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Atoms and Elements Study Guide

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an individual particle of an element

a)

element

b)

atom

c)

compound

d)

molecule

2.

the mass of a single atom

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic pounds

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic volume

3.

a shorthand notation of one, two, or three letters that represent the name of the element

a)

chemical symbol

b)

chemical sign

c)

chemical name

d)

chemical reaction

4.
  1. a limitation on the range of possible solutions to a design

a)

limitation

b)

criteria

c)

constraint

d)

requirement

5.

the requirements that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful

a)

limitations

b)

criteria

c)

constraints

d)

requirements

6.

a unique particle of matter that is a fundamental building block of matter

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

molecule

d)

electron

7.

a table that lists all of the known elements and groups them into columns by important shared properties

a)

Periodic Table of Elements

b)

Periodic Table of Atoms

c)

Periodic Table of Compounds

d)

Periodic Table of Molecules

8.

The unit of measure for the atomic mass of an element is a __________.

a)

gram (g)

b)

milliliter (mL)

c)

Dalton (Da)

d)

Cubic centimeter (cm3)

9.

Why did Mendeleev leave blank spaces on his Periodic Table of Elements?

a)

for elements that he had not created yet

b)

for elements that had not been discovered yet

c)

because he didn't know what to put there

d)

because it looked better to have blank spaces

10.

The periodic table lists all the known elements and groups them into __________ by their shared ___________.

a)

rows ; properties

b)

rows ; atomic numbers

c)

columns ; properties

d)

columns ; atomic numbers

11.

Scientists use scientific notation to __________.

a)

make writing numbers harder

b)

confuse 7th graders

c)

understand why Mendeleev organized the periodic table

d)

represent things that are very large or very small

12.

Write the following in scientific notation

3,570,000,000

a)

3.57 x 10^7

b)

357 x 10^7

c)

35.7 x 10^9

d)

3.57 x 10^9

13.

Write the following in standard form

4.56 x 10^5

a)

4,560,000,000

b)

456,000

c)

45,600,000

d)

45,600