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Explorer Quiz 2



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Question 1.
What is the term for the pseudoscience that attemped to convert base metals, such as iron, into gold?

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Question 2.
What is the term for the study of chemical substances that contain carbon?

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Question 3.
What is the term for planning an experiment, proposing an explanation of the results, testing the explanation, and eventually stating a theory?

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Question 4.
What is the term for an extensively tested model that explains the behavior of nature?

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Question 5.
What were the two basic forces in nature according to the ancient Chinese?

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Question 6.
Who is generally considered to be the founder of modern chemistry?

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Question 7.
Which of the following statements is a natural law?

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Question 8.
Which of the following consumer products are derived from a petrochemical?

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Question 9.
What subject is said to be at the crossroads of biology, physics, geology, and medicine?

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