SCI 1101 Summer 2012 KEY Form A Test 1 Multiple Choice World of Chemistry

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1. The video states that states of matter may be changed. What is needed to make this possible? a. reactants b. products c. catalyst d. energy 2. How is liquefied natural gas produced? A. temperature increased and pressure increased b. temperature increased and pressure decreased c. temperature decreased and pressure decreased d. temperature decreased and pressure increased 3. Describe, at the molecular level, how temperature affects the pressure of a gas. a. lower temperature increases pressure b. higher temperature decreases pressure c .lower temperature decreases pressure d. no relationship has been established 4. Why does the process of perspiration cool a person? a. takes heat energy away b. reduces weight c. makes the heart beat faster d. decreases blood pressure 5. What happens to the particles in bromine as it is cooled? A. move faster b. move slower c. become larger d. become smaller 6. How does the size of the nucleus compare to the size of an atom? A. Its the same size as the atom b. Its very small compared to the atom c. There is no way of making an accurate prediction d. none of these 7. What is the overall charge of an atom? A. zero b. positive c. negative d. some positive, others negative 8. What is meant by covalent bonding? A. electrons are gained b. electrons are lost c. electrons are shared as pairs d. none of these 9. Which element is found in many explosives? A. helium b. hydrogen c. sodium d. nitrogen 10. What is meant by a polar molecule? A. electrons are gained b. electrons are lost c. electrons are shared equally d. electrons are not equally shared between atoms and the architectural is such that there are charged areas on the molecule 11. Molecules of the same formula, but different architectures are called: a. unstable b. isotopes c. isomers d. ions 12. In fractional distillation _____?_______ molecules travel to the top of the fractionating tower while ______?______ molecules collect at the bottom. A. lighter, heavier b. heavier, lighter c. organic, inorganic d. isotopes, isomers

13-20. Fill-in-the-blanks: Use the following to complete this section. Each term may be used once, more than once, or not at all. a. hydrogen b. oxygen c. hydrophilic d. solute ac. H+ ad. covalent ae. periodic table bc. unstable these 13. Some radioactive __ be. None of these _?___are unstable and tend to decay into more stable atoms. 14. Spheres of hydration are formed around the___? d. solute molecules. 15. In freezing, the _ hydrogen __?___ bonds resist breaking and lock the water molecules in the bonding patterns of ice. 16. pH is a measure of _ ac. H+__?___ concentration in a solution. 17. Electrons are __ bd. attracted 18. ___? e. cohesion _?___ to protons but are repelled by other electrons. ___ (dissolved) e. cohesion bd. attracted ab. percentage be. None of

___ is especially important in pulling water through plants. _?___ (water loving).

19. Polar substances are __ c. hydrophilic

20. Not all elements in the periodic table can be found in nature. Those after atomic number 92 are highly __ bc. unstable _?___.

21. The goals of environmental science are to learn: A. How nature works. B. How the environment affects us. C. How we effect the environment. D. How we can live more sustainably without degrading our life-support system. E. All of these are goals of environmental science 22. True or false (a = true and b = false for all true false questions). Renewable: On a human time scale can be replenished rapidly (e.g. hours to several decades). 23. Humanitys ecological footprint has exceeded earths ___?___capacity. a. ecological b. atmospheric c. oxygen d. soil
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24. Which of the following is least related to the others? a. Wasteful resource use d. Ecological ignorance b. Poverty c. Poor environmental accounting

e. Technology

25. True or false. Affluenza: unsustainable addiction to overconsumption and materialism. 26. This is a model for predicting the exploitation of geological resources. A. PPP b. GDP Services 27. Petroleum is formed in a ( an) ___?___ of favorable temperature and pressure in the sedimentary rock below the oil deposit. A. oil window b. basin c. igneous rock formation d. none of these 28.___?___: Relies on differences in boiling points to separate compounds from the petroleum mixture. a. cracking b. synthesis c. replacement d. fractional distillation 29. Which of the following has all single covalent bonds? c. ethene d. none of these a. propane b. benzene c. Hubbert Curve d. Natural capital = Natural Resources + Natural

30. True or false. Aromatic hydrocarbons (arenes) have relatively low toxicity and alkanes have relatively high toxicity. 31. Certain types of ___?___ can metabolize alkanes. c. algae d. fish A. zooplankton b. bacteria

32. Balance the following equation using the proper whole numbers: C7H16 + O2 CO2 + H2O e. none of these

What is the coefficient of the CO2? A. 7 b. 14 c. 16 d. 13 33. What is the name for C7H16 ?

a. hexane b. heptane c. octane d. nonane

34. What is order for the molecules below in increasing molecular weight? I. ethane II. hexadecane III. octane b. II, III, I, IV, V IV. pentane c. III, IV,V, II, I V. decane d. I, IV, III, V, II e. none

a. I, II, III, V, IV of the above

35. True or false: The preponderance of evidence suggests that the worlds consumption of petroleum and natural gas is out pacing its natural rate of production. 36. Which of the following pairs are mismatched? a. lack of oxygen: anoxic b. endothermic process: energy required c. exothermic process: requires a catalyst d. paraffin wax: alkane 37. True or false: Chemical dispersants are composed of detergents which are made from petroleum. 38. Carbon forms ___?___ covalent bonds with other atoms. a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 e. 2 39. The video states that states of matter may be changed. What is needed to make this possible? a. reactants b. products c. catalyst d. energy 40. Which element is found in many explosives? A. helium d. nitrogen b. hydrogen c. sodium

41. What (is) are the building blocks used to form proteins? A. glucose b. amino acids c. lipids d. nucleotides 42. Where does protein synthesis take place? In the: a. cell membrane b. nucleus c. ribosome d. mitochondria 43. Sterols have a backbone of four carbon ________, but no fatty acids. a. chains
b. branches c. atoms d. rings

44. The most common polysaccharides are chains of _______. a. glucose c. lipids d. nucleotides

b. amino acids

45. Each ________ has a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), a nitrogencontaining base (single- or double-ringed), and a phosphate group. a. glucose b. amino acid c. lipid d. nucleotide