the gold foil Scattering Year 11

the gold foil Scattering Year 11

10th - 11th Grade

10 Qs

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the gold foil Scattering Year 11

the gold foil Scattering Year 11

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

10th - 11th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-PS1-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emma Langhorn

Used 48+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rate at which a radioactive element decays is its ____.
quarter life
whole life
wonderful life 
half life

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name the instrument used to detect radioactivity.
voltmeter
ohmeter
seismograph
geiger counter

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which scientist was not involved in the gold foil experiment?
Ernest Rutherfud
Hans Geiger
Ernest Marsden
Thomas Dalton

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What particle was used in the gold foil experiment?
Beta Particle
Alpha particle
Gamma ray 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many particles totally rebounded back towards the source?
50%
1/8000
1/400
1/200

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A zinc sulphide fluorescent screen was used to detect the particles scattering.  A scintillation was observed - what is a scintillation?
A high pitched sound.
A small sound with visible light
a small flash of visible or ultraviolet light
a small vibration on the wall of the screen

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of the alpha particles went straight through the gold foil.  This suggested that....
There is no interference between alpha and gold.
Most of the atom is made up of empty space.
The alpha particles were very tiny.
None of the above

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