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Earth Science Guided Questions
Unit 1- 3.1
What is an atom? ____________________________________________________________
How does the volume of the electron cloud compare to the nucleus? ______________________
What 3 parts are atoms made up of? ________________________________________________
What are the charges of each of the following parts?
a. Protons _____________
b. Electrons _________________
c. Neutrons ________________
What are elements? _________________________________________________________
What does an element’s atomic number represent? __________________________________
How many electrons are in a neutral atom? ________________________________________
How are an atom’s valence electrons different from the rest of the atom’s electrons?
________________________________________________________________________
What is a chemical bond? _________________________________________________________
How many valence electrons does hydrogen have? _______ Carbon? ________ Oxygen? ______
How many electrons does helium(He) have? _________ Boron (B)? ___________
What element has an atomic number of 2? ________________
What makes noble gases different from all other groups? _______________________________
What would a calcium (Ca) atom do when it bonds with another atom? ____________________
What would a chlorine (Cl) atom do when it bonds with another atom? ____________________
Why are calcium and chlorine likely to bond to each other? _____________________________
Earth Science Guided Questions
Unit 1- 3.1
What is an atom? ____________________________________________________________
How does the volume of the electron cloud compare to the nucleus? ______________________
What 3 parts are atoms made up of? ________________________________________________
What are the charges of each of the following parts?
a. Protons _____________
b. Electrons _________________
c. Neutrons ________________
What are elements? _________________________________________________________
What does an element’s atomic number represent? __________________________________
How many electrons are in a neutral atom? ________________________________________
How are an atom’s valence electrons different from the rest of the atom’s electrons?
________________________________________________________________________
What is a chemical bond? _________________________________________________________
How many valence electrons does hydrogen have? _______ Carbon? ________ Oxygen? ______
How many electrons does helium(He) have? _________ Boron (B)? ___________
What element has an atomic number of 2? ________________
What makes noble gases different from all other groups? _______________________________
What would a calcium (Ca) atom do when it bonds with another atom? ____________________
What would a chlorine (Cl) atom do when it bonds with another atom? ____________________
Why are calcium and chlorine likely to bond to each other? _____________________________