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Lesson 1 and 2 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which process is responsible for the formation of elements at the center of star?

a)

Nuclear fusion

b)

Supernova nucleosynthesis

c)

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

d)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

2.

According to Bohr’s atomic theory/model, electrons are usually found in:

(a)  

3.

An isotope of an element has the same number of neutrons but different number of protons:

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

What is the full name of J.J. Thomson?

(a)  

5.

Which isotope of hydrogen consists of one proton and one neutron?

(a)  

6.

Solid Sphere Model was developed after J.J. Thomson discovered the electron in his Cathode Ray Tube experiment.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were mostly

a)

Negatively charged

b)

Positively charged

c)

Neutrally charged

d)

Empty space

8.

Which element is the lightest and at the same time the most abundant in outer space?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Helium

9.

How do heavier elements formed?

a)

Through nuclear fission

b)

Through nuclear fusion

c)

Through combustion

d)

Through nuclear synthesis

10.

Which element will be formed when Carbon atom is combined with Hydrogen atom?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Silicon

11.

An element is determined by the number of:

a)

Neutrons

b)

Positrons

c)

Protons

d)

Nucleus

12.

The majority of an atom's mass exists where?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the electron cloud

c)

In the space between the nucleus and the electrons

13.

Which process is responsible for the formation of light elements such as Hydrogen and Helium?

a)

Supernova Nucleosynthesis

b)

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

c)

Stellar Nucleosynthesis

d)

Stellar Explosion

14.

Place the following scientists in order, from earliest to latest: A) Ernest Rutherford; B) J.J. Thomson; C) John Dalton

a)

B, C, A

b)

C, A, B

c)

A, C, B

d)

C, B, A

15.

The following elements were formed during Stellar Explosion, EXCEPT:

a)

Cobalt

b)

Silicon

c)

Zinc

d)

Copper

16.

Bohr's atomic model is also commonly known as the ...

(a)  

17.

The atomic model that describes an atom as a “sea of uniform positive charge” with electrons distributed throughout is often called the (a)   model

18.

Who discovered that electrons move around the nucleus in specific energy levels as a cloud?

(a)  

19.

Who proposed that matter is composed of four elements?

(a)  

20.

Who confirmed the existence of the neutron-- a particle with no electric charge?

(a)