Chemistry: The Atom
Test Quiz
1. What is the basic building block for all matter in the universe?
a. Cell
b. Electron
c. Nucleus
d. Atom
e. Molecule
2. What is a substance called that consists of a single type of atom?
a. Element
b. Compound
c. Quark
d. Proton
e. Molecule
3. Around how long do Atoms last?
a. Only a few seconds
b. 4 to 5 days
c. 100 years
d. 10,000 years
e. Nearly forever
4. What two basic particles make up the nucleus of an atom?
a. Proton and Electron
b. Neutrino and Neutron
c. Neutron and Proton
d. Electron and Quark
e. Quark and Neutrino
5. What positively charged particle is located at the center of the atom in the nucleus?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Quark
e. Neutrino
6. What particle has no charge and affects the mass of the atom?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Quark
e. Neutrino
7. What particle has no charge, is formed by nuclear reactions, and travels at the speed of light?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Quark
e. Neutrino
8. What negatively charged particle spins around the nucleus of the atom?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Quark
e. Neutrino
9. What tiny particle is described using the terms up, down, top, bottom, charm, and strange?
a. Electron
b. Proton
c. Neutron
d. Quark
e. Neutrino
10. An atom is said to have a neutral charge if it contains the same number of what two particles?
a. Neutrons and neutrinos
b. Neutrons and protons
c. Electrons and protons
d. Electrons and quarks
e. Quarks and protons
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