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Atomic Structure Quiz- Vocab List 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the smallest basic unit of matter, or the building block of matter?

a)

Proton

b)

Atom

c)

Electron

d)

Neutron

2.

Which subatomic particle is positively charged?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Atom

d)

Proton

3.

Which subatomic particle is electrically neutral?

a)

Neutron

b)

Atom

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

4.

Where is the center of an atom located?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electron

c)

Atom

d)

Proton

5.

What are the energy levels surrounding the nucleus of an atom called?

a)

Neutron Shells

b)

Electron Shells

c)

Proton Shells

6.

What is the charge of an ion? (up to two correct answers)

a)

No Charge

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

d)

Positive

7.

What is a positively charged atom called?

a)

Proton

b)

Cation

c)

Anion

d)

Electron

8.

What is the rounded atomic weight to the nearest whole number for an element called?

a)

Mass Number

b)

Element

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Weight

9.

The mass of the protons and the neutrons in the nucleus is called the

a)

Mass Number

b)

Element

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Weight

10.

What is the negatively charged subatomic particle called?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

11.

What term is used to describe the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Isotope

12.

What is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom called?

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Atomic Weight

d)

Element

13.

What is the name given to the number of protons in an atom? ( This is also equal to the number of electrons in the atom.)

a)

Atomic Number

b)

Mass Number

c)

Charge Number

d)

Element Number

14.

What is the name of the subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

15.

What is the name given to the region around the nucleus where electrons can be found?

a)

Electron Cloud

b)

Proton Cloud

c)

Neutron Cloud

d)

Atomic Cloud

16.

A substance which is made up of only one type of atom.

a)

Pure Substance

b)

Element

c)

subatomic particle

d)

anion

17.

______________ electrons are the electrons in the outermost shell of an atom,/

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Charged

d)

Valence

18.

True or False: Most of the atom is empty space

a)

True

b)

False

19.

This model of the atom is the more modern theory of the atom, and it uses probabiity to guess the location of the electrons.

a)

Electron Cloud Theory

b)

Bohr Model

20.

The mass of an electron is approximately equal to....

a)

1 AMU

b)

10 AMU's

c)

0

d)

none of the above