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Scientific Models of the Atom

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Rutherford realized that the atomic nucleus was positively charged because

a)

it attracted alpha particles.

b)

it deflected alpha particles.

c)

it had no effect on alpha particles.

d)

it produced alpha particles.

2.

Niels Bohr added _______________ to the model of the atom.

a)

electrons.

b)

a nucleus.

c)

neutrons.

d)

energy levels.

3.

Which of the following is the best description of J.J. Thomson's model of the atom?

a)

a featureless, indivisible sphere

b)

a sphere of positive material with electrons embedded in it

c)

mostly empty space with electrons randomly orbiting around a positive nucleus

d)

mostly empty space with electrons located in set orbits around a positive nucleus.

4.

Place the following atomic models in order, from earliest to latest:


A) Rutherford B) Thomson C) Dalton

a)

B, C, A

b)

C, A, B

c)

A, C, B

d)

C, B, A

5.
What can you conclude from the fact that scientists continue to update the atomic model?
a)
New information about atoms continues to be discovered
b)
Old information about atoms is completely useless
c)
Scientists did not have any information about atoms until a few years ago
d)
Scientists still have no idea what atoms look like
6.

Which scientist believed that elements differed from one another because their atoms had different mass?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

7.

Which scientist proposed a new atomic model after discovering the electron in 1897?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

8.

Which of the following is a positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Quark

9.

Which particle carries no charge?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Electrons

c)

Protons

10.
Which is the smallest?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
atom
d)
neutron 
11.

All matter is made of what

a)

energy

b)

atoms

c)

electrons

d)

compounds

12.

Which is true?

a)

Matter is made up proteins.

b)

Atoms can divide into smaller pieces

c)

All atoms of an element are exactly alike

d)

Different elements are made up of the same kind of atoms

13.

Which scientists believed an atom was indivisible? (Choose all correct responses.)

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

14.

In the atomic model nicknamed the "plum pudding" model, what do the plums represent?

a)

the nucleus

b)

the atom

c)

the electrons

d)

the positive material

15.

Who discovered that atoms are mostly empty space?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

16.

Who proposed that electrons move around the nucleus in circular orbits?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr