than overconsumption.
C. the United States consumes 90% of the world’s resources.
D. China has the highest population and consumes 90% of the world’s resources.
- World food production has doubled in the last 40 years because of
A. diseases, world trade, and new sources of water.
B. fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yielding varieties.
C. genetic modifications, DNA fingerprinting, and international treaties.
D. organic farming practices, erosion control, and farm labor.
- What percent of the earth’s water is undrinkable?
A. 1%
B. 25%
C. 55%
D. 87%
E. 99%
- Much of the credit for increases in “faith-based” environmentalism can go to the:
A. National Religious Department of Education (NRDE)
B. National Religious Partnership for the Earth (NRPE)
C. National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE)
D. National Religious Parents for the Environment (NRPE)
- Who was NOT a notable 19th century conservationist philosopher?
A. Ralph Waldo Emerson
B. John Muir
C. Aldo Leopold
D. Rachel Bilson
- Sustainable development is often defined as “meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.” Sustainable development is much like:
A. conservationism.
B. environmental pragmatism.
C. preservationism.
D. ecocentrism.
Which of the following best matches the description?
- Believed that “wilderness mirrors divinity, nourishes humanity, and vivifies the spirit.”
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Predominant feeling of a culture concerning ethical issues.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. Preservation approach
C. Rachel Carson
D. Development approach
E. Conservation approach
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Author of Walden, which describes a year in which he lived in direct contact with nature.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Stresses a balance between resource use and resource availability.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Stresses recycling of waste resources rather than discarding them.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Early critic of rampant economic development and the “invasion of nature by trade.”
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- The view that a healthy relationship with the environment relies upon a spiritual oneness with the earth.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Nature has intrinsic value or inherent worth apart from human appropriation.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Wrote Silent Spring, which dramatized the danger of pesticides to wildlife and humans.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Founded the field of game management and wrote A Sand County Almanac.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
- Assumes that the human race is the master of nature and that the earth’s resources exist for our benefit.
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
True / False Questions
- The CERES Principles are a set of environmental standards that businesses may adopt voluntarily.
True False
- Growth, expansion, and domination remain the central sociocultural objectives of most advanced societies.
True False
- Industrial ecology is the study of laws which are designed to protect the health of human beings and their environment.
True False
- The environmental justice movement emerged from the opposition of a PCB landfill in Warren County, North Carolina.
True False
- Environmental justice is a law that allows cities, states, or individuals the right to sue companies for contamination of water supplies.
True False
- Thomas Malthus was an ecologist that declared in his book The Population Time Bomb that worldwide famine was inevitable when human population growth exceeded food production.
True False
- Motivated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill, environmentalists formed the CERES group which created a set of ten environmental standards by which business practices could be measured.
True False
- In ecocentrism, it is suggested that the environment itself, not just living organisms that inhabit it, has moral worth.
True False
- Biocentrism is not considered when looking at life-centered environmental ethics.
True False
- Environmental aesthetics is the study of how to appreciate beauty in the natural world.
True False
- Environmental pragmatism is an approach that focuses on ethics rather than policy.
True False
- Aldo Leopold published his thoughts on land-use ethics in A Sand County Almanac.
True False
- Sustainable development is a term first used in a U.S. sponsored document called the “Brundtland Report” in 1987.
True False
- Anthropocentrism is a philosophy of environmental responsibility that focuses primarily on human interests.
True False
- Some 135,000 congregations — counting Catholic parishes, synagogues, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches and evangelic congregations — have been provided with resource kits on environmental issues.
True False
- Evangelical Christians, known for their conservative stand on most issues, are becoming green.
True False
Fill in the Blank Questions
- In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which dramatized the potential dangers of __________ to food, wildlife, and humans and eventually led to changes in the United States on their use.________________________________________
Chapter 02 Test Bank Key
Multiple Choice Questions
- Ethics is
A.one branch of philosophy.
B. a characteristic of environmental energy.
C. not to be used when making environmental changes in technology.
D. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Biocentrism is also known as
A.
Ethical communism
Life-centered environmental ethics
Aldo Leopoldism
Bio-ethics
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Environmental anthropocentrism is a theory which states that
A.environmental responsibility is derived from human interest.
