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The Atom

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

An Isotope is...

a)

An Italian ice cream flavor

b)

A different stable type of atoms with varying number of electrons

c)

A different stable type of atoms with varying number of protons

d)

A different stable type of atoms with varying number of neutrons

e)

A different atom that is not on the periodic table

2.

What are 2 differences between a proton and an electron?

a)

Protons have a negative charge while electrons have a positive charge

b)

Protons have a positive charge while neutrons have a negative charge

c)

Protons have a positive charge while electrons have a negative charge

d)

Protons are much bigger than neutrons

e)

Protons are much bigger than electrons

3.

True or False:

Atoms are mostly empty space?

a)

False

b)

True

4.

How do you obtain the atomic weight of an atom?

a)

You add the number of protons and the number of neutrons in an atom

b)

You put the atom on a miniature scale

c)

You add the number of protons and the number of electrons in an atom

d)

You add the number of electrons and the number of neutrons in an atom

5.

What is the difference between Bohr's atomic model and Rutherford's atomic model?

a)

Rutherford atomic model separates his electrons into energy layers and Bohr's separates his into individual loops

b)

Bohr's atomic model separates his electrons into energy layers and Rutherford separates his into individual loops

c)

Bohr's atomic model separates his protons into energy layers and Rutherford separates his into individual loops

d)

Rutherford atomic model separates his protons into energy layers and Bohr's separates his into individual loops

6.

What defines a atom to be an element?

a)

The amount of electrons in the atom

b)

The amount of neutrons in the atom

c)

The amount of electrons, protons and neutrons in an atom

d)

The amount of protons in the atom

7.

Boron has an atomic number of 5, meaning Boron 9 would have __ protons and __ neutrons.

a)

4 protons and 5 neutrons

b)

5 protons and 9 neutrons

c)

5 protons and 4 neutrons

d)

5 protons and 4 electrons

8.

There is always the same number of protons and electrons in an atom

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What's the difference between a stable atom and an unstable atom?

a)

A stable atom's nucleus doesn't change naturally, while a unstable atom's does

b)

A stable atom has a bigger nucleus than a unstable atom

c)

Unstable atoms don't have electrons

d)

Unstable atoms can move around, while stable atoms stay in one spot

10.

The word atom first came from the Greek word indivisible. Which Greek philosopher originally invented the theory of the atom?

a)

Arestitle

b)

Aristotle

c)

Democratus

d)

Democritus

11.

In 1911, Ernest Rutherford discovered...

a)

How to find the atomic weight of an atom

b)

The microwave

c)

The electron and the proton

d)

That atoms have a nucleus

12.

What is the name of the region around an atom's nucleus in which electrons are likely to be found?

a)

The plum putting model

b)

the electron cloud

c)

The plum putting zone

d)

The plum putting cloud

13.

"Subatomic" means...

a)

The size of an atom

b)

Bigger than an atom

c)

Smaller than an atom

d)

A combination of negative atoms that forms electricity

14.

A compound is...

a)

A substance formed by 2 elements

b)

The ingredients to make paint

c)

The formula used to weigh atoms

d)

The machine used to weigh atoms

15.

Aristotle was...

a)

The discoverer of the proton

b)

A partner to Rutherford in his discovery of the nucleus

c)

A Greek philosopher who set back science for almost 2000 years.

d)

The inventor of the atomic theory

16.

True or false: There are things smaller than atomic particles

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The periodic table's rows signify...

a)

The amount of mass in each atom

b)

The amount each atom weights

c)

How much neutrons can fit in the nucleus

d)

The number of electrons that fit in each energy ring

18.

Neon has an atomic number of 10, meaning Neon 14 would have __ protons and __ neutrons

a)

14 protons and 14 neutrons

b)

10 protons and 4 neutrons

c)

10 protons and 14 neutrons

d)

0 protons and 14 neutrons

19.

Neutrons are to protons as (a)   is to science projects

20.

True or false: All matter is made up of atoms

a)

False

b)

True

21.

How was this quiz for you?

(Pick the hilarious one for the points)

a)

Great

b)

Horrible

c)

Okay

d)

The creator is hilarious