Periodic Table and Atoms Test LaPrad
  • 1. Particle with a positive charge
A) electron
B) proton
C) neutron
  • 2. Particle with a negative charge
A) electron
B) neutron
C) proton
  • 3. Particle with no charge
A) proton
B) neutron
C) electron
  • 4. The smallest unit of matter
A) cell
B) oxygen
C) carbon
D) atom
  • 5. Mass is similar to____
A) length
B) temperature
C) weight
D) volume
  • 6. The Periodic Table number that includes protons and neutrons
A) Atomic Number
B) Electron Cloud
C) Chemical Symbol
D) Atomic Mass
  • 7. The particles that circle around the atom's nucleus
A) electrons
B) neutrons
C) protons
  • 8. Protons and _______ are found in the atom's nucleus
A) neutrons
B) protons
C) electrons
  • 9. The positive center of an atom is called the __
A) atomic number
B) electron cloud
C) nucleus
  • 10. The negative area that is outside of an atom's nucleus
A) electron cloud
B) neutron cloud
C) atomic number
  • 11. The Periodic Table is based on the elements' ____
A) neutrons
B) electrons
C) protons
  • 12. These 2 particles will always equal each other in number
A) electrons and neutrons
B) protons and electrons
C) protons and neutrons
  • 13. The Atomic Number shows the number of an element's__
A) atoms
B) protons
C) protons plus neutrons
  • 14. The Periodic Table elements are organized from_____
A) heaviest to lightest
B) lightest to heaviest
C) random to more random
  • 15. Most of the elements on the Periodic Table are___
A) metals
B) gases
C) non-metals
  • 16. The lightest element on the Periodic Table is ___
A) gold
B) helium
C) hydrogen
  • 17. Which of these has the most protons?
A) carbon
B) nitrogen
C) oxygen
  • 18. Which of these has the most protons?
A) nickel
B) zinc
C) copper
  • 19. Iron's symbol is ___
A) I
B) FE
C) Fe
  • 20. Calcium's symbol is __
A) CA
B) Ca
C) C
  • 21. Potassium's symbol is __
A) P
B) PO
C) K
  • 22. Carbon's symbol is ___
A) Ca
B) C
C) CA
  • 23. Which element has 11 protons?
A) Nitrogen
B) Chlorine
C) Sodium
  • 24. Which element has 78 protons?
A) magnesium
B) platinum
C) arsenic
  • 25. Which element has 17 electrons?
A) hydrogen
B) chlorine
C) oxygen
  • 26. An atom's shells of electrons are also called ___
A) the nucleus
B) cloud rings
C) energy levels
  • 27. The building blocks of matter are called__
A) atoms
B) electrons
C) cells
  • 28. Anything that takes up space and has mass is called ___
A) air
B) cells
C) matter
  • 29. True or False: Air is made of atoms
A) True
B) False
  • 30. True or False: Your hair is made of atoms
A) True
B) False
  • 31. True or False: Living things are NOT made of atoms
A) True
B) False
  • 32. True or False: Water is NOT made of atoms
A) False
B) True
  • 33. True or False: The 2nd letter of a chemical symbol can be capital
A) False
B) True
  • 34. CO2 Carbon Dioxide is a(n) ___
A) neutron
B) atom
C) compound
  • 35. Hydrogen is a(n) ___
A) neutron
B) atom
C) compound
  • 36. H20 Water is a(n)___
A) compound
B) atom
C) neutron
  • 37. Elements are made of ___
A) atoms
B) compounds
C) mixtures
  • 38. Electrons are always__
A) positive
B) moving
C) neutral charged
  • 39. The top number in an element's box
A) atomic number
B) number of neutrons
C) atomic mass
  • 40. The bottom number in an element's box
A) atomic number
B) atomic mass
C) number of electrons
  • 41. Many of the elements are named after their name in ___
A) Russian
B) German
C) Greek
  • 42. A Bohr Model is a diagram of ___
A) a cell
B) water
C) carbon dioxide
D) an atom
  • 43. Which element has an atomic mass of 4.0 ?
A) helium
B) copper
C) uranium
  • 44. Which element has an atomic mass of 27.0 ?
A) aluminum
B) lithium
C) neon
  • 45. Which element has an atomic mass of 14 ?
A) nickel
B) nitrogen
C) phosphorous
  • 46. Which of these is the smallest, lightest particle?
A) electron
B) neutron
C) proton
  • 47. Which word matches the definition "can not be cut or divided"?
A) proton
B) electron
C) atom
  • 48. Which word matches the definition "only contains one type of atom"
A) nucleus
B) electron
C) element
  • 49. Which elements conduct electricity the best?
A) non-metals
B) gases
C) metals
  • 50. Most of the elements on the Periodic Table are __
A) liquids
B) gases
C) solids
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