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Atomic Structure and Classification of Matter

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The building block of matter; smallest unit of an element ________

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

compound

d)

element

2.

Subatomic particle inside the nucleus; positive charge ___________.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

3.

Subatomic particle inside the nucleus; no charge (neutral) _________

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

4.

Subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus; negative charge _________.

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

5.

Contains protons and neutrons in the center of the atom _______.

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

6.

Anything that takes up space and has mass _________.

a)

compound

b)

element

c)

matter

d)

atom

7.

Made of only 1 type of atom (pure); can't be broken down into simpler substances _____________

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

8.

Composed of 2 or more elements chemically combined _______.

a)

mixture

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

atom

9.

The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of a substance; describes particles of a pure covalent substance (element or compound) __________.

a)

molecule

b)

mixture

c)

atom

d)

particle

10.

Combination of 2 or more substances physically combined; substances maintain their original properties _______.

a)

element

b)

mixture

c)

compound

d)

atom

11.

Uniform throughout; substances are evenly mixed and cannot be visibly distinguished

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

suspension

c)

homogeneous mixture

d)

colloid

12.

Not uniform throughout; substances can be visibly distinguished ________.

a)

heterogeneous mixture

b)

colloid

c)

suspension

d)

homogeneous

mixture

13.

Homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. Consisting of a solute and solvent ________.

a)

colloid

b)

suspension

c)

solution

d)

heterogeneous

mixture

14.

Substance, ordinarily a liquid, in which other materials dissolve to form a solution_________.

a)

solution

b)

solvent

c)

element

d)

compound

15.

Mass per volume (mass/volume) _______.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

pressure

16.

Process in which solid particles in a liquid or a gaseous fluid are removed by the use of a filter ________.

a)

sifting

b)

evaporation

c)

filtration

d)

chromatography

17.

The minor component in a solution, dissolved in the solvent ________.

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

solution

d)

compound