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Subatomic Particles and Their Properties Quiz

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a negatively charged subatomic particle located outside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Nucleus

2.

What is the area surrounding the nucleus within an atom that contains negatively charged subatomic particles?

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Atomic mass unit

c)

Chemical symbol

d)

Isotope

3.

Which subatomic particle is positively charged and located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Ion

4.

What is a subatomic particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no charge?

a)

Electron

b)

Neutron

c)

Proton

d)

Cation

5.

What is the dense center of an atom that contains positively charged protons and neutral neutrons?

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Nucleus

c)

Isotope

d)

Ion

6.

What are small particles that make up the atom of an element, including protons, neutrons, and electrons?

a)

Ions

b)

Isotopes

c)

Subatomic particles

d)

Atomic mass units

7.

What is the number of protons plus neutrons in an atom called?

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic mass unit

c)

Chemical symbol

d)

Isotope

8.

What is an abbreviation of the chemical name of an element?

a)

Atomic number

b)

Chemical symbol

c)

Isotope

d)

Ion

9.

What are types of atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons?

a)

Ions

b)

Isotopes

c)

Cations

d)

Anions

10.

What are atoms that have a positive or negative charge as a result of gaining or losing an electron?

a)

Isotopes

b)

Ions

c)

Neutrons

d)

Protons

11.

What is a positive atom that has lost one or more electrons called?

a)

Anion

b)

Cation

c)

Isotope

d)

Neutron

12.

What is a negative atom that has gained one or more electrons called?

a)

Cation

b)

Anion

c)

Proton

d)

Electron

13.

What is the number of protons in an atom called?

a)

Atomic mass unit

b)

Atomic number

c)

Chemical symbol

d)

Isotope

14.

What is the ability to be hammered called?

a)

Ductile

b)

Malleable

c)

Flexible

d)

Brittle

15.

What is the property of being able to be stretched into wires?

a)

Malleable

b)

Ductile

c)

Flexible

d)

Brittle

16.

What is the ability to bend called?

a)

Malleable

b)

Ductile

c)

Flexible

d)

Brittle

17.

What is the term for a material that breaks or shatters easily?

a)

Dull

b)

Lustrous

c)

Brittle

d)

Reactive

18.

Which term describes a material that is not shiny and does not reflect light?

a)

Lustrous

b)

Dull

c)

Brittle

d)

Reactive

19.

What is a horizontal row of elements in the periodic table called?

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Series

d)

Column

20.

What is a vertical column of elements in the periodic table called?

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Row

d)

Line

21.

What term describes the ease and speed with which an element reacts with other elements and compounds?

a)

Atomic radius

b)

Reactivity

c)

Valence electrons

d)

Transition metals

22.

What is the measurement of the size of an atom, including the nucleus and electron cloud, called?

a)

Reactivity

b)

Atomic radius

c)

Valence electrons

d)

Period

23.

What term describes a material that is shiny and reflects light?

a)

Dull

b)

Brittle

c)

Lustrous

d)

Reactive

24.

What are electrons located in the outer shell or energy level called?

a)

Core electrons

b)

Valence electrons

c)

Transition electrons

d)

Reactive electrons

25.

Which group of elements is located in group one, excluding Hydrogen, and is highly reactive with one valence electron in the outer energy level?

a)

Alkaline earth metals

b)

Transition metals

c)

Alkali metals

d)

Halogens

26.

Which group of elements is soft, silvery-gray, located in group 2, and contains 2 valence electrons in outer energy levels?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Halogens

27.

Which elements are located in groups 3-12 and are known for being hard, dense, and malleable?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Halogens

28.

Which elements begin with Lanthanum and are reactive transition elements?

a)

Actinides

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Halogens

d)

Alkali metals

29.

Which elements begin with Actinium and are unstable radioactive transition metals?

a)

Lanthanides

b)

Actinides

c)

Halogens

d)

Alkali metals

30.

Which group contains nonmetals with 7 electrons in its outermost energy level and is very reactive?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Transition metals

31.

What are noble gases known for?

a)

Being highly reactive

b)

Having 8 valence electrons

c)

Being metals

d)

Forming salts easily

32.

What is the smallest unit of an element?

a)

Molecule

b)

Compound

c)

Atom

d)

Electron

33.

What is matter made up of?

a)

Molecules

b)

Atoms

c)

Compounds

d)

Electrons

34.

What are molecules composed of?

a)

Single elements

b)

Various elements combined

c)

Only noble gases

d)

Only metals

35.

