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Quiz on Matter and Atomic Structure

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of matter?

a)

A solid substance only

b)

A collection of atoms only

c)

Something that has mass and occupies space

d)

A type of energy

2.

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Gas

c)

Plasma

d)

Liquid

3.

Who proposed that matter is made up of atoms?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

J.J. Thomson

d)

Ernest Rutherford

4.

What particle did J.J. Thomson discover?

a)

Neutron

b)

Nucleus

c)

Electron

d)

Proton

5.

What is the center of an atom called?

a)

Electron cloud

b)

Nucleus

c)

Orbital

d)

Shell

6.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

Positive

b)

Variable

c)

Neutral

d)

Negative

7.

How many electrons can the first shell of an atom hold?

a)

32

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

8.

What is an isotope?

a)

Atoms that are chemically identical

b)

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons

c)

Atoms of different elements with the same mass

d)

Atoms of the same element with different numbers of protons

9.

What is the relative atomic mass of an element based on?

a)

The number of protons only

b)

The number of neutrons only

c)

The total number of electrons

d)

The natural abundance of its isotopes

10.

Which of the following elements has 13 protons?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Aluminum

c)

Silicon

d)

Carbon