Chemistry Chapter 1 Flashcards

Study of the composition of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.

Organic, inorganic, biochemistry, analytical, and physical chemistry.

<p>Study of all chemicals containing carbon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Study of chemicals that don't contain carbon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of substances and processes occurring in living things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The area of chemistry that focuses on the composition of matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The area that deals with the mechanism, the rate, and the energy transfer that occurs when matter undergoes a change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pursuit of chemical knowledge for its own sake.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research that is directed toward a practical goal or application.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Useful in explaining the natural world, preparing people for career opportunities, makes you an informed citizen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Means by which society provides for its members with those things needed and desired.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Can lead to technology that aims to benefit the environment, conserve and produce energy, improve human life, and expand our knowledge of the universe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From a science of observation to the science of measurement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Making observations, proposing &amp; testing hypotheses, conclusion, developing theory.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information obtained through the senses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proposed explanation for an observation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A procedure that tests if a hypothesis is true or false.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Representations of an object or event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Well tested explanation for a broad set of observations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Facilitating research advancements and sharing crucial findings.</p> Signup and view all the answers