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Atomic Theory

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Believed that atoms are small, hard particles that were "indivisible"
a)
Democritus
b)
Aristotle
c)
Schrodinger
d)
Greek Philosophers
2.
Who was the first person to publish a theory about the existence of atoms?
a)
John Dalton
b)
JJ Thomson
c)
Earnest Rutherford
d)
Erwin Schrodinger
3.
Which of the following are parts of Dalton's theory?
a)
All substances are made of atoms.
b)
Atoms Join with other atoms to make new substances.
c)
Atoms of different elements are different
d)
All of these are part of his theory
4.
Who was the first person to describe matter as "atoms"?
a)
Democritus
b)
Dalton
c)
Thomson
d)
Rutherford
5.
Which of the following scientists added negatively-charged particles to the model of the atom?
a)
Niels Bohr
b)
John Dalton
c)
Ernest Rutherford
d)
J. J. Thomson
6.

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

7.
This is a model of what was thought be an atom after what experiment?
a)
Cathode Ray Tube Experiment
b)
Gold Foil Experiment
c)
Plum Pudding Model
d)
Planetary Model
8.
This is a model of what was thought be an atom after what experiment?
a)
Cathode Ray Tube Experiment
b)
Gold Foil Experiment
c)
Plum Pudding Model
d)
Planetary Model
9.
The drawing above is Thomson’s ________.
a)
cathode ray tube experiment
b)
oil drop experiment
c)
gold foil experiment
10.
Who believed the atom was a solid sphere?
a)
JJ Thompson
b)
Rutherford and Dalton
c)
Rutherford
d)
Democritus and Dalton 
11.

What explains the path of the cathode ray in the image above?

a)

Gravity pulls the particles down.

b)

The particles are repelled by the positive electrode.

c)

The particles are attracted towards the negative electrode.

d)

The particles are deflected away from the negative electrode and attracted to the positive electrode.

12.
Ernst Rutherford discovered which part of the atom through the use of gold foil?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Orbitals
13.

According to the model Bohr created, electrons orbit the nucleus in defined locations known as

a)

carapaces

b)

integuments

c)

cartridges

d)

shells

14.
Whose model is most similar to the solar system?
a)
Bohr
b)
Thomson
c)
Rutherford
d)
Dalton