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Unit 1 Matter & Atoms

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Article, what is Matter?

a)

Anything that is a LIQUID

b)

Anything that has WEIGHT

c)

Anything that has MASS and takes up SPACE

d)

Anything that can be seen by the human eye

2.

Is oxygen matter?

a)

Yes, it takes up space (like a balloon with air)

and has mass (a balloon with air has weight).

b)

Yes, it can be seen by the human eye and

has mass.

c)

No, oxygen cannot be seen by the human eye

and doesn’t have mass.

d)

No, oxygen does not have mass or take up

Space.

e)

None of the above

3.

What Is The Difference between Plasma and Gas?

a)

Gas is electrically charged, Plasma is not.

b)

Plasma is electrically charged, Gas is not.

c)

None, they are both the same.

d)

Plasma has a definite shape and volume, Gas does not.

e)

Gas has a definite shape and volume, Plasma does not.

4.

Which one of these are most dense?

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Honey

d)

Air

5.

If I traveled to the moon, my _________ would change but my _________ would not.

a)

Mass, Weight

b)

Weight, Mass

c)

Mass, Volume

d)

Density, Mass

6.

Solids are _________ dense than liquids.

a)

More

b)

Less

7.

_____________ is a measurement of how hard gravity is pulling on an object.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Density

8.

What does the number of protons tell you about an atom?

a)

The atomic number

b)

The mass number

c)

The number of elements

d)

None of the above

9.

What subatomic particle(s) is/ are located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons

b)

Protons & neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Protons & Electrons

10.

Which subatomic particle has very little mass (and weighs nearly nothing!)?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

11.

The nucleus of an atom contains both ___________ & ____________.

a)

Protons, neutrons

b)

Protons, electrons

c)

Neutrons, electrons

12.

All matter is made up of:

a)

Mass

b)

atoms

c)

Nucleus

13.

The _________ number is determined by the number of protons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

14.

The _________ number is determined by the number of protons AND neutrons in an atom.

a)

Atomic

b)

Mass

15.

Electrons orbit in the _______________ of an atom.

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Nucleus

16.

Which of the following is true...

a)

Atoms are the largest building block of matter

b)

Electrons have neutral charge

c)

The same amount of neutrons and protons make a Neutral Atom

d)

Electrons orbit around the nucleus in what is called an Electron Cloud

17.

What creates an -Ion

a)

More protons than electrons

b)

more electrons than neutrons

c)

more electrons than protons

d)

more neutrons than electrons

18.

How many protons are in O2?

a)

8

b)

17

c)

2

d)

5

19.

How many protons are in carbon?

a)

7

b)

1

c)

9

d)

6

20.

How many electrons are needed for a Neutral Atom?

a)

10

b)

17

c)

3

d)

the same amount of protons

21.

___________ have a neutral charge and are located in an atom’s nucleus.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons