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Ch.11 & 12 Test: Atomic Theory & The Periodic Table

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Subatomic particles with a negative charge

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Quarks

2.

Subatomic particles with a positive charge

a)

Neutrons

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Protons

d)

Isotopes

3.

Value representing the number of protons in an element

a)

Atomic Mass

b)

Mass Number

c)

Proton Number

d)

Atomic Number

4.
Subatomic particles that are neutral in charge
a)
Neutrons
b)
Protons
c)
Nucleus 
d)
Electrons
5.
Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
a)
Ion
b)
Gluons
c)
Isotope
d)
Quarks
6.

A charged atom (positive OR negative)

a)

Ion

b)

Isotope

c)

Electron Cloud

d)

Quark

7.
The smallest particle of an element that shows all the properties of that element.
a)
Subatomic Particles
b)
Atom
c)
Quarks
d)
Gluons
8.
Where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Within a Proton
d)
Within a Neutron
9.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
10.

Arrangement of the elements organized by atomic number

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Periodic Table

c)

Electron Configuration

d)

None of these

11.
Proposed the Modern Electron Cloud Model of the atom
a)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg
b)
Dalton
c)
Chadwick
d)
Rutherford
12.
Discovered the electron within the atom
a)
Thomson
b)
Chadwick 
c)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg
d)
Dalton
13.
Believed that atoms of the same element are identical to each other
a)
Bohr
b)
Rutherford
c)
Dalton
d)
Thomson
14.
Calculation used to find the number of neutrons in an atom
a)
Atomic Mass - Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Number - Atomic Mass
c)
Atomic Mass - Electrons
d)
none of these
15.
The only element with no neutrons in its nucleus.
a)
Oxygen
b)
Helium 
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Lithium
16.

Each vertical column in the periodic table is called a

a)

period

b)

group

c)

cluster

d)

unit

17.
The atomic number is the SAME AS the 
a)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
18.

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

nonexistent

19.
What COLOR are the METALS? 
a)
dark blue
b)
light blue
c)
purple
d)
pink
20.
The YELLOW elements are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
21.
Where do we find the nonmetals on the periodic table?
a)
Left side
b)
Right side
c)
Middle
22.
The group NOBLE GASES is located where on the periodic table?
a)
Right Side
b)
Left Side
c)
Middle
d)
Only the last column on the right
23.
The most reactive metals on the periodic table are called 
a)
Noble Gases
b)
Halogens
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Alkaline-earth Metals
24.
Most metalloids have characteristics of
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Both metals and nonmetals
d)
Physical properties
25.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Liquids
26.
Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals are called
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
c)
Metalloids
d)
Zigzags
27.

Horizontal rows of elements on the periodic table are called __________________

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

c)

Periodic

d)

Repeating

28.
Name groups 3 - 12 on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
29.

What did Democritus, Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford and Bohr all have in common?

a)

identified new elements

b)

identified new isotopes of atoms

c)

contributed to the development of the atomic theory

d)

went to grad school with Mrs. Quade & Mr. Settell

30.

What particle in an atom has the SMALLEST mass?

a)

nucleus

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

electron

31.

What is the meaning of atom?

a)

"dividable"

b)

"invisible"

c)

"hard particles"

d)

"not able to be divided"

32.

Periodic means

a)

happening at regular intervals

b)

happening very rarely

c)

happening frequently

d)

happening three or four times a year

33.

Most of the elements to the RIGHT of the zigzag line on the periodic table are called

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

candy

34.

Mendeleev arranged the elements by

a)

density

b)

melting point

c)

appearance

d)

increasing atomic mass

35.

Which of the following describes RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES?

a)

they are stable

b)

they never change

c)

they are unstable

d)

they don't produce energy

36.

Used to measure the MASS of an atom

a)

atomic mass units OR AMU

b)

grams

37.

Group of 6 UNREACTIVE nonmetals

a)

transition metals

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

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