Periodic Table Groups

The word "periodic" in periodic table refers to...

• a regular, repeating pattern
• organization of elements
• columns of elements
• increasing numbers of protons

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

• groups or families

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

What are the horizontal rows (left and right) in the periodic table called?

• Families

• Groups

• Periods

• Orbitals

All the elements that are blue and to the left of the staircase are called...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

All the elements that are yellow and to the right of the staircase are called...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

All the elements that are in red and that make up the staircase are called...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

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Which of the following elements is in group or family 2?

• K

• Cs

• O

• Ca

Which of the following elements is in period 2?

• K

• H

• O

• Ca

The elements in the vertical column #18 are called

• Halogens

• Noble Gases

• Alkali Metals

• Alkaline Earth Metals

Helium, neon, argon and krypton are all elements in column 18 and are called the noble gas family. How are these elements grouped? (Select all that apply)

• their atomic number

• they are all metals

• they react in similar ways

• they have similar atomic masses

• they have the same number of valence electrons