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WorksheetsChapter 14: Building Blocks of Matter
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What particle in an atom's nucleus has no charge?
a)
proton
b)
newton
c)
neutron
d)
electron
2.
An atom...
a)
is the smallest whole piece of matter
b)
is made up of an electron cloud, protons and neutrons
c)
has a nucleus
d)
all of the above
3.
ATOMOS means ______ in Greek.
a)
indivisible
b)
divisible
4.
Who said that all substances are made of atoms and atoms cannot be destroyed or divided?
a)
Aristotle
b)
John Dalton
c)
Democritus
d)
The Beatles
5.
Around what time period was the electron cloud model proposed?
a)
1920's
b)
1930's
c)
Ancient Greece
d)
1890's
6.
When did scientists find out there were smaller parts to an atom?
a)
1897
b)
1879
c)
1923
d)
1932
7.
What two parts make up the nucleus of an atom?
a)
protons and nucleolus
b)
protons and electrons
c)
electrons and neutrons
d)
neutrons and protons
8.
What is the name of the first series that was taken out of the Periodic Table?
a)
Lanthanide
b)
Lanthanum
c)
Actinium
d)
Actinide
9.
What is the name of the second series that was taken out of the Periodic Table?
a)
Lanthanide
b)
Lanthanum
c)
Actinium
d)
Actinide
10.
What is the name of the ELEMENT in the first series of elements that are taken out of the Periodic Table?
a)
Lanthanide
b)
Lanthanum
c)
Actinium
d)
Actinide
11.
What is the name of the ELEMENT in the second series of elements that are taken out of the Periodic Table?
a)
Lanthanide
b)
Lanthanum
c)
Actinium
d)
Actinide
12.
Why did scientists decide to take out the two series of elements?
a)
They did not fit into any of the groups appropriately
b)
They did not fit when they tried to print the table out on one page
c)
They did not want to deal with them
d)
They thought they had no uses for those elements
13.
What group is Sodium located in?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
What Period is Sodium located in?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
What Period is Yttrium located in?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
What Group is Yttriam located in?
a)
5
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
Which Group reacts violently to H2O?
a)
1
b)
12
c)
18
d)
2
18.
Which one contains elements with properties that have the most in common?
a)
Group
b)
Period
19.
_________ contain elements that start with those that have violent reactions to other elements then continue to the end where they barely have reactions.
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
20.
Which has their numbers labeled up and down on the Periodic Table?
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
21.
Which has their numbers labeled left to right on the Periodic Table?
a)
Groups
b)
Periods
22.
What is the same for oxygen and sulfur?
a)
They are in the same group.
b)
They are in the same period.
23.
______ is a substance composed of two or more elements that are chemically combined to form a new substance with different properties.
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solute
d)
Solvent
24.
______ is a substance composed of two or more elements that are not chemically combined to form a new substance with different properties.
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solute
d)
Solvent
25.
Matter that cannot be classified as an element or compound is usually a .....
a)
compound
b)
mixture
c)
solution
26.
Which has no definite ratio?
a)
compound
b)
mixture
27.
Which is an example of a compound?
a)
chicken noodle soup
b)
table salt
28.
Which is an example of a mixture?
a)
chicken noodle soup
b)
table salt
29.
What do a filter, strainer and magnet have in common?
a)
able to combine a compound
b)
able to combine a mixture
c)
able to separate a mixture
d)
able to separate a compound
30.
What do a filter, strainer and magnet have in common?
a)
able to combine a compound
b)
able to combine a mixture
c)
able to separate a mixture
d)
able to separate a compound
31.
A _____ forms when one substance dissolves into another.
a)
solution
b)
solvent
c)
solute
d)
compound
32.
Think of salt water and choose which option is correct:
a)
salt is the solute and water is the solvent
b)
salt is the solvent and water is the solute
33.
Solutions can be a combination of...
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
all three
34.
What is the measure of the amount of solute dissolved in a solvent?
a)
concentration
b)
solubility
c)
solution
d)
milliliter
35.
This stands for the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in a solvent at a particular temperature: ___________.
a)
solubility
b)
solution
c)
concentration
d)
concentrated
36.
Solubility is measured by...
a)
number of grams of solute per number milliliter of solvent
b)
number of milliliters of solute per number gram of solvent
37.
_________ is the point in which no more solute can be dissolved in the solvent.
a)
saturation
b)
solution
c)
concentration
d)
dilution
38.
Acids and bases can be measured by a ....
a)
indicator
b)
scale
c)
gram
d)
milliliter
39.
On the pH scale, if a substance measures a 7, that would mean...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
40.
On the pH scale, if a substance measures a 2, that would mean...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
41.
On the pH scale, if a substance measures a 13, that would mean...
a)
Acid
b)
Base
c)
Neutral
42.
These elements can be good conductors of heat, ductile and malleable....
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
non-metals
43.
These elements can be good conductors of heat and brittle...
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
non-metals
44.
These elements can not be good conductors of heat and brittle...
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
non-metals
45.
What is matter that is only made up of one type of atom?
a)
element
b)
metal
c)
non-metal
d)
atom
46.
True or False:
An element cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means.
An element cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
47.
What particle in an atom's nucleus has a positive charge?
a)
proton
b)
newton
c)
neutron
d)
electron
48.
What particle in an atom has a negitive charge?
a)
proton
b)
newton
c)
neutron
d)
electron
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