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History of the Atom

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Used the word "atomos" to decsribe the uncuttable (indivisible) atom.

a)

Democritus

b)

Thomson

c)

Bohr

d)

Dalton

2.

What did Aristotle say the four main elements were?

a)

Earth, air, fire, water

b)

Ice, Water, Steam, clouds

c)

Dirt, rocks, sand, cement

d)

Silicon, Gold, Silver, Carbon

3.

John Dalton said that all atoms of the same element are _________________.

a)

identical

b)

indestructible

c)

indifferent

d)

ironic

4.

Which scientist discovered the electrons?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Atristotle

d)

Bohr

5.

What is a particle with one negative charge called?

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

quark

d)

neutron

6.
Who discovered that the nucleus contains positively charged particles called protons?
a)
Ernest Rutherford
b)
James Chadwick
c)
Democritus
d)
Niels Bohr
7.

What is a particle with one positive charge called?

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

quark

8.

Bohr discovered that electrons are located in

a)

the nucleus

b)

inside protons

c)

electron cloud

d)

circular orbits around the nucleus

9.

Bohr's model of the atom was called

a)

Plum Pudding

b)

Billiard Ball

c)

Nuclear Model

d)

Planetary Model

10.

The “fuzzy” representation of electron locations in the quantum mechanical model is called a(n) ________ _____.

a)

electron cloud

b)

atomic cloud

c)

fuzzy area

d)

atom cloud