Atoms and Elements

What is the symbol for Aluminum?

• Am
• Al
• A
• An

What element has the symbol Na?

• nitrogen
• neon
• sulfur
• sodium

What is the symbol for Mercury?

• Me
• Hg
• Mg
• Ag

What is the smallest piece of matter that still retains the property of the element?

• atom
• compound
• electron
• proton

What is the charge of a proton?

• neutral
• negative
• positive
• no charge

Where in the atom are neutrons found?

• the outer energy levels
• the first energy level
• the center
• they move in and out of the center

What is a quark?

• a positively charged subatomic particle in the nucleus
• A negative subatomic particle on the energy levels of the electron cloud
• The tiny particles that make up protons and neutrons
• The neutral subatomic particles that are in the nucleus 

In what year did scientists develop the electron cloud model?

• 1776
• 2001
• 1956
• 1926

What are the elements that are typically hard, shiny solid, is malleable and is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

• metalloids
• non-metals
• metals

Another term for the rows of the periodic table 

• groups
• periods
• compartments