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Warm-Up Review: Atomic Theory & Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
2.

He claimed that matter was made of small, hard particles that he called “atomos.”

a)

Democritis

b)

Dalton

c)

Moseley

d)

Einstein

3.
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. 
4.
Who came up with the model of an atom pictured?
a)
J.J. Thompson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
Neils Bohr
d)
James Chadwick
5.
What scientist is best known for his "Plum Pudding" model of the atom?
a)
J.J. Thomson
b)
Ernest Rutherford
c)
John Dalton
d)
Democritus
6.

Match the following vocabulary

a)

Atom

1.

The smallest part of a chemical element

b)

Molecule

2.

2 or more atoms held together by a chemical bond

c)

Element

3.

A pure substance represented by a chemical symbol

d)

Compound

4.

2 or more elements combined chemically

7.

Tiny pieces that all matter is made out of (even us!!)

a)

Molecule

b)

Chemical Formula

c)

Substance

d)

Atoms

8.

What is the term for the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist?

a)

Molecule

b)

Atom

c)

Compound

d)

Ion

9.

An element is

a)

Made up of different types of atoms

b)

Made up of the same type of atoms

c)

none of the above

d)

all of the above

10.

Pure substances made of the same type of atom throughout. They can not be broken down anymore.

a)

Matter

b)

Elements

c)

Molecules

d)

Atoms

11.

formed by two or more different types of elements- chemically bonded.

a)

Mixture

b)

Nucleus

c)

Electron

d)

Compound

12.

Which one is a compound?

a)

Ni

b)

F

c)

Be

d)

NaCl