Reading the Periodic Table

How are elements organized in the Periodic Table?

• Elements are ordered by atomic weight

• Elements are ordered by atomic number

• Elements are arranged alphabetically

• Elements are grouped color

The image shows a portion of the periodic table. What does the shaded region represent?

• A family or group

• Metals only

• Metalloids only

• A period

The image shows a portion of the periodic table. What does the shaded region represent?

• A family or group

• Metals only

• Nonmetals only

• A period

Using the periodic table as a reference, which group of elements has similar chemical properties?

• C, N, O, F

• Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba

• B, Si, As, Te

• Na, Mg, K, Ca

Each horizontal row on the periodic table is called a what?

(a)  

• Group

• Row

• Period

• Family

Match the following elements with the correct family.

• noble gas

• Calcium

• halogen

• Xenon

• alkali earth metal

• Oxygen

• transition metal

• Copper

• non-metal

• Bromine

Match the following

• noble gas

• Bromine

• halogen

• Copper

• transition metal

• Xenon

• alkali earth metal

• Oxygen

• non-metal

• Calcium

Which letter represents the element's name?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Which letter represents the element's atomic number?

• a

• b

• c

• d

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which letter represents the element's atomic mass?

• a

• b

• c

• d