B. all forms of life have an inherent right to exist.
C. all laws should protect the health of human beings.
D. the environment deserves direct moral consideration.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Which naturalist stated that regulated hunting can maintain a proper balance of wildlife?
A.Rachel Carson
B. Lewis Thomas
C. Aldo Leopold
D. John Muir
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Which naturalist stated that only government control could save California sequoia groves?
A.Rachel Carson
B. Aldo Leopold
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
D. John Muir
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Which naturalist was fascinated by the countryside around Concord, Massachusetts and wrote of his experiences living close with nature?
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. Lewis Thomas
C. Rachel Carson
D. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- What is the name of the theory which suggests that the environment has direct rights and qualifies for moral personhood?
A.environmental justice
B. resource exploitation
C. ecocentrism
D. comprehensive environmental response
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
To get around the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 many oil carriers
-
use lightly regulated oil barges pulled by tugboats.
B. have constructed pipelines under the ocean floor.
C. have increased the use of supertankers.
D. use unregulated foreign cruise ships.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- Industries pollute because
A.manufacturing consumes energy and produces waste.
B. they want to cut costs and increase profits.
C. proper waste disposal is too costly.
D. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- The Oil Protection Act of 1990
A.allows the government to regulate oil prices.
B. regulates pollution from oil refineries.
C. regulates supertankers and reduces the chances of oil spills.
D. both allows the government to regulate oil prices and regulates pollution from oil refineries.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- Which of the following books cites the danger of pesticides to food, wildlife, and humans?
A.
Sand County Almanac
Walden
Silent Spring
Nature
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- In 1994, delegates from around the world gathered for the Conference on Population and Development. Representatives from developing countries protested that
A.a baby born in the United States will consume 20 times the resources in its lifetime as an African or Indian baby.
B. overpopulation is a bigger environmental problem than overconsumption.
C. the United States consumes 90% of the world’s resources.
D. China has the highest population and consumes 90% of the world’s resources.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.08
Topic: Ethics
- World food production has doubled in the last 40 years because of
A.diseases, world trade, and new sources of water.
B. fertilizers, pesticides, and high-yielding varieties.
C. genetic modifications, DNA fingerprinting, and international treaties.
D. organic farming practices, erosion control, and farm labor.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.08
Topic: Ethics
What percent of the earth’s water is undrinkable?
-
1%
B. 25%
C. 55%
D. 87%
E. 99%
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.08
Topic: Ethics
Topic: Water
- Much of the credit for increases in “faith-based” environmentalism can go to the:
A.National Religious Department of Education (NRDE)
B. National Religious Partnership for the Earth (NRPE)
C. National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE)
D. National Religious Parents for the Environment (NRPE)
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Who was NOT a notable 19th century conservationist philosopher?
A.Ralph Waldo Emerson
B. John Muir
C. Aldo Leopold
D. Rachel Bilson
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Sustainable development is often defined as “meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.” Sustainable development is much like:
A.
conservationism.
environmental pragmatism.
preservationism.
ecocentrism.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
Which of the following best matches the description?
- Believed that “wilderness mirrors divinity, nourishes humanity, and vivifies the spirit.”
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Predominant feeling of a culture concerning ethical issues.
A.Henry David Thoreau
B.
Preservation approach
-
Rachel Carson
D.
Development approach
Conservation approach
-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
G.Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
Author of Walden, which describes a year in which he lived in direct contact with nature.
-
Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Stresses a balance between resource use and resource availability.
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Ethics
- Stresses recycling of waste resources rather than discarding them.
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- Early critic of rampant economic development and the “invasion of nature by trade.”
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
The view that a healthy relationship with the environment relies upon a spiritual oneness with the earth.
-
Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Nature has intrinsic value or inherent worth apart from human appropriation.
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Ethics
Wrote Silent Spring, which dramatized the danger of pesticides to wildlife and humans.
-
Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Founded the field of game management and wrote A Sand County Almanac.
A.Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
Assumes that the human race is the master of nature and that the earth’s resources exist for our benefit.
