Periodic Table Element Quiz

All elements can be classified as _______________, _________, or ________________.

• protons, neutrons, electrons

• metals, non-metals, metalloids

• natural, synthetic, man-made

• periods, rows, columns

Most of the elements on the Periodic Table are ______,

• metals

• non-metals

• man-made

• metalloids

The 7 horizontal rows on the Periodic Table are called ___________.

• families

• periods

• metals

• metalloids

The name of the elements in groups 3-12 (middle section) of the periodic table is the...

• Halogens

• Alkali Metals

• Transition Metals

• Solid Metals

What is the name of Group 2?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline-earth metals

• Transition metals

• Halogens

Elements in the same group in the periodic table often share similar properties because...

• they look alike.

• they are found in the same place on Earth.

• they have the same physical state

• their atoms have the same number of electrons in their outer energy level

Valence electrons are...

• the total number of electrons in an atom

• the number of electrons on the first energy shell of an atom

• the number of electrons on the outermost energy shell of an atom

The ______ tells you how many valence electrons an atom has.

• group number

• period number

The ______ tells you how many energy shells an atom has.

• group number

• period number

Find the element on Period 3 and Group 17. What is

this element’s chemical symbol?

• F

• Br

• Cl

• I