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atom lesson 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is at the center of every atom?
a)
An electron
b)
A compound
c)
A molecule
d)
A nucleus
2.
The positively charged particles of an atom are the ________.
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons & neutrons
3.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Neutrinos and positrons
d)
DNA and RN
4.

Atoms are made up of ________________

a)

energy

b)

electrons

c)

subatomic particles

d)

gasses

5.

The subatomic particles that make up an atom.

a)

solid, liquid, gas

b)

electrons, protons, nucleus

c)

energy, protons, nucleus

d)

electrons, protons, neutrons

6.

__________ are negatively charged particles that are in the orbitals around the nucleus.

a)

protons

b)

nucleus

c)

neutrons

d)

electrons

7.

A proton has a ___________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

massive.

8.

An electron has a _________ charge

a)

positive

b)

neutral

c)

negative

d)

massive

9.

A neutron has _________ charge or is ________.

a)

negative ... neutral

b)

positive .... neutral

c)

no .... negative

d)

no ... neutral

10.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
11.

The smallest part of any element. Made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.

a)

Atom

b)

AMU

c)

Ion

d)

Isotope

12.

True/False: Compounds are made of two or more different elements.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

An atoms overall charge is

a)

positive

b)

depends on its mood

c)

neutral

d)

negative

14.
What subatomic particle(s) would be found orbiting the nucleus?
a)
Neutrons only
b)
Electrons only
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Protons and Electrons
15.
an atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons 
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
16.
The atomic number of an elements is the total number of which particles in the nucleus?
a)
neutrons
b)
protons
c)
electrons
d)
protons and electrons
17.
What is the atomic mass of "F"
a)
9
b)
18
c)
17
d)
19
18.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
d)
18
19.

Where is the element's atomic MASS located?

a)

at the top

b)

at the bottom

c)

the top number + the bottom number

d)

the number of protons + the number of neutrons

20.

Where is the element's atomic NUMBER located?

a)

the top

b)

the bottom

c)

the top + the bottom

d)

the number of protons + the number of neutrons

21.

Developed the “chocolate chip ice cream” model of the atom

a)
James Chadwick
b)
Niels Bohr
c)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg
d)
J.J. Thomson
22.
Developed the “billiard ball” model of the atom
a)
Niels Bohr
b)
John Dalton
c)
J.J. Thomson
d)
Ernest Rutherford
23.
Developed the very first atomic theory
a)
Ernest Rutherford
b)
Schrodinger & Heisenberg
c)
Niels Bohr
d)
John Dalton
24.
Discovered the electron
a)
Bohr
b)
Dalton
c)
Rutherford
d)
Thomson
25.

First person to propose the concept of an atom

a)

Rutherford

b)

Democritus

c)

Dalton

d)

Bohr

26.

Which Scientist created this model

a)

Democritus

b)

Chadwick

c)

Bohr

d)

Rutherford