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WorksheetsThe Periodic Table Quiz Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
The metals are located where?
a)
a) to the right of the zigzag line (in blue)
b)
b) To the left of the zigzag line (in red)
c)
c) Along the zigzag line (in yellow)
d)
d) There are no metals on the periodic table
2.
The nonmetals are located where?
a)
a) to the right of the zigzag line (in blue)
b)
b) o the left of the zigzag line (in red)
c)
c) along the zigzag line (in yellow)
d)
d) there are no nonmetals on the periodic table
3.
The metalloids are located where?
a)
a) to the right of the zigzag line (in blue)
b)
b) to the left of the zigzag line (in red)
c)
c) along the zigzag line (in yellow)
d)
d) there are no metalloids on the periodic table
4.
The word "periodic" describes
a)
a) something that never occurs
b)
b) something that occurs 3-4 times per year
c)
c) something that occurs frequently
d)
d) something that occurs at regular intervals
5.
How did Mendeleev arrange the elements?
a)
a) by appearance
b)
b) by density
c)
c) by increasing atomic mass
d)
d) by increasing atomic number
6.
Which of the following elements has 19 as its number of protons?
a)
a) K
b)
b) Kr
c)
c) Cu
d)
d) Fe
7.
A horizontal row going across on the Periodic Table is called a(n)?
a)
a) Group
b)
b) Period
c)
c) Atomic Number
d)
d) Family
8.
Which of the following are all nonmetals?
a)
a) Se, Br, Kr
b)
b) K, Ca, Br
c)
c) As, Se, Br
d)
d) V, Cr, M
9.
Which of the following is a property of alkali metals?
a)
a) they are Ms. Georgakas' favorite food
b)
b) they are often stored in water
c)
c) they are very reactive
d)
d) they are usually gases at room temperature
10.
Elements laying along the zigzag line are called?
a)
a) proteins
b)
b) metals
c)
c) nonmetals
d)
d) metalloids
11.
The vertical column of elements on the periodic table are called a(n)
a)
a) atomic number
b)
b) period
c)
c) semiconductor
d)
d) group
12.
The letter C is carbon's
a)
a) common name
b)
b) chemical symbol
c)
c) atomic mass
d)
d) famous name
13.
What are most of the elements in the periodic table?
a)
a) made of carbon
b)
b) metals
c)
c) nonmetals
d)
d) metalloids
14.
Elements that are unreactive and have a full level of valence electrons are commonly called...
a)
a) Noble gases
b)
b) Alkali metals
c)
c) 8th grade students
d)
d) transition metals
15.
Elements in the same group have similar properties because they have the same...
a)
a) number of total electrons
b)
b) atomic number
c)
c) atomic mass
d)
d) number of valence electrons
16.
Sodium and potassium are both _______ metals
a)
a) alkaline-earth
b)
b) halogen
c)
c) alkali
d)
d) transition
17.
Elements on the periodic table are arranged in order of
a)
a) increasing atomic number
b)
b) decreasing atomic number
c)
c) how many neutrons they have
d)
d) increasing mass number
18.
Chlorine and bromine are examples of ______.
a)
a) alkali metals
b)
b) noble gases
c)
c) halogens
d)
d) earth metals
19.
Magnesium, calcium, and barium are all examples of...
a)
a) alkaline-earth metals
b)
b) alkali metals
c)
c) very pretty metals
d)
d) halogen metals
20.
Where are the noble gases found on the periodic table?
a)
a) group 1
b)
b) in the middle
c)
c) group 18
d)
d) on the zigzag line
21.
The electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom are called ____________.
a)
ions
b)
simple electrons
c)
valence electrons
d)
chemical bonds
22.
Which type of element is most likely to gain electrons when it forms an ionic bond?
a)
Nonmetals
b)
Metals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Noble Gas
23.
Atoms of __________ do not usually form chemical bonds because the have a full outermost energy level.
a)
Halogens
b)
Noble Gases
c)
Alkali Metals
d)
Metalloids
24.
Atoms form molecules by...
a)
joining together randomly
b)
building repeating patterns
c)
sharing protons
d)
becoming elements
25.
When molecules form ionic bonds they are arranged in repeating 3-dimmensional geometric patterns. What is this pattern called?
a)
an ionic solution
b)
a chemical bond
c)
a valence electron
d)
a crystal lattice
26.
Ionic Bonds form between which two categories of elements?
a)
metals and metals
b)
metals and nonmetals
c)
nonmetals and nonmetals
d)
metalloids and metalloids
27.
Electrons are __________ in a covalent bond.
a)
transferred
b)
not used
c)
destroyed
d)
shared
28.
Which element (as a neutral atom) has a full outermost energy level containing only 2 electrons?
a)
Oxygen (O)
b)
Hydrogen (H)
c)
Helium (He)
d)
Flourine (F)
29.
Carbon is in group 14. How many valence electrons does Carbon have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
8
d)
14
30.
The formula CaCO3 contains the elements __________.
a)
Calcium, Carbon, and Oxygen
b)
Calcium and Cobalt
c)
Only Carbon
d)
Californium, Hydrogen, and Aluminum
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