Periodic Table

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

• group
• family
• period
• atomic number

A vertical column is called...

• group
• tower
• period
• crew

The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• chemical symbol
• element name

The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• Chemical Symbol
• Element Name

Pure forms of these elements are stored in oil so they won't react with oxygen and water in the air.

• Alkali Metals
• Alkaline-earth metals
• Halogens
• Noble Gases

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Periods

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?

• alkali metals
• alkaline earth metals
• halogens
• noble gases

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called

• metal
• nonmetal
• metalloid
• nonexistent

The atoms along the staircase are called 

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

What's a valence electron?

• electrons in the second energy level
• electrons in the outermost energy level
• the atomic number
• electrons in the first level