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Atoms and changes

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest subatomic particle that all matter is made of?

a)

Protons

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Nucleus

2.

Where are protons found in an atom?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Bohr model

3.

What is the charge of protons?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No charge

d)

Neutral

4.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No charge

d)

Neutral

5.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

No charge

d)

Neutral

6.

Where are electrons located in an atom?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

With protons

c)

With neutrons

d)

In orbit of the nucleus.

7.

What is the Atomic Mass Number?

a)

The total number of Protons and Neutrons found in an atom's nucleus.

b)

The total number of Protons and Electrons found in an atom.

c)

The total number of Electrons and Neutrons found in an atom.

d)

The total number of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons found in an atom.

8.

What is the relationship between the number of protons and the number of electrons in an atom?

a)

They are equal

b)

They are opposite

c)

They are random

d)

They are unrelated

9.

What is the atomic mass number of an atom with 20 protons and 3 neutrons?

a)

23

b)

22

c)

21

d)

20

10.

What is the atomic mass number of an atom with 6 protons and no neutrons?

(a)  

Choose from the below words
6

5

4

3

11.

What is the atomic mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

12.

Label the Parts of the atom.

13.

If you have a AMN of 24 and have 16 Electrons, you have ​ (a)   Protons and ​ (b)   Neutrons.

Choose from the below words
16
8
11
13
14.

What is the role of protons in an atom?

a)

They control the type of atom

b)

They control the size of the atom

c)

They control the charge of the atom

d)

They control the stability of the atom

15.

What is an isotope?

a)

Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons

b)

Atoms with the same number of protons but different number of electrons

c)

Atoms with the same number of neutrons but different number of protons

d)

Atoms with the same number of electrons but different number of protons

16.

Do all atoms have natural isotopes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only some atoms have isotopes

d)

Isotopes are man-made

17.

What are the physical properties of oxygen?

a)

Colorless, odorless, gas

b)

Red, smelly, liquid

c)

Yellow, odorless, solid

d)

Blue, smelly, gas

18.

What happens when the nucleus of an atom decays over time?

a)

It releases energy over time

b)

It transforms into a different element

c)

It becomes radioactive

d)

It loses its protons

19.

What are ions?

a)

Atoms that have gained or lost electrons

b)

Atoms that have gained or lost protons

c)

Atoms that have gained or lost neutrons

d)

Atoms that have gained or lost energy

20.

What is the charge of an anion?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

21.

What is the charge of a cation?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

22.

What is the role of electrons in atoms?

a)

Determine the size of the atom

b)

Determine the charge of the atom

c)

Determine the stability of the atom

d)

All of the above

23.

What is the atomic number of an atom?

a)

The number of protons in the nucleus

b)

The number of neutrons in the nucleus

c)

The number of electrons in the nucleus

d)

The number of isotopes in the nucleus

24.

What is an anion?

a)

An atom with more of a positive charge

b)

An atom with more of a negative charge

c)
A neutral ion
d)
A subatomic particle
25.

What is an cation?

a)

An atom with more of a positive charge

b)

An atom with more of a negative charge

c)
A neutral ion
d)
A subatomic particle