Elements & Periodic Table Test

What is the Periodic Table?

• a meaningless chart
• a chart that shows peoples names in alphabetical order
• a chart that shows the different fields of science
• a chart that shows the elements in an organized manner

Who created the first Periodic Table?

• Austin Webb
• JD Webb
• Apollo Hosso
• Dimitri Mendeleev

What does the atomic number on a Periodic Table represent?

• The number of neutrons in the element
• The atomic mass of the element
• The number of protons in the element
• The number of neutral particles in the element

What do we call the 7 rows on the Periodic Table?

• Periods
• Groups
• Cells
• Families

Most elements on the Periodic Table are _____________.

• Metalloids
• Metals
• Non-metals
• Ions

What does radioactive mean?

• the elements are stable
• the elements glow in the dark
• the elements don't have any protons
• the elements naturally give off particles.

Natural elements occur in nature. Where are synthetic elements made?

• also in nature
• in a natural state
• in a laboratory since they are made by humans
• in a rocket ship

The columns that run up & down on the periodic table are called:

• groups/families
• isotopes
• ions
• electrons

These elements are shiny, malleable & good conductors of electricity:

• metals
• non-metals
• metalloids
• oxygen

These elements are dull, not malleable & they are poor conductors of electricity:

• metals
• non-metals
• metalloids
• electrons