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Atoms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many different particles are found in an atom?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

2.

Which particles orbit around the nucleus?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Electrons

c)

Gases

d)

Protons

3.

How are atoms of different elements alike?

a)

They are all made of protons, neutrons, and electrons

b)

They have the same number of atoms

c)

Same number of electrons

d)

same number of protons

4.

What makes an atom neutral?

a)

Add more protons

b)

Have the same number of protons and electrons

c)

Different number of protons and electrons

d)

Add more neutrons

5.

What are chemical symbols?

a)

A one-two letter abbreviation of an element

b)

A random letter

c)

A certain letter that represents the number of atoms

d)

A letter random letter that represents the number of neutrons there are in an atom

6.

What are compounds made of?

a)

Two or more elements chemically combined

b)

nucleus and protons

c)

Atoms of the same element

d)

Neutrons, protons, and electrons

7.

How are compounds held together?

a)

Bonds between electrons

b)

Bonds between protons

c)

Bonds between gases

d)

Bonds between neutrons

8.

What are reactants?

a)

A substance that undergoes a change

b)

A rock that turns into water

c)

An element combined with another element

d)

A combination of two molocules

9.

What are products?

a)

An answer to a multiplication problem

b)

The result of a reaction

c)

The result of your grade

10.

What is a chemical formula?

a)

The number of atoms and symbols in a compound

b)

Two compounds combined

c)

three molocules combined

d)

Two molocules combined

11.

What is a subscript?

a)

A number

b)

A number with how many elements there are

c)

A number that indicates how many atoms of each element in a compound

d)

A number that is printed for no reason at all

12.

What happens to atoms in a chemical reaction?

a)

atoms are destroyed

b)

Atoms are created

c)

Atoms are rearrange

d)

all of the above

13.

What is the most common element in the earth?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

Silicon

14.

What is the most common element in the ocean?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sodium

d)

Hydrogen

15.

What is the most common element in the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Carbon

16.

What is the most common element in living things?

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Sulfur

17.

How are atoms of different elements different?

a)

They have more or less electrons

b)

Different number of neutrons

c)

Different number of protons

d)

Different number of gases

18.

How many atoms of hydrogen are found in a molecule of sugar, C6H12O6?

a)

6

b)

24

c)

3

d)

12

19.

In a molecule of NaCl, which elements are present?

a)

Sodium+carbon

b)

Sodium+chlorine

c)

Magnesium+carbon

d)

Carbon+oxygen

20.

Which one is a reactant? 2H2+O2—> 2H2O

a)

H2

b)

2H2+O2

c)

O2

d)

2H2O

21.

In the formation of water, 2H2+O2—> 2H2O, how many atoms of hydrogen are on the reactant and product side of the equation?

a)

2 and 2

b)

2 and 7

c)

2 and 100

d)

4 and 4

22.

Which subatomic particles are green in the diagram?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Electrons

d)

Quarks

23.

What do these atoms have in common?

a)

same number of protons

b)

Same number of electrons

c)

Same number of neutrons

d)

Both have same number of protons & electrons

24.

How do we know there are different elements in the diagram above?

a)

Quarks

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Electrons