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Unit 3: Vocab Practice

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction is a __________________

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Starters

d)

Enders

2.

Atom

a)

The smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

b)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

c)

A pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout

d)

The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically

3.

Atomic Mass

a)

A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in

the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of

the atom

b)

A pure substance composed of the same type of

atom throughout

c)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

d)

The mass of an atom, approximately equal to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom

4.

Electron

a)

A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

b)

A pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout

c)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

d)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

5.

Element

a)

A pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout

b)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

c)

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how an element will react with other substances

d)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

6.

Groups

a)

A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols

b)

The rows in a periodic table that classify the elements by the number of electron shells

c)

The columns on a periodic table that arrange the elements by the number of electrons that are in the outermost shell; also called families

d)

The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically

7.

Neutron

a)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

b)

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how an element will react with other substances

c)

A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

d)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

8.

Periodic Table of Elements

a)

The rows in a periodic table that classify the elements by the number of electron shells

b)

The columns on a periodic table that arrange the elements by the number of electrons that are in the outermost shell; also called families

c)

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how an element will react with other substances

d)

A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols

9.

Periods

a)

The rows in a periodic table that classify the elements by the number of electron shells

b)

The columns on a periodic table that arrange the elements by the number of electrons that are in the outermost shell; also called families

c)

A table in which all the known elements are arranged by properties and are represented by chemical symbols

d)

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how an element will react with other substances

10.

Proton

a)

A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

b)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

c)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

d)

A pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout

11.

Valence Electrons

a)

A negatively charged subatomic particle located in the electron cloud; involved in the formation of chemical bonds

b)

The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how an element will react with other substances

c)

A neutrally charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

d)

A positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus of an atom; contributes to the mass of the atom

12.

Number of protons and neutrons

a)

Atomic mass

b)

Atomic number

c)

Octet rule

d)

Subscript

13.

Elements that are good conductors of electric current and heat, malleable, and ductile

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Halogens

14.

Elements that are poor conductors of heat and electric current

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble gases

15.

Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals

a)

Metalloids

b)

Metals

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Valence electrons

16.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
17.
Substances that form as the result of a chemical reaction
a)
products
b)
reactants
c)
coefficients
d)
subscripts
18.
Substances present at the start of a chemical reaction
a)
subscripts
b)
coefficients
c)
reactants
d)
products
19.
A candle wick burning is an example of a _________________________
a)
physical reaction
b)
condensation
c)
neutrons
d)
chemical reaction