What are compounds composed of?

a)

Single atoms

b)

Two or more elements chemically bonded

c)

Only noble gases

d)

Only metals

36.

What do chemical bonds involve?

a)

Sharing or giving up electrons

b)

Sharing protons

c)

Sharing neutrons

d)

Sharing atoms

37.

What does a chemical formula represent?

a)

The number of molecules

b)

The number of atoms in each element

c)

The number of compounds

d)

The number of electrons

38.

What are valence electrons?

a)

Electrons in the innermost shell

b)

Electrons in the outer energy level

c)

Electrons that are never shared

d)

Electrons that are always gained

39.

What is a chemical reaction?

a)

A process that forms new elements

b)

A process that elements or compounds undergo to form a new substance

c)

A process that destroys compounds

d)

A process that only involves noble gases

40.

What are reactants?

a)

Substances produced from a chemical reaction

b)

A starting material in a chemical reaction

c)

Substances that never change

d)

Substances that are always metals

41.

What are products in a chemical reaction?

a)

Substances that start the reaction

b)

Substances that are unchanged

c)

Substances produced from a chemical reaction

d)

Substances that are always gases

42.

What is a chemical equation?

a)

A representation of a chemical reaction using symbols

b)

A representation of a physical change

c)

A representation of a biological process

d)

A representation of a mathematical formula

43.

What does the law of conservation of matter state?

a)

Mass can be created or destroyed

b)

Mass cannot be created or destroyed within a closed system

c)

Mass is always increasing

d)

Mass is always decreasing

44.

What is the term for a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance?

a)

Chemical property

b)

Physical property

c)

Reactivity

d)

Flammability

45.

At what temperature does a substance change from a solid to a liquid?

a)

Boiling point

b)

Freezing point

c)

Melting point

d)

Sublimation point

46.

What is the ability of a substance to be dissolved into another substance called?

a)

Solubility

b)

Porosity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Conductivity

47.

What is the term for the ability of matter to burn?

a)

Reactivity

b)

Flammability

c)

Solubility

d)

Magnetism

48.

What is a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined called?

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

Solution

49.

What is a homogeneous mixture?

a)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with evenly mixed particles.

b)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with unevenly mixed components.

c)

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

d)

A heterogeneous mixture in which solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving.

50.

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

b)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with unevenly mixed components spread throughout.

c)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

d)

A homogeneous mixture in which tiny insoluble particles are suspended throughout.

51.

What is a solution?

a)

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

b)

A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

c)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

d)

A heterogeneous mixture in which solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving.

52.

What is a solute?

a)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

b)

A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

c)

A homogeneous mixture in which tiny insoluble particles are suspended throughout.

d)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with evenly mixed particles.

53.

What is a solvent?

a)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

b)

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

c)

A heterogeneous mixture in which solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving.

d)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with unevenly mixed components spread throughout.

54.

What is a suspension?

a)

A homogeneous mixture in which tiny insoluble particles are suspended throughout.

b)

A heterogeneous mixture in which solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving.

c)

A mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another.

d)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with evenly mixed particles.

55.

What is a colloid?

a)

A homogeneous mixture in which tiny insoluble particles are suspended throughout.

b)

A heterogeneous mixture in which solid particles are spread throughout the liquid without dissolving.

c)

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances.

d)

A solid, liquid, or gas mixture with unevenly mixed components spread throughout.

56.

What is the term for the energy required to remove an electron from an atom?

a)

Ionization energy

b)

Electronegativity

c)

Atomic radius

d)

Electron affinity

57.

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

58.

What is the term for a chemical bond formed by the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?

a)

Ionic bond

b)

Covalent bond

c)

Metallic bond

d)

