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Atoms and Elements

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A particle of an atom that has a negative charge is called a __________ .

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Electron

2.

A particle of an atom that has a positive charge is called a __________ .

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Electron

3.

A particle of an atom that has neither a positive nor a negative charge is called a __________ .

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Electron

4.

The center core of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Neutron

c)

Nucleus

d)

Molecule

5.

Any substance that has mass and takes up space is called __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Nucleus

d)

Molecule

6.

Two or more atoms that are bonded together is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Nucleus

d)

Molecule

7.

Matter that is made up of only one type of atom is called an __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Nucleus

d)

Molecule

8.

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Mixture

d)

Molecule

9.

The smallest unit of a compound that has the properties of that compound is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Matter

c)

Nucleus

d)

Molecule

10.

Matter that has the same composition and properties throughout is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Substance

11.

A substance whose smallest unit is made up of atoms of more than one element bonded together is called a __________ .

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Molecule

12.

The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element is called an __________ .

a)

Atom

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Molecule

13.

Properties of an atom on the Periodic Table of Elements include the following (choose all that apply).

a)

Atomic Symbol

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Energy

14.

A particle in the nucleus of an atom that has the same mass as a proton is called a __________ .

a)

Molecule

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron Cloud

d)

Electron

15.

A particle of an atom that orbits the nucleus is called a __________ .

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Element

d)

Electron

16.

The abbreviation of the name of an element is called __________.

a)

Atomic Symbol

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Energy

17.

The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is called __________.

a)

Atomic Symbol

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Energy

18.

The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is called __________.

a)

Atomic Symbol

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atomic Energy

19.

The particles that make up an atom include the following (choose all that apply).

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Elements

20.

The atomic mass of an atom includes the following (choose all that apply).

a)

The number of Elements and Neutrons

b)

The number of Protons

c)

The number of Neutrons

d)

The number of Nucleus

21.

The atomic number of an atom includes the following (choose all that apply).

a)

The number of Elements and Neutrons

b)

The number of Protons

c)

The number of Neutrons

d)

The number of Nucleus

22.

The particles that make up the nucleus of an atom include the following (choose all that apply).

a)

Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Elements

23.

The charge of the protons of an atom are __________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neither positive or negative

d)

Both positive and negative

24.

The charge of the neutrons of an atom are __________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neither positive or negative

d)

Both positive and negative

25.

The charge of the electrons of an atom are __________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neither positive or negative

d)

Both positive and negative

26.

The charge of the electron cloud of an atom is __________ .

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neither positive or negative

d)

Both positive and negative

27.

The characteristics used to describe a substance are called __________ .

a)

Properties

b)

Negative

c)

Electron Cloud

d)

Compound

28.

The area around the nucleus of an atom where electrons travel is called the __________ .

a)

Periodic Table

b)

Electron Cloud

c)

Compound

d)

Matter