The Disappearing Spoon Quiz

Overall, what was this chapter of “The Disappearing Spoon” trying to teach us about?

• Maria Goeppert-Mayer
• The organization of the periodic table of elements.
• Gilbert Lewis
• The negative effects of nuclear explosions.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was Plato's "forms" theory?

• Plato didn't have a theory on forms.
• Everything has an ideal "form" that it wants to be.
• That forms are complicated to fill out.
• None of these.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is "element-ness?"

• Something that can't be broken down any more.
• Whatever the first element ever discovered was.
• Whatever the most populous element in the universe is.
• Being shiny.

An atom with 6 electrons in its outer shell will try to react with an atom with ______ electrons in its outer shell.

• 0
• 2
• 10
• 22

Which part of an atom is MOST responsible for reacting with other atoms?

• Protons
• Neutrons
• Nucleus
• Electrons

What's the most notable characteristic of noble gases?

• They think they're better than everyone else.
• They're highly reactive.
• They don't need to react with others.
• They're poisonous.

The correct structure of an atom from the inside to the outside is ...

• Nucleus, atom, protons, electrons, neutrons.
• Protons and neutrons in a nucleus, surrounded by electrons in outer shells.
• Protons in "magic shells," electrons in a cloud miles away, and neutrons.
• A tennis ball in a soccer stadium with Bill Nye 5 miles away.

What did Gilbert Lewis discover about electrons in acids and bases?

• Acids steal electrons while bases donate them.
• Acids and bases hate electrons.
• Acids destroy bases every time they mix.
• Electrons run away from acids and bases unless gravity pulls them back.

What was the major obstacle in Goeppert-Mayer's career? 

• Education
• Family background
• Being female
• German origin

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was Maria Goeppert-Mayer famous for discovering?

• She figured out how to get women employed in colleges.
• She proved Gilbert Lewis was wrong.
• She proved that protons will destroy electrons if they collide.
• She discovered that an atom's nucleus is contained within a shell, like electrons are.