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Atoms & Molecules

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic building block for matter. Makes up elements.

a)

atom

b)

nucleus

c)

molecule

d)

isotope

2.

The small core of the atom; contains neutrons and protons

a)

electron

b)

atom

c)

nucleus

d)

element

3.

A part of the nucleus; has a positive charge and mass of 1 amu.

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

4.

Part of the nucleus; has no charge, and a mass of 1 amu.

a)

nucleus

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

electron

5.

Moves around the nucleus; has a negative charge and mass of 1/2000 amu.

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

proton

d)

isotope

6.

Is made up of a single type of atom. It is identified by the number of protons in the nucleus. A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances.

a)

molecule

b)

isotope

c)

atom

d)

element

7.

A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

a)

mixture

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

element

8.

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a set ratio. Example:  H2O, CH4H_2O,\ CH_4  

a)

compound

b)

mixture

c)

molecule

d)

isotope

9.

Two or more substances that are together, but NOT chemically combined.

a)

element

b)

molecule

c)

compound

d)

mixture

10.

Substances that are evenly mixed so that you cannot see the different parts.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

heterogeneous mixture

11.

A mixture that you can see the different parts of.

a)

homogeneous mixture

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

heterogeneous mixture

12.

The sum of both the protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

a)

Atomic Charge

b)

Atomic Mass Unit

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Mass Number

13.

The unit used to measure the mass of particles in the atom.

a)

Atomic Mass Unit (amu)

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Charge

d)

Isotope

14.

The Atomic Number is the number of which particles in the atom?

a)

protons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

isotopes

d)

neutrons

15.

The combination of charged particles in the atom makes up the _______.

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Isotope

c)

Atomic Charge

d)

Atomic Mass

16.

When different atoms have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons, they are called ________.

a)

Molecules

b)

Isotopes

c)

Mixtures

d)

Elements

17.

He was an ancient Greek philosopher who believed the atom was a solid thing that could not be divided.

a)

John Dalton

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Democritus

d)

Niels Bohr

18.

He was an English chemist who proposed that elements are made of atoms of a single type and can be combined to form more complex structures.

a)

John Dalton

b)

JJ Thomson

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Niels Bohr

19.

He was an English physicist who discovered the electron using a cathode ray tube. His model of the atom proposed a positively charged atom that was peppered with negatively charged atoms, also called the "Plum Pudding Model".

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

JJ Thomson

d)

Niels Bohr

20.

He was the "father of nuclear physics". He discovered the nucleus of the atom with his famous gold foil experiment. His model is called the planetary model. A positively charged nucleus, which contains most of the atom's mass, is at the center and negatively charged electrons orbit around like planets.

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

JJ Thomson

21.

A Danish physicist, his model proposed that electrons orbited the nucleus at specific distances based on their energy.

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

John Dalton

d)

Ernest Rutherford

22.

A model of the atom where electrons exist in clouds of probability around the nucleus

a)

Plum Pudding Model

b)

Quantum Theory

c)

Planetary Model

d)

Wave Model