Periodic Table Basics

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

• groups

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

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

one or two letters that represent the name of an element

• element name

• element symbol

• atomic number

• atomic mass

a grouping of elements based on similar properties, arranged by columns in the periodic table; also known as a group

• family

• period

• row

• isotope

a row on the Periodic Table of Elements

• family

• period

• row

• isotope

Which is an electron?

• A
• B
• C

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Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the metalloids.

• bright yellow

• gold

• teal

• light blue

Which elements are to the LEFT of the zigzag?

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Which elements are colored red?

• nonmetals

• metals

• metalloids

Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
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