Scientific Method and Chemical Elements Quiz
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Which step of the scientific method involves designing and performing experiments to test the hypothesis?

  • Experiment (correct)
  • Hypothesis
  • Question
  • Observe

What are the four elements that make up about 96% of the weight of most living organisms?

  • Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Sodium (correct)
  • Oxygen, Carbon, Potassium, Nitrogen
  • Oxygen, Carbon, Iron, Nitrogen
  • Oxygen, Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

What is the formula for finding the number of neutrons in an atom?

  • Atomic Number - Mass Number
  • Protons + Neutrons
  • Atomic Number + Electrons
  • Mass Number - Atomic Number (correct)

What type of bond is a substance consisting of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio?

<p>Covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of chemical elements to living organisms?

<p>Chemical elements play a role in cellular respiration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What step of the scientific method involves making an observation?

<p>Observe (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of bond involves the transfer of electrons between two atoms?

<p>Ionic bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bond involves the sharing of electrons between two atoms?

<p>Non-polar covalent bond (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the substance that gets dissolved in a solvent to form a solution?

<p>Solute (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a substance consisting of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio called?

<p>Compound (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bond involves the partial positive charge on hydrogen and is responsible for high surface tension in water?

<p>Hydrogen bond (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What substance minimizes changes in pH and helps maintain a stable pH level in a solution?

<p>Buffer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of the pH scale, with 0 being the most acidic and 14 being the most basic?

<p>-14 to 14 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which four elements make up about 96% of the weight of most living organisms?

<p>Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term describes substances that cannot be broken down into other substances?

<p>Element (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What kind of isotopes decay spontaneously, giving off particles and energy?

<p>Radioactive isotopes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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