The Atom

Near the outside of an atom, you'd find _____

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• photons

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Old pictures of the atom from science textbooks are wrong because _____

• they show the nucleus at the center

• they're not drawn to scale

• the nucleus is drawn too small

• the electrons are on the outside

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In terms of matter, the atom is almost entirely filled with _____

• orbiting electrons

• charged protons

• heavy neutrons

• empty space

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Most of the mass in an atom is made up of _____________________?

• protons and electrons

• protons and neutrons

• neutrons and electrons

• electrons and quarks

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The Model of the ATOM has:

• Changed many times

• Never changed

• Changed once

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True or False? Neutrons have a negative charge

• True

• False

Of the three subatomic particles, which is the smallest and the lightest?

• protons 

• neutrons

• electrons

• They are all equal.

What are Subatomic Particles?

• The entire atom

• the tiny parts inside the atom

• The electron cloud and space surrounding the atom

The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• protons & neutrons

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The negatively charged particles of an atom are the ______.

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• protons & neutrons

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