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Atomic theory

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greek philosopher that was the first one to propose that everything in the world was made of tiny particles

a)

Aristotle

b)

Platon

c)

Democritus

d)

Dalton

2.

What is the meaning of "atomo"

a)

Small

b)

Indivisible

c)

Unbreakable

d)

Invisible

3.

Greek philosopher that proposed the theory of the four elements

a)

Aristotle

b)

Dalton

c)

Democritus

d)

Plato

4.

Dalton thought that the atom was indivisible

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Democritus thought that the atom could be divided into smaller particles

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Dalton proposed that all the atoms of different elements were identical

a)

True

b)

False

7.

He discovered the electron

a)

Rutherford

b)

Dalton

c)

Bohr

d)

Thomson

e)

Chadwick

8.

What atomic structure did Rutherford discover?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Nucleus

e)

Orbitals

9.

Who developed the Plum pudding model of the atom?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Bohr

d)

Chadwick

e)

Dalton

10.

Who developed the planetary model of the atom?

a)

Thomson

b)

Rutherford

c)

Aristotle

d)

Bohr

e)

Chadwick

11.

Who developed the uncertainty principle?

a)

Walter White

b)

Heisenberg

c)

Chadwick

d)

Bohr

e)

Rutherford

12.

What is the particle that Chadwick discovered?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

alpha particles

13.

Which equipment was used in the discovery of electrons?

a)

Cathode ray tube

b)

Particle collider

c)

Microscope

d)

Gold foil and detector screen

14.

Why did Thomson conclude that cathode rays were made up of small particles that had mass?

a)

Because they were bent by a magnet

b)

Because they did not have an electric charge

c)

Because they produced light

d)

Because they needed batteries to move

15.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

Quark

16.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
17.

Which subatomic particles contribute the most to the mass of an atom?

a)

Protons and Neutrons

b)

Protons and Electrons

c)

Protons only

d)

Neutrons only

18.

All matter is made of what

a)

cells

b)

atoms

c)

electrons

d)

compounds

19.

What does the nucleus of an atom contain?

a)

Electrons and neutrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrinos and positrons

d)

DNA and RNA

20.

Most of an atom's mass can be found where?

a)

outerspace

b)

in the atom

c)

in the nucleus

d)

in the electron cloud

21.

According to Thomson, atoms are made up of mostly

a)

mass

b)

the nucleus

c)

empty space

d)

electrons

22.

Why have Scientists only recently been able to see atoms?

a)

Atoms are too small to see with ordinary microscopes

b)

Early experiments disproved the idea of atoms

c)

Scientist didn't know atoms existed

d)

Scientist were not looking for atoms

23.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

24.

What is the atomic model that is being represented in this image?

a)

Dalton's model

b)

Bohr's model

c)

Democritus' model

d)

Thomson's model

25.

What model is being represented by the following image?

a)

Dalton

b)

Bohr

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

26.

Atomic model that proposed that electrons are spinning around the nucleus of atoms in circular orbits with different energy levels

a)

Bohr's model

b)

Einstein's model

c)

Quantum model

d)

Thomson's model

27.

Electrons are located:

a)

In the nucleus

b)

All around the atom

c)

In electron clouds

d)

Outside of the atom

28.

Subatomic particle that has the lowest mass

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

Nucleus

29.

Which picture represents the actual atomic model?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Subatomic particle that was the last one to be discovered

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Orbitals