6.1 Organization of the Periodic Table

Each column in the periodic table is called a 

• period
• group
• cluster
• unit

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

How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?

• alphabetical 
• density
• melting point
• atomic mass

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

• group
• family
• period
• atomic number

This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Groups

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

Elements in a .................. have similar chemical properties.

• period

• group

• row

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

answer choices

• alkali metals

• alkaline earth metals

• halogens

• noble gases

What does the C represent?

• atomic mass

• atomic number

• element name

• chemical symbol