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BJ Chem Ch 1

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Which metal was NOT likely known in Old Testament times? aluminum copper gold iron   aluminum  
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Who is credited with discovering the element oxygen?   Priestley  
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Which branch of chemistry studies compounds containing carbon?   organic  
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Who first proposed that elements are substances that cannot be chemically decomposed into simpler substances?   Boyle  
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Who proposed that substances gain something from the atmosphere when they burn?   Lavoisier  
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Chemistry is the study of _________ and the changes that it undergoes. (6 letters)   matter  
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What is the science of obtaining metals from ores called?   metallurgy  
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The word chemistry is thought to be derived from the Alexandrian/Egyptian word ________   chemia  
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What is the mysterious substance early scientists thought was allowed to escape during burning?   phlogiston  
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Who proposed the term atom and believed it to be the basic building block of all matter?   Democritus  
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Is this deductive or inductive reasoning? Since Labor Day is always on a Monday, and Tuesday is the day after Monday, the day after Labor Day is always a Tuesday   deductive  
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Anything that occupies space and has mass is __________   matter  
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Early pharmacists were called ______________   apothecaries  
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Through the middle ages early pre-chemists were called ______________   alchemists  
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A simple testable statement of a prediction based on available information is called a ____________   hypothesis  
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When a hypothesis makes as few assumptions and is as simple as possible, what principle of logic has been followed?   Ockham's razor  
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The type of science used to develop a specific medicine for a disease (pure or applied)   applied  
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Ideas that a person assumes to be true without proof are called __________   presuppositions  
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Alchemists were known for trying to convert ordinary metals into ________   gold  
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The perspective from which one sees and interprets all of life (p. 2)   worldview  
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Bearing a likeness to God (Gen. 1:26-27 on p. 2)   image of God  
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"And thou that love the Lord thy God..." (Mark 12:30-31) (p. 2)   first commandment  
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"And thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Mark 12:30-31) (p. 3)   second commandment  
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God's first commandment to mankind: to exercise good and wise dominion over the earth by managing and using His world and its resources (Gen. 1:26, 28) (p. 3)   Creation Mandate  
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Scientific activity that seeks to obey the Creation Mandate for the glory of God and for the benefit of other humans. (p.3)   dominion science  
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A simplified representation of phenomena. (p.4)   scientific model  
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An idea assumed true without proof, often used as a basis for understanding or proving other ideas. (p. 5)   presupposition  
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A person's preference, whether intentional or unintentional, for certain conclusions over others. (p. 5)   bias  
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The assumption that only matter exists and that there is nothing supernatural. (p. 5)   naturalistic worldview  
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Extreme faith in human reason and science as the only reliable source of truth. (p. 5)   scientism  
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A perspective on viewing the world based on the teachings of the Christian Scriptures. (p. 6)   Christian worldview  
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The study of the composition and properties of matter and the energy transformations accompanying changes in the fundamental structure of matter. (p. 8)   chemistry  
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Anything that occupies space and has mass. (p.8)   matter  
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The process of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them for commercial use. (p.9)   metallurgy  
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An early pharmacist who prepared and sold a wide variety of chemicals and herbs. (p. 9)   apothecary  
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The ancient study of transmutations between base metals and gold, sickness and health, age and youth, or even earthly and supernatural existence. (p. 10)   alchemy  
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The systematicstudy of nature based on observations and the collection of knowledge that results from that study. (p. 12)   science  
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Exploring natural products and processes for specific applications to benefit humans. (p. 12)   applied science  
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Studying nature simply to learn new things about the universe we live in. ((p.12)   pure science  
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Questions which direct and stimulate scientific inquiry. (p. 13)   scientific questions  
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A description (often mathematical) of the behavior of matter and energy based on the results of many experiments; describes a recognizable, repeating pattern in nature.   law  
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A logical method of problem-solving that starts with observations and is based on inductive reasoning. (p. 17)   scientific method  
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Using our senses of taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell to learn about the natural world. (p. 13)   observations  
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Unaffected by the observer's personal biases and presuppositions. (p. 13)   objective  
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Observations such as texture of color that use non-numerical data. (p. 13)   qualitative data  
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Observations such as size or mass that use numberical data.   quantitative data  
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Arguments from general, accepted statements called premises to more specific conclusions. (p. 13)   deductive reasoning  
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Arguments that begin with known facts and proceed to general conclusions. (p. 13)   inductive reasoning  
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The characteristic that makes information useful or valuable in applying to other situations; the most important characteristic of a scientific model. (p. 15)   workability  
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A repeatable procedure that involves observing a natural process, sometimes under controlled conditions, for the purpose of analysis. (p. 15)   experiment  
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An experiment where only one condition is varied at a time to isolate and measure its effect on the outcome. (p. 16)   controlled experiment  
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Describes an explanation determined or data gathered by experimentation, for example, empirical data. (p. 16)   empirical  
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A temporary, testable explanation of a phenomenon that stimulates and guides further scientific investigation. (p. 16)   hypothesis  
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A hypothesis must make as few assumptions and be as simple as possible. (p. 16)   Ockham's razor  
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An experiment in which the conditions cannot be controlled. (p. 16)   natural experiment  
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A process that involves randomly selecting representative samples from a larger population to learn about the characteristics of the population as a whole. (p. 16)   scientific survey  
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An overarching explanation of scientific observations. Theories are valuable for guiding future study and making predictions. (p. 17)   theory  
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