-
Henry David Thoreau
B. preservation ethic
C. Rachel Carson
D. development ethic
E. conservation ethic
F. Ralph Waldo Emerson
G. Aldo Leopold
H. industrial ecology
I. John Muir
J. ethics
K. morals
L. environmental justice
M. deep ecology
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Ethics
True / False Questions
- The CERES Principles are a set of environmental standards that businesses may adopt voluntarily.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- Growth, expansion, and domination remain the central sociocultural objectives of most advanced societies.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.05
Topic: Ethics
- Industrial ecology is the study of laws which are designed to protect the health of human beings and their environment.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
- The environmental justice movement emerged from the opposition of a PCB landfill in Warren County, North Carolina.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.04
Topic: Environmental Justice
- Environmental justice is a law that allows cities, states, or individuals the right to sue companies for contamination of water supplies.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.04
Topic: Environmental Justice
- Thomas Malthus was an ecologist that declared in his book The Population Time Bomb that worldwide famine was inevitable when human population growth exceeded food production.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.08
Topic: Ethics
- Motivated by the Exxon Valdez oil spill, environmentalists formed the CERES group which created a set of ten environmental standards by which business practices could be measured.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.06
Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics
In ecocentrism, it is suggested that the environment itself, not just living organisms that inhabit it, has moral worth.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Biocentrism is not considered when looking at life-centered environmental ethics.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
Environmental aesthetics is the study of how to appreciate beauty in the natural world.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
Environmental pragmatism is an approach that focuses on ethics rather than policy.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Aldo Leopold published his thoughts on land-use ethics in A Sand County Almanac.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
Sustainable development is a term first used in a U.S. sponsored document called the “Brundtland Report” in 1987.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
- Anthropocentrism is a philosophy of environmental responsibility that focuses primarily on human interests.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Some 135,000 congregations — counting Catholic parishes, synagogues, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches and evangelic congregations — have been provided with resource kits on environmental issues.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
- Evangelical Christians, known for their conservative stand on most issues, are becoming green.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.02
Topic: Ethics
Fill in the Blank Questions
In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which dramatized the potential dangers of __________ to food, wildlife, and humans and eventually led to changes in the United States on their use.
pesticides
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 02.03
Topic: Environment
Topic: Ethics
Chapter 02 Test Bank Summary
| Category | # of Questions |
| Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember | 45 |
| Gradable: automatic | 45 |
| Section: 02.02 | 14 |
| Section: 02.03 | 17 |
| Section: 02.04 | 2 |
| Section: 02.05 | 1 |
| Section: 02.06 | 7 |
| Section: 02.08 | 4 |
| Topic: Corporate Environmental Ethics | 7 |
| Topic: Environment | 15 |
| Topic: Environmental Justice | 2 |
| Topic: Ethics | 36 |
| Topic: Water | 1 |
Chapter 04 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
- The scientific method is
A. reliable.
B. impartial.
C. limited in when it can be used.
D. All of these are correct.
- Scientists distinguish between situations that are merely correlated and those that are correlated and show
A. relationships.
B. cause-and-effect relationships.
C. cause-and-relation.
D. None of these are correct.
- Communication is a central characteristic of the
A. scientific method.
B. material conference.
C. scientific action.
D. All of these are correct.
- Pseudoscience
A. is a deceptive practice.
B. utilizes appearance and language of science.
C. is misleading.
D. All of these are correct.
- Repeatability in an experiment is important because
A. it eliminates bias.
B. independent investigators must be able to get the same results.
C. it helps to support the initial hypothesis.
D. only independent investigators must be able to get the same results and it helps to support the initial hypothesis.
E. All of these are correct.
- The scientific method is the process that scientists use to
A. evaluate student learning.
B. rigorously test the solutions to new questions.
C. study a crime scene.
D. photograph human behavior.
- Some of the steps followed in the scientific method include:
A. write a dissertation and present the information at a scientific conference.
B. analyze historical events and offer your opinion of the key findings.
C. observation, formulate and test a hypothesis, compare results to others and publish.
D. interview many people about their reaction to current events.
- Scientists usually experiment by collecting data
A. from as large a sample as possible.
B. from one source only.
C. from their relatives.
D. only from other researchers and comparing their results.
- “Matter” is made up of
A. atoms.
B. proteins.
C. bases.
D. pseudo electrons.
- Which of the following is NOT an inorganic household chemical?
