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Development of Atom

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who discovered electrons?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Joseph John Thomson

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

James Chadwick

2.

Which Greek Philosopher believed that matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms?

a)

Democritus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Phytagoras

d)

Plato

3.

What is the charge of the nucleus?

a)

+

b)

-

c)

0

4.

Who's incorrect view of matter was predominate for over 2000 years?

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Aristotle

d)

Bohr

5.

Who created the solid sphere model of the atom?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford

6.

The cathode-ray tube was used to discover the ____ by ____.

a)

Electron by Thomson

b)

Electron by Ruthefeord

c)

Proton by Thomson

d)

Proton by Rutherford

7.

Jimmy Neutron is the nick name for which scientist that discovered the neutron?

a)

Chadwick

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Thomson

e)

Moseley

8.

Neils Bohr stated that electrons moved around the nucleus at fixed distances. This Bohr model was also called the

a)

Planetary model

b)

Plum Pudding model

c)

Nuclear model

d)

Quantum Mechanical Model

9.

Which sub-atomic particle in the atom is responsible for the bonding and chemical properties (behavior) of the atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

10.

Which of the following places the models of the atom from most historic to most recent.

a)

solid sphere, plum pudding, nuclear, planetary, quantum mechanical

b)

solid sphere, plum pudding, planetary, quantum mechanical, nuclear

c)

plum pudding, nuclear, solid sphere, quantum mechanical, planetary

d)

plum pudding, solid sphere, planetary, quantum mechanical, nuclear