Physical Science Honors
NAME: ______________________________
Quiz 1
1. Tell me about Democritus. Where he was from (2 pts), what he proposed about atomic theory
(4 pts), what was his profession (4 pts)?
2. What is the meaning of atomos? (2 pts)
3. Atoms are the ___________________________________________________(4 pts)
4. What two subatomic particles are in the nucleus of atoms?
a. __________________(2 pts)
b. __________________(2 pts)
5. Describe the location of electrons in an atom (do they sit still, in orbit, etc?) (4 pts)
6. What is the strongest force in the universe? (2 pts)____________________________________
7. Carbon is number 6 on the periodic table. It’s atomic mass is 12.
a. How many protons does carbon have? (1 pt)______
b. How many electrons does carbon have? (1 pt) ___________
c. How many neutrons does carbon have? (1 pt) ___________
Fill in the chart below
Subatomic Particle
8.
11.
14.
Charge
9.
12.
15.
Bonus #1: What is a quark and what does it do?
Bonus #2: What did Rutherford’s gold foil experiment prove?
Bonus #3: What did Einstein contribute to atomic theory?
Bonus #4: What determines how an atom “behaves”?
Mass
10.
13.
16.