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Unit 5 Study Quiz - The Atom & Periodic Table

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A substance that cannot be broken down any further without losing its properties.

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Element

d)

Suspension

2.

Subatomic particle with a positive charge

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

3.

Subatomic particle with a negative charge

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

4.

Subatomic particle(s) located in the shells outside the nucleus

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

5.

Atoms are mostly...

a)

Tightly packed

b)

Empty space

6.

The mass of an atom is found by adding which subatomic particles?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

7.

The number of _______________ in an atom is represented by its atomic number.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

8.

How many protons does Helium (He) have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.
What is the element symbol for boron? 
a)
B
b)
Bo
c)
Bn
d)
W
10.

All Elements are either _________________, _____________________, ____________________. (select all that apply)

a)

Metals

b)

Non-metals

c)

liquids

d)

metalloids

e)

rocks

11.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _______________.

a)

Non-metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

elements

d)

Metals

12.

Which Chemical symbol is written correctly? (Select all that apply)

a)

h

b)

fE

c)

He

d)

ne

e)

F

13.

The 18 vertical rows on the Periodic Table are known as?

a)

Cousins

b)

Families/Groups

c)

Periods

d)

classes

14.

The 7 horizontal rows on the Periodic Table are known as ________________.

a)

Families/Groups

b)

Classes

c)

Periods

d)

Cousins

15.

As we move right on the Periodic Table our atomic number increases by _____________.

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

16.

What Russian Scientist first constructed the Periodic Table?

a)

Victor Hugo

b)

Andrei Kirilenko

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Dimitri Mendeleev

17.

What is the atomic mass of Sulfur?

a)

16

b)

32.065

c)

48.065

18.

The nucleus of an atom contains the ____.

a)

protons and particles

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

d)

protons and electrons

19.

Two or more atoms that combine form a ______.

a)

molecule

b)

Periodic Table

c)

nucleus

d)

particle

20.

All of the elements known are found on the _________.

a)

head of a pin

b)

inside of an atom

c)

surface of the earth

d)

Periodic Table of the Elements

21.

These elements are in a:

a)

group

b)

period

22.

Hydrogen can become an isotope by adding a(n)

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

nuetron

d)

any of the above answers

23.
How did Rutherford discover the proton?
a)
Cathode tube ray experiment
b)
Gold Foil Experiment
c)
Planetary Model
d)
Plum Pudding Model
24.
The word "atom" comes from a Greek word that means
a)
Invisible
b)
Indivisible
c)
Undivided
25.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
26.

Metals are located on the

________ side of the

Periodic Table.

a)

ZIG-ZAG

b)

LEFT

c)

RIGHT

d)

BOTTOM

27.

Find the element on Period 3 and Group 17. What is

this element’s chemical symbol?

a)

F

b)

Br

c)

Cl

d)

I

28.
How many neutrons are in the atom "K"?
a)
7
b)
19
c)
39
d)
20