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Unit 2 Packet 1 - Atom & its parts

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which subatomic orbits outside the atom's nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

2.

Which subatomic particles have a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

3.

Where do you find a neutron?

a)

Inside the nucleus

b)

Surrounding the nucleus

c)

Orbiting the nucleus

d)

Near the electrons

4.

What is the charge on an electron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No charge

5.

What is the charge on a Neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Charge

6.

What is the charge on a proton?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No Charge

7.

The mass number is equal to:

a)

The number of Protons

b)

The number of Neutrons

c)

The number of Protons + the number of Electrons

d)

The number of Protons + the number of Neutrons

8.

Where do you find a proton?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

On the outside of the nucleus

c)

Orbiting the nucleus

d)

None of the above

9.

The red subatomic particles are:

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Positron

10.

The vacuum tube experiments, where a current was moved through a vacuum tube and deflected with a magnet proved that:

a)

Atoms are mostly positive

b)

Atoms have smaller charged particles like electrons

c)

Atoms are mostly empty space

d)

Protons determine the identity of the atom

11.

The law of definite proportions supported the existence of atoms because:

a)

Specific compounds can have different proportions of elements

b)

Specific compounds always have the same proportion of each element

c)

Mass is related to number of protons

d)

Conservation of mass

12.

What is an alpha particle most similar to?

a)

A Helium nucleus

b)

A Hydrogen nucleus

c)

A proton

d)

An electron

13.

What did the Gold Foil Experiment prove?

a)

That electrons exist and have mass

b)

That Neutrons exist

c)

That the nucleus exists and has positive charge

d)

Conservation of Mass

14.

The existence of isotopes is evidence of:

a)

The existence of the proton

b)

The existence of the neutron

c)

The existence of the electron

d)

The atom is mostly empty space

15.

The evidence that atoms are mostly space was found through what?

a)

The vacuum tube experiment

b)

The experiments to find the Definite Proportions Law

c)

The gold foil experiment

d)

The experiments with gas filled balloons

16.

Every substance has its own unique matter, e.g., ethanol & wood have no matter in common.

a)

True

b)

False