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6th gr Matter and Atoms

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a substance?

a)

fruit salad

b)

granola cereal

c)

spaghetti

d)

table salt

2.
Soil
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
3.
Pizza
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
4.
Sugar water
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
5.
Vinegar
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
6.
Opened soda
a)
Heterogeneous
b)
Homogeneous
7.

The smallest particle of an element that maintains the properties of that element.

a)

neutron

b)

molecule

c)

atom

d)

electron

8.

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; used to determine an element's position in the Periodic Table.

a)

subatomic particle

b)

electrical charge

c)

atomic number

d)

electron cloud

9.

A characteristic of a substance that describes how it combines with other substances to form new ones.

a)

atomic mass

b)

physical property

c)

electrical charge

d)

chemical property

10.

A negatively charged particle in the electron cloud surrounding the atomic nucleus.

a)

electron

b)

period

c)

proton

d)

neutron

11.

The negatively charged space containing electrons that surrounds the atomic nucleus.

a)

atom

b)

atomic mass

c)

electron cloud

d)

nucleus

12.

A pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances.

a)

element

b)

proton

c)

nucleus

d)

electron

13.

A neutral particle with no electrical charge within the atomic nucleus.

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

group

d)

electron

14.

The positively charged center of an atom containing the protons and neutrons

a)

period

b)

electron cloud

c)

subatomic particle

d)

nucleus

15.

A conceptual model in which the elements are organized according to their properties; often displayed as a chart.

a)

electron cloud

b)

nucleus

c)

Periodic Table

d)

valence electrons

16.

The property of matter that can be observed without changing the composition or identity of the matter.

a)

electrical charge

b)

chemical property

c)

atomic mass

d)

physical property

17.

A positively charged particle within the atomic nucleus; used to identify an element.

a)

element

b)

proton

c)

neutron

d)

electron

18.

Which subatomic particle has a POSITIVE charge?

a)

electron

b)

neutron

c)

proton

19.

Which 2 subatomic particles are in the NUCLEUS?

a)

protons and nucleus

b)

protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and neutrons

20.

A substance made of only one kind of atom--

a)

element

b)

negative charge

c)

proton

d)

electron cloud

21.

A neutron does not have a charge.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What color are the electrons?

a)

orange

b)

blue

23.

This is a picture of an --

a)

neutron

b)

element

c)

molecule

d)

atom

24.

Which is a property of all atoms?

a)

more electrons than protons

b)

a nucleus with a positive charge

c)

a positively charged electron cloud

d)

same number of protons as neutrons

25.

Which is another name for a solution?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

heterogeneous mixture

d)

homogeneous mixture

26.

What would you most likely be able to separate into its parts by filtering?

a)

heterogeneous mixture of two liquids

b)

heterogeneous mixture of two solids

c)

homogeneous mixture of two liquids

d)

homegeneous mixture of two solids

27.

Where is most of the mass of an atom stored?

a)

in the electrons

b)

in the neutrons

c)

in the nucleus

d)

in the protons

28.

Which best describes an electron cloud?

a)

an area of charged particles with a fixed boundary

b)

electrons on a fixed path around the nucleus

c)

mostly empty space with tiny charged particles in it

d)

a solid mass of charge around the nucleus

29.

How many protons and neutrons are visible in the atom?

a)

5 protons 3 neutrons

b)

5 protons 5 neutrons

c)

3 protons 5 neutrons

30.

Which class of matter is the least evenly mixed?

a)

compounds

b)

heterogeneous mixtures

c)

homogeneous mixtures

d)

solutions

31.

How would you separate a mixture of stone and wooden beads that are all the same size?

a)

add water to the mixture and skim off the wooden beads, which float

b)

Heat the mixture until the stone beads melt

c)

strain the mixture to separate out the stone beads

d)

Use a magnet to pull out the wooden beads