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Unit 2, Chapter 1: Atoms, Molecules and Compounds

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Molecules are made up of:

a)

cells

b)

waves

c)

atoms of the same element

d)

atoms of different elements

2.

The center of the atom is called the:

a)

middle

b)

nucleus

c)

electron

d)

matter

3.

AMU stands for:

a)

Atomic Mass Units

b)

Atomic Moving Usable Energy

c)

Always Mind Unstable

d)

Astronomic Metric Units

4.

The mass of an atom

a)

Is the mass of the protons and electrons added together.

b)

is the mas of the neutrons and electrons added together.

c)

is the mass of the neutrons and protons added together.

d)

none of these.

5.

The number of protons is equal to

a)

the number of electrons.

b)

the number of neutrons.

c)

the number of total atoms in a molecule.

d)

the AMU.

6.

The smallest part of an element is the

a)

atom.

b)

compound.

c)

period.

d)

nucleus.

7.

What is the building block of all matter?

a)

nucleus

b)

compound

c)

element

d)

atom

8.

The Periodic Table of Elements

a)

lists only the elements we can see and touch.

b)

lists all the elements that make up matter.

c)

does not list metals.

d)

does not list gases.

9.

Molecules can be formed when what are joined together?

a)

molecules

b)

compounds

c)

atoms

d)

substances

10.

An element is made up of

a)

many types of atoms.

b)

many types of molecules.

c)

at least two types of atoms.

d)

one type of atom.

11.

Different elements are chemically bonded together in 

a)

compounds

b)

elements

c)

mixtures

d)

molecules

12.

From the diagrams, which is true?

a)

Water is an element.

b)

Oxygen is an element.

c)

Water and oxygen are both elements.

d)

Neither water nor oxygen are elements.

13.

From the diagrams, which is also true?

a)

Oxygen is a compound.

b)

A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

c)

Only one of the examples contains an oxygen atom.

d)

Water is not a compound.

14.

The properties of all types of matter

a)

can never change.

b)

depends on the composition and arrangement of atoms.

c)

are the same.

d)

None of these

15.

Two or more atoms that are bonded together are called ______. 

a)

molecules

b)

compounds

c)

atoms

d)

besties

16.

When an atom becomes a molecule, a ____ forms.

a)

bond

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

element

17.

The ____ is an arrangement of elements according to their atomic numbers that works like a "key" for scientists. 

a)

Periodic Table of Elements

b)

Bohr Modle

c)

Newtonian Flow Chart

d)

Periodic Map of Stuff

18.

Carbon dioxide is formed when two oxygen atoms chemically combine with a carbon atom. Which term best describes carbon dioxide?

a)

compound

b)

atom

c)

mixture

d)

element

19.

How many Hydrogen atoms are present in methane (CH4)?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

20.

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom? 

a)

protons only

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons only

d)

electrons and neutrons

21.

What does the "C" represent?

a)

chemical symbol

b)

atomic mass

c)

atomic number

d)

element name

22.

What is the atomic mass of Neon? (Use the picture!) 

a)

10

b)

30

c)

10.18

d)

20.18

23.

Where in an atom are the electrons located? 

a)

the nucleus

b)

the electron cloud

c)

the Apple Cloud

d)

the protons

24.

Which part of an atom is positively charged? 

a)

the proton

b)

the neutron

c)

the electron

d)

the whole atom

25.

Which part of an atom is negatively charged?

a)

the electron

b)

the proton

c)

the neutron

d)

the whole thing

26.

Which part of an atom has no charge?

a)

the neutrons

b)

the protons

c)

the electrons

d)

the elements

27.

If you combine two or more different types of atoms, what will you get? 

a)

a compound

b)

an element

c)

a molecule

d)

a bunch of atoms

28.

What is this a picture of?

a)

an atom

b)

an element

c)

a molecule

d)

a compound

29.

What would we call this image if we were drawing it in our science notebooks?

a)

a Bohr model

b)

an element

c)

a molecule

d)

a compound

30.

Bohr models help us to visualize:

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

what makes up an atom

c)

a compound

d)

a molecule