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WorksheetsEarly ideas about matter
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Many ancient Greek philosophers thought that all matter was made of only four elements - fire, water, air, and ___
sand
dirt
earth
granite
These early scientists were not able to ___ their theories
read
explain
interpret
test
Democritus proposed that matter is made of small, indivisible objects called ___
specs
atoms
quarks
cubit
He proposed that different types of ___ are made from different types of atoms
tissue
substance
matter
element
John Dalton proposed the ___ theory, which was based on careful observations and ___ of chemical reactions
atomic, measurements
movement, reviews
mixture, measurements
momentum, reviews
Dalton's theory states that atoms cannot be divided, ___, or destroyed
subdivided
split
created
chopped
It also states that atoms of one ___ are different from atoms of other ___
matter, matters
substance, substances
element, elements
mixture, mixtures
A(n) ___ is the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element
cubit
quark
gluon
atom
Atoms were first seen by using a(n) ___ microscope
scanning-tunneling
compound
confocal
stereo
Thomson discovered that the rays in a(n) ___ were attracted to a(n) ___ charged plate, which means that the rays have a(n) ___ charge
gamma tube, positively, negative
alpha tube, negatively, positive
flask, negatively, positive
cathode-ray tube, positively, negative
Thomson's atomic model stated that an atom is positively charged ___ with ___ throughout it
sphere, electrons
trapeze, neutrons
pyramid, protons
cube, electrons
Rutherford's students performed an experiment during which they shot ___ particles into a piece of ___ foil
beta, silver
gamma, copper
alpha, gold
beta, lead
The results showed that most of the particles traveled through the foil, but some bounced to the ___, and a few bounced straight back
top
bottom
ridge
side
Rutherford's resulting atomic model proposed that most of an atom's ___ and ___ charge is concentrated in the center of the atom
weigh, negative
mass, positive
density, negative
gravity, positive
The ___ is the small, positively charged area in the center of the atom
nucleus
electron cloud
photon
shell
In the nucleus is the ___, which is an atomic particle with one positive charge
gluon
electron
proton
neutron
___ was one of Rutherford's colleagues
James Chadwick
John Dalton
Isaac Newton
James Prescott Joule
Chadwick discovered the ___, a neutral particle that exists in the ___ of an atom
electron, electron cloud
neutron, nucleus
proton, shell
electron, shell
The atomic model of ___ proposed that ___ move in circular orbits, or ___ around the nucleus
Schrodinger, protons, electron cloud
Rutherford, neutrons, shell
Bohr, electrons, energy levels
Thomson, protons, electron cloud
When energy is added to an atom, electrons move to higher ___; when energy is released by the electron, it moves back to a lower level
flats
rooms
planes
energy levels
The limitation of Bohr's model is that electrons do not actually move in ___ orbits
circular
linear
doble
square
In the modern atomic theory, electrons form a(n) ___, which is an area around the ___ in which an electron is likely to be located
hive, shell
energy levels, nuclues
proton cube, shell
electron cloud, nucleus
An electron cloud is mostly ___ space
dark
empty
light
compact
Protons and ___ are made of smaller parts called ___
neutrons, quarks
quarks, leptons
electrons, gluons
glouns, leptons
There are ___ types of quarks
4
7
2
6
