Periodic Table Quiz Pracitce

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

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

• group
• family
• period
• atomic number

What does the 1.00794 stand for?

• Hydrogen
• atomic number
• atomic mass
• atomic explosion

Which classification of elements are shiny, silvery solids and good conductors of heat and electricity?

• Transition metals

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

• Metals

Which classification of elements are gases or dull brittle solids and poor conductors?

• Transition metals

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

Which classification of elements are solids, semi-conductors, and have physical properties like metals and chemical properties like nonmetals?

• Transition metals

• Metalloids

• Nonmetals

• Metals

Match the following group names:

• Noble gases

• Group 1

• Rare earth metals

• Group 3

• Alkaline earth metals

• Group 17

• Alkali metals

• Group 2

• Halogens

• Group 18

Label the following periodic table

a

b

c

d

transition metals

metals

matalloids

nonmetals