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Early ideas about matter

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many ancient Greek philosophers thought that all matter was made of only four elements - fire, water, air, and ___

a)

sand

b)

dirt

c)

earth

d)

granite

2.

These early scientists were not able to ___ their theories

a)

read

b)

explain

c)

interpret

d)

test

3.

Democritus proposed that matter is made of small, indivisible objects called ___

a)

specs

b)

atoms

c)

quarks

d)

cubit

4.

He proposed that different types of ___ are made from different types of atoms

a)

tissue

b)

substance

c)

matter

d)

element

5.

John Dalton proposed the ___ theory, which was based on careful observations and ___ of chemical reactions

a)

atomic, measurements

b)

movement, reviews

c)

mixture, measurements

d)

momentum, reviews

6.

Dalton's theory states that atoms cannot be divided, ___, or destroyed

a)

subdivided

b)

split

c)

created

d)

chopped

7.

It also states that atoms of one ___ are different from atoms of other ___

a)

matter, matters

b)

substance, substances

c)

element, elements

d)

mixture, mixtures

8.

A(n) ___ is the smallest piece of an element that still represents that element

a)

cubit

b)

quark

c)

gluon

d)

atom

9.

Atoms were first seen by using a(n) ___ microscope

a)

scanning-tunneling

b)

compound

c)

confocal

d)

stereo

10.

Thomson discovered that the rays in a(n) ___ were attracted to a(n) ___ charged plate, which means that the rays have a(n) ___ charge

a)

gamma tube, positively, negative

b)

alpha tube, negatively, positive

c)

flask, negatively, positive

d)

cathode-ray tube, positively, negative

11.

Thomson's atomic model stated that an atom is positively charged ___ with ___ throughout it

a)

sphere, electrons

b)

trapeze, neutrons

c)

pyramid, protons

d)

cube, electrons

12.

Rutherford's students performed an experiment during which they shot ___ particles into a piece of ___ foil

a)

beta, silver

b)

gamma, copper

c)

alpha, gold

d)

beta, lead

13.

The results showed that most of the particles traveled through the foil, but some bounced to the ___, and a few bounced straight back

a)

top

b)

bottom

c)

ridge

d)

side

14.

Rutherford's resulting atomic model proposed that most of an atom's ___ and ___ charge is concentrated in the center of the atom

a)

weigh, negative

b)

mass, positive

c)

density, negative

d)

gravity, positive

15.

The ___ is the small, positively charged area in the center of the atom

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

photon

d)

shell

16.

In the nucleus is the ___, which is an atomic particle with one positive charge

a)

gluon

b)

electron

c)

proton

d)

neutron

17.

___ was one of Rutherford's colleagues

a)

James Chadwick

b)

John Dalton

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

James Prescott Joule

18.

Chadwick discovered the ___, a neutral particle that exists in the ___ of an atom

a)

electron, electron cloud

b)

neutron, nucleus

c)

proton, shell

d)

electron, shell

19.

The atomic model of ___ proposed that ___ move in circular orbits, or ___ around the nucleus

a)

Schrodinger, protons, electron cloud

b)

Rutherford, neutrons, shell

c)

Bohr, electrons, energy levels

d)

Thomson, protons, electron cloud

20.

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

a)

flats

b)

rooms

c)

planes

d)

energy levels

21.

The limitation of Bohr's model is that electrons do not actually move in ___ orbits

a)

circular

b)

linear

c)

doble

d)

square

22.

In the modern atomic theory, electrons form a(n) ___, which is an area around the ___ in which an electron is likely to be located

a)

hive, shell

b)

energy levels, nuclues

c)

proton cube, shell

d)

electron cloud, nucleus

23.

An electron cloud is mostly ___ space

a)

dark

b)

empty

c)

light

d)

compact

24.

Protons and ___ are made of smaller parts called ___

a)

neutrons, quarks

b)

quarks, leptons

c)

electrons, gluons

d)

glouns, leptons

25.

There are ___ types of quarks

a)

4

b)

7

c)

2

d)

6