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Bill Nye – Atoms
Name: ___________________
ATOMS ARE THE ___________________________
What is all matter in the universe made of? _________________
What does the word ‘atom’ mean? _________________________
Which particles in an atom are ‘heavy’ particles? ____________________________
Where are they found? ______________________________________________
Which particles in an atom are ‘light’ particles? ____________________________
Where are they found? ______________________________________________
Which particles in an atom are charged? _________________________________
Which particles act together to make atoms behave as a solids? __________________
What is the difference between an atom and a molecule?
__________________________________________________________________
Describe the experiment scientists used to determine the makeup of water:
__________________________________________________________________
What is the difference between Aluminum and Copper?
__________________________________________________________________
What does the atomic number mean? _______________________________________
How many naturally occurring elements exist? ________________________________
Which element is the biggest naturally occurring element? _______________________
Which element is known as ‘the building block of life’? __________________________
Compounds that contain ___________ and _______________ are called ‘organic’.
The Nature of Matter
Fill in the following chart using the information from page 35-39 in your textbook.
VOCABULARY
Atom
Nucleus
Electron
Subatomic
Particles
Element
Isotopes
Compounds
Ionic Bond
Covalent Bond
Molecule
Vander Waals
Forces
DESCRIPTION
(SUMMARY)
The basic unit of
matter
EXAMPLE
Helium atoms
USE IN A
SENTENCE
Atoms come from the
greek word atomos,
which means unable to
cut.