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Nuclear Physics-Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the graphic, how does bird vision differ from human vision?

a)

Birds see fewer colors than humans

b)

Birds see the same colors as humans

c)

Birds see more colors than humans

d)

Birds see only black and white

2.

Who is credited with discovering the atom in 1803?

a)

John Dalton

b)

Democritus

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Isaac Newton

3.

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons and neutrons

b)

Electrons and protons

c)

Neutrons and electrons

d)

Protons and electrons

4.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

+1.602 x 10^-19 C

b)

0 C

c)

-1.602 x 10^{-19} C

d)

+1.602 x 10^{-18} C

5.

Where are electrons found in an atom?

a)

In orbitals or energy levels

b)

In the nucleus

c)

In the proton cloud

d)

In the neutron field

6.

What is the central part of an atom called?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Nucleus

7.

Which subatomic particle orbits around the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

8.

Who discovered electrons in 1897 using a cathode ray and magnets?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

J.J. Thomson

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Marie Curie

9.

What is the role of electrons in chemical reactions?

a)

They are tightly bound to the nucleus

b)

They are loosely attached and "buzz" around

c)

They do not participate in reactions

d)

They hold the nucleus together

10.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Negative

b)

Neutral

c)

Positive

d)

No charge

11.

What determines an atom's "identity"?

a)

Number of electrons

b)

Number of protons

c)

Number of neutrons

d)

Atomic mass

12.

Who discovered neutrons in 1932?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

James Chadwick

d)

Marie Curie

13.

What charge do neutrons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Variable

14.

What determines an atom's atomic mass?

a)

The number of electrons

b)

The size or mass of the neutron

c)

The charge of the protons

d)

The number of atoms

15.

Which atom does not have a neutron?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

16.

Who theorized the concept of quarks in 1964?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Murray Gell-Mann

d)

Isaac Newton

17.

What role do quarks play in the atom model?

a)

Holding electrons in place

b)

Holding protons and neutrons in place

c)

Holding molecules together

d)

Holding atoms together

18.

What is a characteristic of neutrinos?

a)

They have a strong electrical charge.

b)

They are made up of smaller particles.

c)

They are nearly massless.

d)

They are held together by a strong force.

19.

According to the Bohr model, what happens when an electron transitions between energy levels?

a)

It remains in the same energy level

b)

It absorbs or emits a photon

c)

It loses its charge

d)

It becomes a proton

20.

What are photons?

a)

Particles of sound that carry energy.

b)

Particles of light and electromagnetic radiation that carry energy.

c)

Particles of matter that carry energy.

d)

Particles of heat that carry energy.