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Atom

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

The smallest particles of matter are called

a)

neutrons

b)

atoms

c)

electrons

d)

protons

2.

What does the atomic number represent?

a)

how many atoms are in a group.

b)

how much an atom weighs.

c)

the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

3.

particles are packed tightest in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

4.

particles move fastest in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

slime

5.

Which particles are contained in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

neutrons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

protons, neutron, and electrons

6.

which subatomic particles have no charge (they are neutral)?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

7.

What is a subatomic particle with a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

8.

What are kinds of subatomic particles?

a)

Protons neutrons, and electrons

b)

the nucleus

c)

the smallest particles of matter

9.

Which subatomic particles are much smaller than the others and have a negative charge?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

10.
Where are electrons of an atom found?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Some are in the nucleus and some in the electron cloud.
d)
They are moving everywhere.
11.
Everything is made up of little tiny things called _____
a)
compounds
b)
molecules
c)
atoms
d)
solids
12.

What does the atomic number represent?

a)

how many atoms are in a group.

b)

how much an atom weighs.

c)

the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

13.

particles are packed tightest in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

14.

particles move fastest in a

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

slime

15.
What are the maximum number of electrons that go on the first 3 energy levels?
a)
2,4,16
b)
2,8,18
c)
4,8,12
d)
3,4,6
16.
What is the mass number and name of an element with 8 protons and 8 neutrons?
a)
16 - Carbon
b)
16 - Oxygen
c)
24 - Oxygen
d)
8 - Neon
17.
An element with a mass number of 10 and an atomic number of 6 has how many protons?
a)
5
b)
8
c)
6
d)
10
18.
What is the atomic mass of the atom pictured? 
a)
11
b)
12
c)
22
d)
23
19.
What is the atomic number of the atom pictured? 
a)
11
b)
12
c)
22
d)
23
20.
How many electrons are in the atom pictured? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
21.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
22.
How many protons, electrons and neutrons does an neutral atom of Calcium have?  Its atomic number is 20 and the mass number is 40.
a)
20 protons, 18 electrons and 40 neutrons
b)
20 protons, 20 electrons and 20 neutrons
c)
40 protons, 40 electrons and 20 neutrons
d)
20 protons, 18 electrons and 20 neutrons
23.

An atom has an atomic number of 15 and a mass number of 31. How many protons are there in the atom?

a)

15

b)

31

c)

16

d)

47

24.
What is the Atomic Mass?
a)
6.941
b)
7
c)
3
d)
6
25.
Which is the smallest?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
atom
d)
neutron