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Chapter 9 Study Guide 8th Grade

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
2.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
3.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

4.

This group of elements have properties that are opposite those of metals. ______________________

a)

luster

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

metals

5.

This group of elements sit along a stair step line on the periodic table and have properties of both metals and nonmetals. _________________________

a)

luster

b)

metals

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

6.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
7.

Electrons orbit a certain distance from the nucleus. Either radiate or absorb energy when jumping orbitals.

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

8.

The atom is mostly large empty space with a small, dense nucleus at the center

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

9.

Atom is a positively charged cloud with embedded negative electrons

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

10.

Atoms are indivisible (cannot be broken down)

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

11.

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

12.

What scientist proposed this atomic model?

a)

Dalton

b)

Thomson

c)

Rutherford

d)

Bohr

13.

What did Dmitri invent?

a)

Children

b)

Periodic Table

c)

Russian currency

d)

Calculator

14.

How many elements were on the original Periodic Table?

a)

60

b)

56

c)

75

d)

118

15.

How are the elements arranged on the periodic table today?

a)

By atomic mass

b)

By number of electrons

c)

By atomic number

d)

By alphabetic order

16.

What is the atomic number?

a)

the number of protons

b)

the number of protons and neutrons

c)

the number of neutrons

d)

the number of atoms

17.
What is the mass number defined as?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
18.
What is the atomic number of this atom?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
7
19.
How many neutrons does an atom of the isotope Neon-22 have?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
22
d)
20
20.

What is the mass number of this atom?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

7

21.

The fluorine atom has an atomic number of

a)

19

b)

9

22.
How many neutrons in C-14?
a)
6
b)
7
c)
14
d)
8
23.

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Mass

24.

Where is a Valence electron located?

a)

The innermost shell

b)

The nucleus

c)

The outmost shell

25.

A __________ goes up and down on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

26.

A _________ goes side to side on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

27.

What element is in period 4, group 1?

a)

K - Potassium

b)

V - Vandium

c)

C - Carbon

d)

Ti - Titanium

28.

How many Valence electrons does Ba-Barium have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

56

29.

The _______ tells us how many energy shells an element has.

a)

group

b)

period

c)

atomic number

d)

element symbol

30.

The _________ tells us how many valence electrons an element has.

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Element

31.

Why do elements form bonds?

a)

to get a charge

b)

so they can make friends

c)

to become stable by getting a full valence shell

d)

to become stable by increasing their mass

32.

If an atom loses electrons, the charge will be positive.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

The center of an atom is called the

a)

middle

b)

medium

c)

median

d)

nucleus

34.

What two particles can be found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

rocks and marbles

b)

protons and electrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

neutron and electrons

35.

All 3 particles are pretty much the same size, but how much heavier are protons and neutrons as compared to electrons?

a)

2 times heavier

b)

9 times heavier

c)

18 times heavier

d)

1800 times heavier

36.

Matter that is only made up of one type of atom

a)

materials

b)

elements

c)

particles

d)

compounds

37.

While most elements are found in nature, several have been created by scientists. These are called

a)

fake elements

b)

unnatural elements

c)

un elements

d)

synthetic elements

38.

What do scientists use to make synthetic elements?

a)

chemicals

b)

particle accelerators

c)

dirt and water

d)

magic