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Elements and Atoms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word atom was coined from the Greek word "atomos" which means ___.

a)

small

b)

solid

c)

indivisible

d)

valuable

2.

What were the first two elements formed during the Big Bang?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Helium

3.

Who discovered the neutron of an atom and measured its mass?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Ernest Rutherford

c)

Niels Bohr

d)

James Chadwick

4.

In this model, the atom is made up of negative electrons that float in a “soup” of positive charge, much like plums in a pudding or raisins in a fruit cake. Who proposed the plum-pudding model of an atom?

a)

John Dalton

b)

J.B.S. Haldane

c)

Robert Boyle

d)

J.J. Thomson

5.

An atom model that described the atom as a tiny, dense, positively charged core called a nucleus surrounded by lighter, negatively charged electrons.

a)

Ernest Rutherford

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

John Dalton

d)

James Chadwick

6.

___ are the primary substances that compose all matters in our surroundings.

a)

Atoms

b)

Elements

c)

Molecules

d)

Compounds

7.

The number of protons of an atom is called the ___. This number is the same for all atoms of a given element and is unique to that element.

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

nuclear mass

d)

valence

8.

Who discovered the electron of an atom?

a)

Joseph John Thomson

b)

Eugene Goldstein

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Francesco Redi

9.

What are the three subatomic particles?

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

positron

d)

proton

e)

gluon

10.

Aristotle believed that all substances on Earth were made up of small amount of the four elements of matter. What were these four elements?

a)

Earth

b)

Water

c)

Fire

d)

Rock

e)

Air

11.

Who discovered the nucleus of an atom through his gold foil experiment?

a)

James Chadwick

b)

J.J. Thomson

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Henry Moseley

12.

His idea of the atom was that of a particle with no parts and no smaller components.

a)

John Dalton

b)

J.J. Thomson

c)

James Chadwick

d)

Eugene Goldstein

13.

___ is the smallest particle of an element that retains the characteristics of the element.

a)

Atom

b)

Molecule

c)

Quark

d)

Hadron

14.

What are the two subatomic particles that are tightly packed in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

positron

d)

proton

e)

gluon

15.

Atoms of the same element may have different number of neutrons are called ___.

a)

valence

b)

isotopes

c)

neutral atoms

d)

gluons

16.

___ is the ability of an atom in a molecule to attract shared electrons.

a)

Bonding

b)

Electronegativity

c)

Intermolecular force

d)

Chemical reaction

17.

The force that binds two or more atoms together.

a)

chemical bond

b)

electronegativity

c)

chemical Reaction

d)

intermolecular force

18.

Which statement is NOT true of Bohr's model of the atom?

a)

The nucleus can be compared to the sun.

b)

Electrons orbit the nucleus.

c)

Electrons exist in different energy levels.

d)

An electron's path is not known exactly.

19.

An atomic model which shows that electrons orbit around a big nucleus.

a)

plum pudding model

b)

saturnian model

c)

Rutherford's model

d)

Bohr's model

20.

Which statement about atoms of

elements in the same group of the periodic table is TRUE?

a)

They have the same mass number.

b)

They have similar chemical properties.

c)

They have the same number of protons.

d)

They have the same number of total electrons.