Physical Science Progress Monitoring Review

What are the three main categories of elements on the periodic table?

• Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids
• Reactants, products, and catalysts
• Solids, liquids and gases
• Acids, bases and neutral solutions

An atom is . . .

• Made up of several compounds bonded together
• Made up of several molecules bonded together
• the largest unit of matter
• the smallest unit of matter

The atomic number of an element tells you the atom's. . .

• mass
• number of neutrons
• weight
• number of protons

The nucleus of an atom 

• protons, neutrons, and electrons
• only electrons
• protons and neutrons
• electrons and protons

 Iron is an element.  This means. . .

• Only one kind of compound
• Only a single type of atom
• Only one type of molecule
• A simple mixture of several atoms

The pull of gravity on a camera is a camera’s. . .

• Mass
• Weight
• Volume
• Matter

Elements in the same column, or group, on the periodic table. . .

• Have similar chemical properties
• Have the same atomic number
• Are called halogens
• Are called metalloids

Most elements on the periodic table are. . .

• Metalloids
• Metals
• Noble gases
• Nonmetals

A metal coin has certain properties that can be measured. Which property of a coin is different on the moon than it is on Earth? 

• Density
• Mass
• Volume
• Weight

What are neutrons?

• Uncharged particles that form a cloud around a nucleus
• Negatively charged particles in an atom’s nucleus
• Charged particles that from a cloud around a nucleus
• Particles with a neutral charge, located in the nucleus of an atom