S.C.I.E.N.C.E Station C

Elements on the Periodic Table of the Elements are classified into categories such as

• rocks and minerals

• molecules and atoms

• metals and nonmetals

The majority (most) of the elements are:

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

The elements on the right side of the periodic table of elements are mainly:

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

Helium (He) belongs to the ______ family.

• alkali metal

• halogen

• noble gas

Chlorine, Cl, belongs to the ______ family.

• Noble gas

• alkaline earth metal

• Halogen

• Transition metal

Which element would react similarly to Gold (Au)?

• Silver (Ag)

• Mercury (Hg)

• Iron (Fe)

Periods on the periodic table are __________.

• Horizontal Rows
• Vertical Columns

Groups on the periodic table are __________.

• Horizontal Rows
• Vertical Columns

All matter is composed of (contains) at least one element on the periodic table

• True
• False

Elements that are arranged in __________ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.

• periods
• groups