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Atomic History

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were John Dalton three contributions to atomic history?

a)

Created the atomic theory

b)

Discovered that the atom is mostly empty space

c)

Believed that atoms of a given element are identical

d)

Hypothesized that the atom is a tiny, hard sphere

e)

Believed that the universe was made of tiny "uncuttable" particles

2.

Who was the first contributor to the atomic theory?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

JJ Thompson

d)

Democritus

e)

Neils Bohr

3.

What is the correct order of scientists in order of their work related to the atomic theory from earliest to most recent?

a)

Neils Bohr, Ernest Rutherford, JJ Thomson, John Dalton, & Democritus

b)

JJ Thomson, John Dalton, Neils Bohr, Ernest Rutherford, & Democritus

c)

Democritus, John Dalton, JJ Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, and Neils Bohr

d)

John Dalton, Neils Bohr, JJ Thomson, Democritus, & Ernest Rutherford

4.

What were J. J. Thomson's three contributions to the atomic theory?

a)

Discovered the electron

b)

Discovered the nucleus -did the gold foil experiment

c)

Used the cathode ray tube in his discovery

d)

Created a model of the atom with electrons moving around the nucleus in fixed orbits

e)

Created the "plum pudding" model of the atom

5.

What are two facts about Democritus's?

a)

Greek philosopher

b)

Created the atomic theory

c)

Used the cathode ray tube in his discovery

d)

Believed that the universe was made of tiny "uncuttable" particles

e)

Discovered that the atom is mostly empty space

6.

What is Neils Bohr's contribution to the atomic theory?

a)

Created the atomic theory

b)

Created a model of the atom with electrons moving around the nucleus in a fixed orbits

c)

Discovered that the proton had a positive charge

d)

Believed that atoms of a given element are identical

e)

Discovered the electron

7.

What were Ernest Rutherford's three contributions to atomic theory?

a)

Discovered that the atom is mostly empty space

b)

Discovered the nucleus- did the gold foil experiment

c)

Used the cathode ray tube in his discovery

d)

Discovered the electron

e)

Discovered that the proton had a positive charge

8.
Which model of the atom proposed that atoms were positive spheres with negative electrons in them?
a)
Heliocentric Model
b)
Solid Sphere Model
c)
Plum Pudding Model
d)
Planetary Model
9.
Which scientist saw the atom as a solid sphere?
a)
Dalton
b)
Thomson
c)
Rutherford
d)
Bohr
10.
Who came up with this model of an atom?
a)
J.J. Thompson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Neils Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
11.
Who's model is this?
a)
Thomson
b)
Rutherford
c)
Democritus
d)
Bohr
12.
Who came up with this model?
a)
Dalton
b)
Thomson
c)
Rutherford
d)
Bohr
13.
Discovered particles in the nucleus of atoms, neutrons
a)
Niels Bohr
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
J.J. Thomson
d)
James Chadwick
14.
Proposed electrons move around the nucleus in shells
a)
James Chadwick
b)
J.J. Thomson
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
Ernest Rutherford
15.
In Dalton's Atomic Theory, all elements consist of __________ that cannot be divided.
a)
Atoms
b)
Parts
c)
Molecules
d)
Hydrogen
16.
In the Thomson Model, he discovered the existence of what particle?
a)
Electrons
b)
Protons
c)
Neutrons
d)
Quarks
17.
Rutherford’s experiment determined that the nucleus of an atom is tiny, dense and  ______ charged. 
a)
neutrally
b)
negatively
c)
positively
18.
Democritus believed that the smallest particles, were atomos, the Greek word for 
a)
small
b)
uncut or indivisible
c)
basic
19.

Mass is neither created nor destroyed during chemical reactions or physical changes.

a)

Law of multiple proportions

b)

law of definite proportions

c)

law of scientific theory

d)

law of conservation of mass

20.

states that, regardless of the amount, a compound is always composed of the same elements in the same proportion by mass

a)

law of definite proportions

b)

law of conservation of mass

c)

law of multiple proportions

d)

periodic table

21.
the smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element
a)
ion
b)
isotope
c)
atom
d)
element