A. ammonia
B. salt
C. vinegar
D. lye
- The position of an element in the Periodic Table tells you
A. whether it is organic or inorganic.
B. the number and position of the parts of the atom.
C. the amount of potential energy of the atom.
D. whether it is used in photosynthesis or respiration.
- Gasoline engines are
A. less efficient than diesel engines.
B. more efficient than diesel engines.
C. more likely to last longer than diesel engines.
D. 58% more efficient than hybrid engines.
- Which of the following light sources is the most efficient?
A. incandescent
B. LED
C. fluorescent
D. sodium vapor
- Which energy conversion system is the least efficient?
A. electric motor
B. home oil furnace
C. steam-power plant
D. automobile engine
- The energy released as water flows downhill from behind a dam is an example of
A. kinetic energy.
B. hydroxyl ion formation.
C. activation energy.
D. potential energy.
- When energy is converted from one form to another, the loss of energy is usually in the form of
A. water.
B. fluorescent light.
C. heat.
D. radioactivity.
- Which of the following small molecules are converted to form sugar in photosynthesis?
A. oxygen and water
B. hydroxyl ion and hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen
D. water and carbon dioxide
- What does it mean when a solution has a low pH number?
A. It is a base.
B. It is a catalyst.
C. It is an acid.
D. It has a high number of hydroxyl ions.
- What is the fundamental subunit of matter?
A. molecule
B. compound
C. mixture
D. atom
- The second law of thermodynamics states that
A. energy is the ability to do work.
B. useful energy is lost when converting from one form of energy to another.
C. energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
D. all energy is either kinetic or potential.
- Which of the following is released as a product of respiration?
A. energy for growth and reproduction
B. fats, sugars, and proteins
C. oxygen
D. chlorine ions
- The nucleus of an atom contains
A. only electrons.
B. electrons and protons.
C. only protons.
D. protons and neutrons.
- The heat that is transferred from a hot object to your hand is known as
A. sensible heat.
B. latent heat.
C. entropy.
D. kinetic energy.
- The heat that causes liquid water to evaporate from your skin is called
A. sensible heat.
B. combustion.
C. evapotranspiration.
D. latent heat.
- Energy that cannot be used to do useful work is referred to as
A. potential energy.
B. entropy.
C. kinetic energy.
D. enzymatic energy.
- Reproducibility is an important part of the scientific method and means that
A. other scientists are able to repeat the experiment and obtain similar results.
B. scientists show all the calculations in their work.
C. scientists have an idea that they are testing.
D. a control group is always used.
- In order to discern whether or not a product is green you should look for
A. statements about the use of recycled materials.
B. evidence of a company’s commitment to making and marketing a green product.
C. a list of actual ingredients and their sources following a statement of using all natural ingredients.
D. All of these are correct.
Which of the following best matches the description?
- Burning of fuel to obtain heat.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Central region of an atom.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Process whereby plants convert inorganic materials into organic matter.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Negatively charged particle of an atom.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Compound with a high number of hydroxyl ions or high pH.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Process whereby organisms break down large molecules to obtain energy.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Molecule or atom which has lost or gained an electron.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- The energy contained by moving objects, such as running water.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Number used as a measure of hydrogen ion concentration.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Positively charged particle of an atom.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Protein molecule that speeds up the rate of a reaction.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Compound with a low number of hydroxyl ions or low pH.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Uncharged particle of an atom.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- The energy matter has because of its position.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Energy that can not be used to do useful work.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
- Heat energy that is used to change matter from a solid to liquid or gas.
A. respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
True / False Questions
- Ocean water has low energy quality because there is a relatively small temperature difference between it and the objects to be heated.
True False
- Damming water changes its quantity and not its quality.
True False
- The release of chemical energy from food is analogous to the burning of fossil fuel.
True False
- An acid is an ionic compound that releases hydroxyl ions.
True False
- Photosynthesis is the process whereby animals break down large molecules such as sugars into smaller molecules.
True False
- The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
True False
- Potential energy is the energy contained by moving objects.
True False
- The fundamental unit of matter is the sugar molecule.
True False
- Chemical bonds are physical attractions between atoms resulting from the interaction of their electrons.
True False
- An ion is the product of photosynthetic reactions in plants.
True False
- Scientific opinions are always factual.
True False
- Chemistry is extremely important in discussions of environmental problems.
True False
- The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is converted from one form to another, some of the useful energy is lost.
True False
- It takes very little energy to change water from a liquid to a vapor.
