Unit 4 Periodic table

Each row in the periodic table is called

• group
• family
• period
• column 

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

• atomic mass
• atomic number
• valence electrons
• number of isotopes

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group/family
• cluster
• unit

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called:

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

• radioactive

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (unreactive) gases?

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

• alphabetically by element name

• density

• atomic number

• atomic mass

What are the elements along the dark line on the periodic table called?

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

What is on the left side of the dark line on the periodic table?

• Non-Metals

• Metals

• Metalloids

• Anions

The majority of elements on the periodic table are:

• radioactive.

• nonmetals.

• metals.

• gases.

Metalloids are typically described as:

• the same as nonmetals

• the same as metals

• having characteristics of metals and nonmetals

• radioactive