YR 10 SC - Atomic Structure & Periodic Table Review Quiz

What are the elements in group 1 (the far left) of the periodic table called?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

What are the elements in group 2 of the periodic table called?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

What are the elements in groups 3-12 of the periodic table called?

• Transition metals

• Non-metals

• Metalloids

• Metals

What are the elements found along the "staircase" called? They have properties of both metals and non-metals.

• Metalloids

• Non-metals

• Transition metals

• Metals

Hydrogen is a:

• Alkali metal

• Metalloid

• Non-metal

• Noble gas

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is equal to the:

• Atomic number

• Atomic mass

• Number of neutrons

• Number of valence electrons

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus is equal to the:

• Atomic number

• Mass number

• Number of valence electrons

• Number of electron shells

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called:

• Shells

• Periods

• Groups

• Horizontals

The vertical columns on the periodic table that have common properties are called

• Groups

• Periods

• Shells

• Valences

The Russian scientist who created one of the first periodic tables by using atomic mass was:

• Bohr

• Rutherford

• Mendeleev

• Thomson