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WorksheetsUnit 4 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the term for the process in which a substance takes in another substance?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Energy
What is the term for the specific wavelengths of light emitted by an element?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Energy
What is the term for the region around the nucleus where an electron is likely to be found?
Atomic emission spectrum
Atomic orbital
Electron configuration
Sublevel
What is the term for the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation?
Electromagnetic spectrum
Atomic emission spectrum
Principal energy level
Quantum mechanical model
What is the negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom?
Electron
Photon
Quantum
Energy
What is the arrangement of electrons in an atom's energy levels?
Electron configuration
Ground state
Photoelectric effect
Wavelength
What is the release of electromagnetic radiation from an excited atom?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Frequency
What is the term for the capacity to do work or produce heat?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Energy
What is the number of waves that pass a given point per second?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Frequency
What is the lowest energy state of an atom?
Ground state
Light
Photon
Quantum
What is the form of energy that can be detected by the human eye?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Light
What is the phenomenon in which electrons are emitted from a metal surface when light shines on it?
Atomic orbital
Electron configuration
Photoelectric effect
Wavelength
What is the smallest unit of light?
Electron
Photon
Quantum
Energy
What is the specific energy level within an atom where an electron can be found?
Atomic emission spectrum
Principal energy level
Quantum mechanical model
Sublevel
What is the smallest quantity of energy that can be emitted or absorbed as electromagnetic radiation?
Absorption
Emission
Radiation
Quantum
