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Atomic Theory

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is inside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Only Protons

b)

Only Neutrons

c)

Protons and Neutrons

d)

Protons and Electrons

2.

What determines an atom's physical properties?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

mass

3.

What is the atomic number?

a)

number of atoms

b)

number of protons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

mass of the atom

4.

What two particles make up the atomic mass unit?

a)

electrons and neutrons

b)

electrons and protons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

quarks and muons

5.

Why did Democritus call the smallest bits of matter "atomos"?

a)

Atomos means tiny

b)

Atomos means uncuttable

c)

Atomos means atom

d)

Atomos means cut

6.

True or False: Atoms cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

J.J. Thompson is credited with discovering

a)

atoms

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

8.

While trying to prove his teacher's theory, Rutherford accidentally discovered:

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

the nucleus

9.

True or False: Atoms are mostly empty space.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The Bohr model suggests that electrons travel in very specific paths around the nucleus, called:

a)

satellites

b)

orbits

c)

clouds

d)

regions

11.

The closer electrons are to the nucleus, the ____ energy they have.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same amount

12.

What did Rutherford expect to happen when he performed the gold foil test?

a)

The particles would bounce back

b)

The particles would all go straight through

c)

He would discover electricity

d)

He would discover the nucleus