Periodic Table

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

• groups or families

• towers

• periods

• atomic numbers

Answer explanation

The vertical columns in the Periodic Table are known as groups or families. They contain elements with similar chemical properties, distinguishing them from periods, which are the horizontal rows.

What are the horizontal rows (left and right) in the periodic table called?

• Families

• Groups

• Periods

• Orbitals

Answer explanation

The horizontal rows in the periodic table are called periods. Each period represents a different energy level of electrons in the atoms, distinguishing them from groups, which are vertical columns.

All the elements that are blue and to the left of the staircase are called...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

Answer explanation

The elements that are blue and to the left of the staircase on the periodic table are metals. They are characterized by their conductivity and malleability, distinguishing them from nonmetals, metalloids, and noble gases.

All the elements that are yellow and to the right of the staircase are called...

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• noble gases

Answer explanation

The elements that are yellow and located to the right of the staircase in the periodic table are classified as nonmetals. Metals are typically found to the left, while metalloids and noble gases do not fit this description.

• A

• B

• C

• D

How would you use a periodic table to find elements with similar chemical properties?

• Look for elements in the same row.

• Look for elements in the same column.

• Choose elements randomly.

• Look for the heaviest elements.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Row of elements on the periodic table that represent the number of energy levels.

• Atomic Number

• Atomic Mass

• Period

• Group

A horizontal row on the periodic table is called a:

• group

• family

• column

• period

Which element is represented by the symbol 'O' on the periodic table?

• Oxygen

• Osmium

• Gold

• Silver

Which element has the chemical symbol 'O'?

• Gold

• Oxygen

• Osmium

• Zinc

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