The Universe and Matter Quiz

What is the most widely accepted model of the universe's origin?

• Steady State Theory

• Big Crunch Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Pulsating Universe Theory

Which element is the most abundant in the universe?

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Carbon

What is the name of the galaxy we live in?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Triangulum

• Sombrero

Who proposed the plum pudding model of the atom?

• Ernest Rutherford

• Niels Bohr

• J.J. Thomson

• John Dalton

What did Rutherford's gold foil experiment discover?

• Electrons orbit the nucleus

• Atoms are mostly empty space with a dense nucleus

• Atoms are indivisible

• Protons and neutrons exist

Which particle is found in the nucleus of an atom?

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutrino

• Photon

Who discovered the neutron?

• James Chadwick

• Ernest Rutherford

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

What is the charge of a neutron?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Variable

Which particle is responsible for chemical bonding?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Photon

What is the smallest unit of matter that retains its properties?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Quark

• Electron