Study Aid for 6th Grade Test: Atoms, Elements, & Periodic Table

The lithosphere, or solid Earth, is made up mostly of...

• oxygen and silicon

• oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus

• oxygen and hydrogen

• nitrogen and oxygen

Earth's living matter, the biosphere, is made up mostly of...

• oxygen and silicon

• oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus

• oxygen and hydrogen

• nitrogen and oxygen

Earth's oceans, part of the hydrosphere are made up mostly of...

• oxygen and silicon

• oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus

• oxygen and hydrogen

• nitrogen and oxygen

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Earth's atmosphere is made up mostly of...

• oxygen and silicon

• oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus

• oxygen and hydrogen

• nitrogen and oxygen

The most common element in the universe is __________. The most common element on Earth is ___________.

• oxygen; hydrogen

• helium; oxygen

• hydrogen; oxygen

• oxygen; helium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The force that keeps the protons together in the nucleus of an atom is called the _______________.

• nuclear force

• strong nuclear force

• nuclear reaction

• nuclear fission

Which element does not have any neutrons?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• helium

• gold

The purpose of the __________ is to show how each element is related to those around it.

• periodic table

• atomic table

• periodic chart

• atomic chart

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Which of these is the proton?

• A

• B

• C

• None

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of these is the electron?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1