Chemistry: Matter and Change

Section 2: Chemistry and Matter

Self Check Quizzes

1
Which of the following releases matter?

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A)engaging a car exhaust system
B)picking up iron filings with a magnet
C)turbines spinning in a power plant
D)turning on an electric hot plate
2
Why can an object's weight vary with location but its mass cannot?

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A)Determinations of mass account for varying gravitational pulls in different locations.
B)Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object; weight is not.
C)Systems of measurement vary with location.
D)Weight is a measure of both mass and the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on the matter. Mass measures only the amount of matter.
3
Anything that has mass and takes up space is _________.
A)matter
B)volume
C)pressure
D)weight
4
Chemists whose specialty is determining the composition of chemicals work in the field of ________.
A)analytical chemistry
B)organic chemistry
C)physical chemistry
D)inorganic chemistry
5
What branch of chemistry is most concerned with the study of carbon compounds?
A)analytical chemistry
B)inorganic chemistry
C)organic chemistry
D)physical chemistry
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