True False
- With pseudoscience, deceptive practices may unintentionally confuse and/or mislead people into thinking that something has scientific validity when it does not.
True False
- An acid is any compound that accepts hydrogen ions (protons) in a solution.
True False
- Matter may be solid, liquid, or gas, depending on the amount of kinetic energy contained by the molecules.
True False
- Energy can be created and or destroyed with unlimited potential.
True False
- The scientific method involves observation, hypothesis testing, critical evaluation of results, and the publishing of findings.
True False
- In a controlled experiment, a single test is performed from which the results are gathered and accepted by the scientific community.
True False
- A theory is a broadly written statement that covers large bodies of scientific knowledge.
True False
Chapter 04 Test Bank Key
Multiple Choice Questions
- The scientific method is
A.reliable.
B. impartial.
C. limited in when it can be used.
D. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- Scientists distinguish between situations that are merely correlated and those that are correlated and show
A.relationships.
B. cause-and-effect relationships.
C. cause-and-relation.
D. None of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Science
- Communication is a central characteristic of the
A.scientific method.
B. material conference.
C. scientific action.
D. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Science
- Pseudoscience
A.is a deceptive practice.
B. utilizes appearance and language of science.
C. is misleading.
D. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.03
Topic: Science
- Repeatability in an experiment is important because
A.it eliminates bias.
B. independent investigators must be able to get the same results.
C. it helps to support the initial hypothesis.
D. only independent investigators must be able to get the same results and it helps to support the initial hypothesis.
E. All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- The scientific method is the process that scientists use to
A.evaluate student learning.
B. rigorously test the solutions to new questions.
C. study a crime scene.
D. photograph human behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- Some of the steps followed in the scientific method include:
A.write a dissertation and present the information at a scientific conference.
B. analyze historical events and offer your opinion of the key findings.
C. observation, formulate and test a hypothesis, compare results to others and publish.
D. interview many people about their reaction to current events.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- Scientists usually experiment by collecting data
A.from as large a sample as possible.
B. from one source only.
C. from their relatives.
D. only from other researchers and comparing their results.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- “Matter” is made up of
A.atoms.
B. proteins.
C. bases.
D. pseudo electrons.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Matter
- Which of the following is NOT an inorganic household chemical?
A.ammonia
B. salt
C. vinegar
D. lye
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- The position of an element in the Periodic Table tells you
A.whether it is organic or inorganic.
B. the number and position of the parts of the atom.
C. the amount of potential energy of the atom.
D. whether it is used in photosynthesis or respiration.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Gasoline engines are
A.less efficient than diesel engines.
B. more efficient than diesel engines.
C. more likely to last longer than diesel engines.
D. 58% more efficient than hybrid engines.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- Which of the following light sources is the most efficient?
A.incandescent
B.
LED
-
fluorescent
D.sodium vapor
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Which energy conversion system is the least efficient?
A.electric motor
B. home oil furnace
C. steam-power plant
D. automobile engine
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- The energy released as water flows downhill from behind a dam is an example of
A.kinetic energy.
B. hydroxyl ion formation.
C. activation energy.
D. potential energy.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- When energy is converted from one form to another, the loss of energy is usually in the form of
A.water.
B. fluorescent light.
C. heat.
D. radioactivity.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- Which of the following small molecules are converted to form sugar in photosynthesis?
A.oxygen and water
B. hydroxyl ion and hydrogen
C. carbon dioxide and oxygen
D. water and carbon dioxide
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Photosynthesis
- What does it mean when a solution has a low pH number?
A.It is a base.
B. It is a catalyst.
C. It is an acid.
D. It has a high number of hydroxyl ions.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- What is the fundamental subunit of matter?
A.molecule
B. compound
C. mixture
D. atom
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Matter
- The second law of thermodynamics states that
A.energy is the ability to do work.
B. useful energy is lost when converting from one form of energy to another.
C. energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
D. all energy is either kinetic or potential.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Which of the following is released as a product of respiration?
A.energy for growth and reproduction
B. fats, sugars, and proteins
C. oxygen
D. chlorine ions
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Respiration
- The nucleus of an atom contains
A.only electrons.
B. electrons and protons.
C. only protons.
D. protons and neutrons.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- The heat that is transferred from a hot object to your hand is known as
A.sensible heat.
