Atoms

What is the smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons?

• Atom

• Electron

• Nuclear Model of the Atom

• Scientific Notation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the mass of an atom, approximately equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom?

• Atomic Mass

• Electron Cloud

• Nucleus

• Subatomic Particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a property of matter determined by the number of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons in a material?

• Electrical Charge

• Neutron

• Proton

• Atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds?

• Electron

• Nuclear Model of the Atom

• Scientific Notation

• Atomic Mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the area surrounding the nucleus of an atom where the electrons are found?

• Electron Cloud

• Nucleus

• Subatomic Particles

• Electrical Charge

What is a neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom?

• Neutron

• Proton

• Atom

• Electron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a conceptual model of the atom in which a small, positively charged nucleus is surrounded by planetary electrons?

• Nuclear Model of the Atom

• Scientific Notation

• Atomic Mass

• Electron Cloud

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the tiny, very dense, positively charged region in the center of an atom that is made up of protons and neutrons?

• Nucleus

• Subatomic Particles

• Electrical Charge

• Neutron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is a positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom?

• Proton

• Atom

• Electron

• Nuclear Model of the Atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are numbers written in terms of a decimal number between one (1.0) and ten (10.0) multiplied by a power of ten; for example, the scientific notation for 10,492 is 1.0492 x 10⁴?

• Scientific Notation

• Atomic Mass

• Electron Cloud

• Nucleus