Science
Lab Safety
KMT
Density
Measurement and Sig Figs
100

This is a testable prediction that can be investigated through experiments.

This is a testable prediction that can be investigated through experiments.

100

What safety item should you use if chemicals splash into your eyes?

What is an eyewash station?

100

Which state of matter has particles vibrating in fixed positions?

What is a solid?

100

What is the formula for density?

What is mass ÷ volume?

100

Which piece of glassware measures volume most accurately: beaker, flask, or graduated cylinder?

What is a graduated cylinder?

200

A well-tested explanation of natural phenomena, supported by evidence, is called this.

What is a scientific theory?

200

What is the first step if you spill a chemical in the lab?

What is alert the teacher?

200

According to KMT, temperature is directly proportional to this property of particles.

What is kinetic energy?

200

A block has a mass of 30 g and a volume of 10 mL. What is its density?

What is 3 g/mL?

200

How many significant figures are in the number 0.00450?

Three.

300

In the scientific method, this step comes right before conducting an experiment.

What is forming a hypothesis?

300

Which is NOT appropriate lab attire: safety goggles, closed-toe shoes, long hair tied back, or sandals?

What are sandals?

300

Why can gases be compressed more easily than solids or liquids?

Because gas particles have large amounts of empty space between them.

300

Which is an intensive property: density or mass?

What is density?

300

What is the volume of the liquid in the following image? 

4.15 mL

400

Explain the difference between a hypothesis and a theory using one example.

A hypothesis is a specific prediction (e.g., “If plants get more sunlight, they will grow taller”), while a theory explains why phenomena happen (e.g., the theory of photosynthesis explains how plants convert sunlight into energy).

400

Why should test tubes never be pointed at yourself or others when heating

Because they can explode or spray hot liquid.

400

Arrange the following in order of increasing particle motion: liquid, solid, gas.

What is solid → liquid → gas?

400

A student drops a rock into a graduated cylinder. The water level rises from 25.0 mL to 40.5 mL. If the rock’s mass is 38.0 g, what is its density?

38.0 g ÷ 15.5 mL = 2.45 g/mL

400

If you multiply 2.34 × 0.0041 (, how many sig figs should your answer have?

Two.

500

A student tests how the amount of fertilizer affects plant growth. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable, and explain why.

The independent variable is the amount of fertilizer (because it is what is changed). The dependent variable is the plant growth (because it is what is measured in response).

500

A student’s shirt catches fire. Explain the proper steps they should take to put it out safely.

Use a fire blanket or safety shower, stop–drop–roll if necessary.

500

According to the kinetic molecular theory, what happens to particle motion when the temperature of a substance doubles?

The particles move faster because their average kinetic energy increases.

500

 A student measures a mass of 154.2 g for a sample. The volume, measured by displacement, is 12.7 mL. Calculate the density and report with the correct number of significant figures. 

 154.2 g ÷ 12.7 mL = 12.1 g/mL 

500

Explain the difference between accuracy and precision, and give one example of measurements that are precise but not accurate.

Accuracy = closeness to true value, precision = closeness of repeated trials. Example: 1.01 g, 1.00 g, 1.02 g for a true mass of 2.00 g.