Atoms Quiz

1) What is the basic building block for all matter in the universe?

• Cell
• Electron
• Nucleus
• Atom
• Molecule

2) What is a substance called that consists of a single type of atom?

• Element
• Compound
• Quark
• Proton
• Molecul

3) Around how long do Atoms last?

• Only a few seconds
• 4 to 5 days
• 100 years
• 10,000 years
• Nearly forever

4) What two basic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?

• Proton and Electron
• Neutrino and Neutron
• Neutron and Proton
• Electron and Quark
• Quark and Neutrino

What positively charged particle is located at the center of the atom in the nucleus?

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Quark
• Neutrino

What particle has no charge and affects the mass of the atom?

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Quark
• Neutrino

7) What particle has no charge, is formed by nuclear reactions, and travels at the speed of light?

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Quark
• Neutrino

8) What negatively charged particle spins around the nucleus of the atom?

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Quark
• Neutrino

What tiny particle is described using the terms up, down, top, bottom, charm, and strange?

• Electron
• Proton
• Neutron
• Quark
• Neutrino

10) An atom is said to have a neutral charge if it contains the same number of what two particles?

• Neutrons and neutrinos
• Neutrons and protons
• Electrons and protons
• Electrons and quarks
• Quarks and protons