Basic Atomic Structure Quiz

Grace is helping her younger sister with her science homework. She explains that each element on the periodic table is uniquely identified by the number of _______________.

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Protons

• Orbits

Kai is building a model of an atom for his science project. He wants to know which two types of particles he should place inside the nucleus of his model. The nucleus of an atom contains ___________ and ___________.

• Electrons and Protons

• Neutrons and Electrons

• Protons and Neutrons

• Orbits and Electrons

Rohan is studying atoms in his science class. He learns that when a neutron is added to an atom, the ___________ changes but the ___________ remains unchanged.

• Atomic number, Mass number

• Mass number, Charge

• Charge, Mass number

• Atomic number, Charge

Ava is sorting three types of tiny balls for a science project: one type has a ___________ charge, another has a ___________ charge, and the last type has a ___________ charge. If the balls represent a proton, a neutron, and an electron, what are their charges?

• Positive, Neutral, Negative

• Positive, Negative, Neutral

• Neutral, Positive, Negative

• Negative, Neutral, Positive

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Kai is building a model of an atom for his science project. He wants to know which parts of the atom contribute to its mass. The mass of an element comes from its ___________ and ___________.

• Protons and Neutrons

• Protons and Electrons

• Protons and Orbits

• Neutrons and Electrons

• Electrons and Orbits

Benjamin is helping his younger sibling with a science project. He explains that most of the mass of an element is found in the _____________.

• Electrons

• Nucleus

• Orbits

• Valence Shell

Grace is studying the periodic table and comes across the element Chlorine. She wants to know how many protons, neutrons, and electrons it has. The element Chlorine has _____ protons, _____ neutrons and _____ electrons.

• 17, 18, 17

• 18, 17, 18

• 17, 17, 18

• 18, 18, 17

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Liam is studying the periodic table and wants to know about chlorine. He wonders: Chlorine has _____ orbits and _____ valence electrons.

• 2, 8

• 3, 7

• 4, 6

• 1, 5

Maya is building a model of an atom for her science project. She wants to know which part of the atom she should place the protons and neutrons in. Which part of an atom contains protons and neutrons?

• Electron Cloud

• Valence Shell

• Nucleus

• Orbitals

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Noah is organizing a collection of different elements for his science project. He wants to make sure he can tell each element apart from the others. What uniquely identifies each element on the periodic table?

• Number of neutrons

• Number of electrons

• Number of protons

• Atomic mass