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Atomic Theory

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reorder the following

a)

Democritus

b)

Dalton

c)

Thomson

d)

Rutherford

e)

Bohr

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

Which model of the atom is this?

a)

Billiard Ball

b)

Atomos

c)

Planetary

d)

Electron Cloud

e)

Rutherford (nuclear)

3.

Which model of the atom is this?

a)

Billiard Ball

b)

Atomos

c)

Planetary

d)

Electron Cloud

e)

Rutherford (nuclear)

4.

Which model of the atom is this?

a)

Billiard Ball

b)

Plum Pudding

c)

Planetary

d)

Electron Cloud

e)

Rutherford (nuclear)

5.

Which model of the atom is this?

a)

Billiard Ball

b)

Plum Pudding

c)

Planetary (Bohr)

d)

Electron Cloud

e)

Rutherford (nuclear)

6.

Which model of the atom is this?

a)

Billiard Ball

b)

Plum Pudding

c)

Planetary (Bohr)

d)

Electron Cloud

e)

Rutherford (nuclear)

7.

Rutherford's "gold-foil" experiment using alpha particle scattering concluded that

a)

the center of the atom is empty

b)

atomic mass is spread over the whole atom

c)

the center of the atom has a negative charge

d)

most of the atom is empty space

8.

All of the following are true about Democritus' atomic theory EXCEPT ______.

a)

Everything is made up of atomos

b)

Atoms vary in size and shape

c)

Atoms are composed of subatomic particles

d)

Atoms are infinite in number

9.

What is the correct order of scientists in order of their work related to the atomic theory from earliest to most recent?

a)

Ernest Rutherford, JJ Thomson, John Dalton, Democritus, & Schrodinger

b)

JJ Thomson, Schrodinger, John Dalton, Ernest Rutherford, & Democritus

c)

Democritus, John Dalton, JJ Thomson, Ernest Rutherford, & Schrodinger

d)

John Dalton, JJ Thomson, Schrodinger, Democritus, & Ernest Rutherford

10.
How did each model of the atom help to develop the atomic theory? 
a)
Each model provided opinions that were added.
b)
Each model showed different properties of the same structure. 
c)
Each model showed new particles that had been discovered.
d)
Each model built upon the other to show new particles or properties of previously discovered particles. 
11.
Which is the correct sequence of the scientists who made major changes in the model of the atom?
1-JJ Thomson
2-Erwin Schrodinger
3-John Dalton
4-Niels Bohr
5-Ernest Rutherford
a)
2, 1, 4, 3, 5
b)
3, 1, 5, 4, 2
c)
5, 3, 2, 1, 4
d)
4, 3, 2, 1, 5
12.
Atoms are made up of three basic parts, which are -
a)
Protons, neutrons, electrons
b)
neutrinos, protons, neutrons
c)
quarks, protons, electrons
d)
electrons, neutrons, and quarks
13.

Sir J.J. Thompson discovered the electron in 1897. How did Thompson explain the overall neutral charge of the atom?

a)

Electrons are present all over the atom, even in the nucleus.

b)

Electrons alternate between positive and negative charges.

c)

Negative electrons were inside a cloud of positive charge.

d)

Electrons travel around the nucleus at great speeds.

14.
Rutherford's gold foil experiment provided evidence that...
a)
Negative and positive charges are spread evenly throughout the atom.
b)
Alpha particles have a positive charge.
c)
Gold is not a dense as previously thought.
d)
There is a dense positively charged nucleus at the center of an atom.
15.
J.J. Thomson provided evidence that an atom...
a)
is the smallest particle of matter
b)
contains negatively and positively charged particles
c)
has an overall negative charge
d)
has an overall positive charge
16.
Which of the following is an explanation for a natural phenomenon that is supported by a large body of scientific evidence?
a)
scientific theory
b)
scientific law
c)
hypothesis
d)
observation 
17.
Which of the following is a testable statement to be falsified? 
a)
scientific theory
b)
scientific law
c)
hypothesis
d)
observation 
18.
Scientific theories are based on
a)

general assumptions of how systems work.

b)

mathematical principles that can be proven true.

c)

large amounts of data collected over time.

d)

observations from within only one scientific discipline.