B. latent heat.
C. entropy.
D. kinetic energy.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- The heat that causes liquid water to evaporate from your skin is called
A.sensible heat.
B. combustion.
C. evapotranspiration.
D. latent heat.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Energy that cannot be used to do useful work is referred to as
A.potential energy.
B. entropy.
C. kinetic energy.
D. enzymatic energy.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Reproducibility is an important part of the scientific method and means that
A.other scientists are able to repeat the experiment and obtain similar results.
B. scientists show all the calculations in their work.
C. scientists have an idea that they are testing.
D. a control group is always used.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- In order to discern whether or not a product is green you should look for
A.statements about the use of recycled materials.
B. evidence of a company’s commitment to making and marketing a green product.
C. a list of actual ingredients and their sources following a statement of using all natural ingredients.
D.
All of these are correct.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.03
Topic: Environment
Which of the following best matches the description?
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
- Burning of fuel to obtain heat.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- Central region of an atom.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- Process whereby plants convert inorganic materials into organic matter.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Negatively charged particle of an atom.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- Compound with a high number of hydroxyl ions or high pH.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Process whereby organisms break down large molecules to obtain energy.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Molecule or atom which has lost or gained an electron.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Matter
- The energy contained by moving objects, such as running water.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Number used as a measure of hydrogen ion concentration.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Positively charged particle of an atom.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- Protein molecule that speeds up the rate of a reaction.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Compound with a low number of hydroxyl ions or low pH.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Uncharged particle of an atom.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- The energy matter has because of its position.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Energy that can not be used to do useful work.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Atoms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Atomic Structure
- Heat energy that is used to change matter from a solid to liquid or gas.
A.respiration
B. pH
C. enzyme
D. ion
E. photosynthesis
F. acid
G. combustion
H. potential energy
I. base
J. proton
K. electron
L. isotope
M. neutron
N. kinetic energy
O. nucleus
P. entropy
Q. latent heat
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
True / False Questions
- Ocean water has low energy quality because there is a relatively small temperature difference between it and the objects to be heated.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- Damming water changes its quantity and not its quality.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- The release of chemical energy from food is analogous to the burning of fossil fuel.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.06
Topic: Energy
- An acid is an ionic compound that releases hydroxyl ions.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Photosynthesis is the process whereby animals break down large molecules such as sugars into smaller molecules.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Potential energy is the energy contained by moving objects.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- The fundamental unit of matter is the sugar molecule.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Matter
- Chemical bonds are physical attractions between atoms resulting from the interaction of their electrons.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- An ion is the product of photosynthetic reactions in plants.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Photosynthesis
- Scientific opinions are always factual.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Science
- Chemistry is extremely important in discussions of environmental problems.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- The second law of thermodynamics states that whenever energy is converted from one form to another, some of the useful energy is lost.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- It takes very little energy to change water from a liquid to a vapor.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- With pseudoscience, deceptive practices may unintentionally confuse and/or mislead people into thinking that something has scientific validity when it does not.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.03
Topic: Science
- An acid is any compound that accepts hydrogen ions (protons) in a solution.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.04
Topic: Chemistry
- Matter may be solid, liquid, or gas, depending on the amount of kinetic energy contained by the molecules.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- Energy can be created and or destroyed with unlimited potential.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.05
Topic: Energy
- The scientific method involves observation, hypothesis testing, critical evaluation of results, and the publishing of findings.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- In a controlled experiment, a single test is performed from which the results are gathered and accepted by the scientific community.
TRUE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
- A theory is a broadly written statement that covers large bodies of scientific knowledge.
FALSE
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Gradable: automatic
Section: 04.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Chapter 04 Test Bank Summary
| Category | # of Questions |
| Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember | 66 |
| Gradable: automatic | 65 |
| Section: 04.01 | 12 |
| Section: 04.03 | 3 |
| Section: 04.04 | 27 |
| Section: 04.05 | 17 |
| Section: 04.06 | 6 |
| Topic: Atomic Structure | 6 |
| Topic: Chemistry | 14 |
| Topic: Energy | 23 |
| Topic: Environment | 1 |
| Topic: Matter | 4 |
| Topic: Photosynthesis | 2 |
| Topic: Respiration | 1 |
| Topic: Science | 5 |
| Topic: Scientific Method | 9 |
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