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Elements and Atoms Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of substance cannot be broken down into simpler substances?

a)

Elements

b)

Compounds

c)

Mixtures

2.

How many elements do we know of today?

a)

90

b)

118

c)

217

3.

What is the smallest piece of matter that can still be identified as its element?

a)

Protons

b)

Atoms

c)

Nucleus

4.

Who was the FIRST person to suggest matter was made up of atoms?

a)

Democritus

b)

John Dalton

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

5.

What particles exist within the nucleus of the atom? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

6.

Which particles have an electrical charge (positive OR negative)? Select all that apply.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

7.

Which particles have a mass of about 1 atomic mass unit (amu)? Select all that apply.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

8.

The atomic number of an element tells you how many of WHAT particles that atom has? Select all that apply.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

9.

An isotope of carbon has an atomic number of 6 and a mass number of 14.

How many protons does that isotope have?

(a)  

10.

An isotope of carbon has an atomic number of 6 and a mass number of 14.

How many neutrons does that isotope have?

(a)  

11.

The electron cloud of an atom is broken down into smaller pieces called...

a)

the nucleus

b)

cloud formations

c)

energy levels

12.

When an electron releases energy and falls to a lower energy lever, it releases that energy as...

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

13.

What is true about chemical symbols?

a)

Every element has a chemical symbol

b)

Every symbol is one letter

c)

Every symbol is based on the element's English name

14.

Who was responsible for creating the first periodic table of elements?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

John Dalton

15.

What is the name of a vertical column on the periodic table?

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Table

16.

What type of element is most common?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

17.

Which properties do metals have? Select all that apply.

a)

Bad conductors of heat and electricity

b)

Shiny luster

c)

Can be shaped into a ball

18.

Which group of elements does not like to react with other elements to form compounds?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble gases

c)

Carbon group