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Just How Small is an Atom?

Just How Small is an Atom?

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kelley Danzig

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many nitrogen atoms in a grapefruit would be equal to if the atoms were the size of blueberries?

The same number as blueberries filling the Earth.

10 million

The same number as blueberries filling up a swimming pool

34 trillion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three main components of an atom?

Protons, Neutrophils, and Electrodes

Protons, Electrodes, and Neutrals

Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons

Quarks, preons, and isotopes

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an atom were the size of a football stadium, how big would the nucleus be?

The size of a balloon

The size of a basketball

The size of a large marble

The size of a small marble

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How dense is the nucleus compared to everyday objects?

A one-foot-by-one-foot box of nuclei would have the same density as 6.2 billion apples packed into that space.

A one-foot-by-one-foot box of nuclei would have the same density as 6.2 billion cars packed into that space.

A one-foot-by-one-foot box of nuclei would have the same density as 6 cars packed into that space.

A one-foot-by-one-foot box of nuclei would have the same density as 62 million cars packed into that space.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key takeaway about the composition of an atom?

Atoms are very, very, very small , mostly empty space, and very, very, very dense

Atoms are as big as blueberries and weight as much as a football stadium

Atoms are solid throughout, with no empty space.

The nucleus takes up most of the space inside the atom.

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