Hydrogen bond

59.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
60.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
61.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
62.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
63.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
64.
A proton is....
a)
A negatively charged subatomic particle
b)
A positively charged subatomic particle
c)
A neutrally charged subatomic particle
d)
The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus
65.
Which number is the atomic mass?
a)
79
b)
196.97
66.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
67.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
68.
A negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)
a)
proton
b)
neutron
c)
electron
d)
quark
69.
How many neutrons are in a Gold atom?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
118
d)
275
70.
What is the atomic mass equal to?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
71.
Which subatomic particles are found in shells?
a)
Proton 
b)
 neutron
c)
electron
72.
Which subatomic particles are found in nucleus?
a)
Proton and electron
b)
Proton and neutron
c)
neutron and electron
d)
neutron, electron and proton
73.
How are the elements in the periodic table arranged?
a)
by their atomic mass
b)
by their chemical symbol
c)
by their chemical name
d)
by their atomic number
74.
What is the study of the composition, structure, and properties of MATTER?
a)
Chemistry
b)
Biology
c)
Geology
d)
Physics
75.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is known as _______________.
a)
Matter
b)
Molecules
c)
Compounds
d)
Stuff
76.
What are the building blocks of MATTER?
a)
Atoms
b)
Cells
c)
Protons
d)
Neutrons
77.
Electrons have what charge?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
 (No Charge)
78.
Neutrons have what charge?
a)
Negative
b)
Positive
c)
Neutral
 (No Charge)
79.
The image shows the periodic grid for POTASSIUM. What is Potassium's atomic number?
a)
19
b)
39
c)
20
d)
Impossible to tell
80.
A(n) ____________________ is a pure substance made of a single type of atom and cannot be broken down.
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Molecule
d)
Mixture
81.

Atoms are made up of what?

a)

molecules

b)

compounds

c)

elements

d)

subatomic particles

82.

Which of the following are subatomic particles? (Check all that apply)

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

megatrons

d)

electrons

83.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

midichlorian

84.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

cybertron

85.

Which subatomic particle as no charge, also known as a neutral charge?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

chakra

86.

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

The headquarters

b)

The centrometer

c)

The hypothesis

d)

The nucleus

87.

The nucleus of an atom contains which subatomic particles?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

d)

protons, electrons, and neutrons

88.

Which subatomic particle does the RED(+) circle represent?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

89.

Which subatomic particle does the YELLOW(-) circle represent?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

90.

Which subatomic particle does the GREEN( ) circle represent?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

91.

Typically in an atom, which two subatomic particles are equal in number?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

all subatomic particles are equal in number

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

protons and electrons

92.

Which subatomic particles is counted to determine the type of element the atom represents?

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

boron

93.

If something has an atomic number of 11 and 5 neutrons, how many protons does it have?

a)

impossible to tell

b)

11

c)

5

d)

6

94.

What is the atomic number of Oxygen?

a)

8

b)

15

c)

16

d)

7

95.

What is the atomic mass of Oxygen? (choose best answer)

a)

8

b)

15

c)

16

d)

7

96.

How many neutrons in Fluorine?

a)

9

b)

18

c)

19

d)

10

97.

If I had a mystery atom, and I knew it had 11 protons and a mass of 20, how many electrons does it have?

a)

11

b)

20

c)

9

d)

31

98.

If someone told you they had an atom that had 10 protons and 11 neutrons, what would the mass of that atom be?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

21

d)

1

99.

If I had an atom with 5 electrons and 5 protons, what is its atomic number?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

100.

If an atom had a mass of 20, and 5 protons, how many neutrons does it have?

a)

20

b)

5

c)

15

d)

25

101.

If an atom had a mass of 10, and 5 electrons, how many neutrons does it have?

a)

can't tell from this information

b)

10

c)

5

d)

15

102.

What is inside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons and electrons

b)

electrons and neutrons

c)

protons and neutrons

d)

protons, electrons, and neutrons

103.
The substance being dissolved in a solution.
a)
sands
b)
solute
c)
solvent
d)
alloy
104.
The substance in which a solute is dissolved
a)
sands
b)
solvent
c)
alloy
d)
negative particles
105.
A solution is a ___________mixture.
a)
heterogeneous
b)
homogeneous
c)
concentration
d)
ionic
106.
Solutions are composed of __________ .
a)
salts and solutes
b)
solvents and salts
c)
solutes and alloys
d)
solutes and solvents
107.
Saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions are defined by how much __________ can dissolve in a solvent
a)
sugar
b)
liquid
c)
solution
d)
solute
108.

You can make a solution more concentrated by adding more __________.

a)
solute
b)
solvent
c)
water
d)

solution

109.
Properties that can be measured or observed without matter changing to an entirely different substance.
a)
Chemical Properties of Matter
b)
Physical Properties of Matter
c)
Physical Change
d)
Chemical Change
110.
Properties that can be measured or observed only when matter undergoes a change to become an entirely different kind of matter.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Density
c)
Physical Properties Of Matter
d)
Chemical Properties of Matter
111.
Which property is an example of a chemical property?
a)
The ability to burn
b)
The ability to dissolve
c)
The ability to evaporate
d)
The ability to melt
112.
Density, melting point, boiling point:These may all be classified as
a)
chemical properties
b)
physcial properties

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