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PS- Topics 1 & 2: Matter and Atoms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is matter?

a)

Anything that is a liquid.

b)

Anything that has weight.

c)

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

d)

Anything that can be seen by the human eye.

2.

Is oxygen matter?

a)

Yes, it takes up space (like a balloon with air) and has mass (a balloon with air has weight).

b)

Yes, it can bee seen by the human eye and has mass.

c)

No, oxygen cannot be seen by the human eye and doesn’t have mass.

d)

No, oxygen does not have mass or take up space.

3.

Which state of matter has NO definite shape and NO definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

4.

Which state of matter has NO definite shape but it does have a definite volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

5.

How is a gas different from plasma?

a)

Gases have a definite volume and plasma does not.

b)

Plasmas are electrically charged and gases are not.

c)

Gases and plasma are the same.

6.

If I traveled to the moon, my _______ would change but my ______ would not.

a)

mass, weight

b)

weight, mass

c)

mass, volume

d)

density, mass

7.

Solids are _____ dense than liquids.

a)

more

b)

less

8.

_______ is a measurement on how hard gravity is pulling on an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

9.

What is all matter composed out of?

a)

Building blocks

b)

Solids

c)

Atoms

d)

Mass

10.

What are the 3 subatomic particles of an atoms?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Croutons

e)

Nucleus

11.

Which subatomic particle in the atom has a positive charge? Where is it located in the atom? (center, around, the outside, etc)

a)

Neutrons, on the outside of the atom

b)

Electrons, on the outside of the atom

c)

Protons, on the outside of the atom

d)

Protons, in the nucleus

12.

What does the number of protons tell you about an atom?

a)

The mass number

b)

The number of elements

c)

The atomic number

d)

None of the above

13.

What subatomic particle(s) is/are located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Protons & Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons and Electrons

14.

Which subatomic particle has very little mass (and weighs nearly nothing!)?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

15.

Which two subatomic particles are added together to get the Atomic Mass?

a)

Protons & Neutrons

b)

Neutrons & Electrons

c)

Electrons and Protons

16.

The nucleus of an atom contains both __________ & __________.

a)

protons & neutrons

b)

protons & electrons

c)

neutrons & electrons

17.

All matter is made up of:

a)

Mass

b)

Atoms

c)

Nucleus

18.

The _________ number is determined by the number of protons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

19.

The __________ number is determined by the number of protons AND neutrons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

20.

Electrons orbit in the __________________ of an atom.

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

nucleus

21.

__________ have a neutral charge and are located in the atom's nucleus.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons