Basic Reading Periodic Table Squares

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a

• group
• family
• period
• atomic number

A vertical column is called...

• group
• tower
• period
• crew

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• chemical symbol
• element name

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...

• atomic number
• atomic mass
• Chemical Symbol
• Element Name

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Periods

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons
• number of protons
• number of neutrons
• both electrons and protons in an atom.

Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  

• period
• group
• row

The yellow atoms are called 

• metals
• nonmetals
• metalloids
• noble gases

The periodic table has __ periods.

• 18
• 8
• 2
• 7

The period for Bromine is ___________.

• 3
• 2
• 4