Branches of Chemistry
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Base Units + SIs
100

The branch of chemistry relating to most carbon-containing chemicals. Pharmaceuticals & plastics.

What is organic chemistry?

100

This involves the use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of the natural world.

What is science?

100

1 meter is equal to this many centimeters.

What is 100 centimeters?

100

This is a visual, verbal, and/or a mathematical explanation of data that has been collected from many experiments.

What is a model?

100

This is a defined unit in a system of measurement that is based on a standard (i.e. an object or event in the physical world).

What is a base unit?

200

The branch of chemistry relating to matter that does not contain carbon atoms. Minerals, metals, nonmetals, and semiconductors.

What is inorganic chemistry?

200

This is the study of matter and the changes that it undergoes.

What is chemistry?

200

1 kilogram is equal to this many grams.

What is 1000 grams?

200

This force is the difference between mass and weight. Mass does not take it into consideration, weight does.

What is the force of gravity?

200

List the base units used in science for the following: time, length, mass, and temperature.

What are the second, the meter, the kilogram, and Kelvin?

300

The branch of chemistry relating to matter within and relating to the processes of living things. Metabolism, genetics, fermentation, agriculture.

What is biochemistry?

300

This is a testable explanation of a situation or phenomena.

What is a hypothesis?

300

One decameter is equal to this many decimeters.

What is 100 decimeters?

300

This is a type of scientific investigation that seeks to gain knowledge for the sake of knowledge itself.

What is pure research?

300

The metrics system is based on units of this amount.

What are units of ten?

400

The branch of chemistry relating to the identification and quantification of a material in a mixture. Forensics, environmental science, bioanalytics.

What is analytical chemistry?

400

This is an explanation that is supported by lots of data and many experiments. It can be modified and changed as time goes on.

What is a theory?

400

10 liters is equal to this many milliliters (mL).

What is 10000 milliliters (mL)?

400

This is a type of scientific investigation that tries to solve a specific problem.

What is applied research?

400

Also known by this term, 0 Kelvin is a temperature at which all atomic movement stops.

What is absolute zero?

500

The branch of chemistry relating to the effect of chemical's structure on physical properties. Kinetics, spectroscopy, thermodynamics.

What is physical chemistry?

500

This describes a relationship in nature and is supported through data and by many experiments.

What is a scientific law?

500

100 kilometers is equal to this many millimeters.

What is one hundred million millimeters?

(100,000,000 mm)

500

This is a form of matter that has a definite and uniform composition.

What is a substance?

500

The liter and density are known as this form of unit.

What is a derived unit?

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