Vocabulary List: Nanotechnology and Atomic Structure

Fill in the blank: The smallest unit of a chemical element, made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons, is called an ________.

• atom

• molecule

• cell

• proton

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Fill in the blank: A group of atoms chemically bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a compound that can take part in a chemical reaction, is called a ________.

• molecule

• element

• ion

• atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fill in the blank: ________ is a device for mapping surface atomic structure by measuring the force acting on the tip of a sharply pointed wire or other object that is moved over the surface.

• Atomic force microscope

• Electron beam lithography

• Scanning tunneling spectroscope

• X-ray diffractometer

• Billionth

• Millionth

• Thousandth

• Hundredth

Fill in the blank: ________ is the science and technology of building devices such as electronic circuits from single atoms and molecules.

• Nanotechnology

• Biotechnology

• Robotics

• Astronomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

• Nanometer

• Millimeter

• Micrometer

• Centimeter

Fill in the blank: ________ means extremely small; originally from Greek which means dwarf.

• Nano

• Mega

• Giga

• Pico

Fill in the blank: ________ is a molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms arranged in a sphere.

• Buckyball

• Diamond

• Graphite

• Fullerene tube

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Fill in the blank: __________ are chemical compounds whose molecules don't contain carbon.

• 
  Inorganic

• Organic

• Aromatic

• Hydrocarbon

Fill in the blank: __________ are chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon.

• organic

• metallic

• inorganic

• ionic

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6