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Elements and Their Properties:

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

elements that are shiny, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

2.

Which of the following metals is not solid at room temperature?

a)

mercury

b)

iron

c)

potassium

d)

zinc

3.

shiny property of metals

a)

metallic bonding

b)

metallic luster

c)

malleable

d)

ductile

4.

metals that can be hammered and rolled into sheets

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

5.

metals that can be drawn into wires

a)

malleable

b)

ductile

c)

metallic luster

d)

ions

6.

Which family is found to the left of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

7.

In ionic bonding, metals become the ___________ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

8.

In ionic bonding, nonmetals become the ______ ion

a)

postive

b)

negative

9.

charged particles with more or fewer electrons than the neutral atom

a)

metallic bonding

b)

ions

c)

ionic bond

d)

isotopes

10.

when a metal ion and a nonmetal ion bond to form a compound

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

11.

positively charged metallic ions are surrounded by a sea of electrons

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bonding

d)

metallic luster

12.

Group 1 on the periodic table

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Transition Elements

d)

Halogens

13.

Which group is the most reactive?

a)

Transition Elements

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

14.

Element in which the nucleus breaks down and gives off particles and energy

a)

Radioactive Element

b)

Synthetic Element

c)

Transuranium Element

d)

Transition Element

15.

Group 2 on the periodic table:

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Earth Metal

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble Gases

16.

Elements in groups 3 through 12 on the periodic table

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkiline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

17.

Which of the following is not part of the iron triad?

a)

iron

b)

gold

c)

cobalt

d)

nickel

18.

Which of the following is not a coinage metal?

a)

nickel

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

copper

19.

Which group follows the element lanthanum?

a)

actinides

b)

halogens

c)

lanthanides

d)

alkaline earth metals

20.

Which group follows the element actinium?

a)

actinides

b)

lanthanides

c)

halogens

d)

alkaline earth metals

21.

mixtures of minerals, clay, and rock that occur naturally in earth's crust

a)

minerals

b)

allotropes

c)

ores

d)

diatomic molecule

22.

elements that usually are gases or brittle solids at room temperature

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

23.

Which family is found to the right of the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

24.

Which element to the left of the stair step line is actually a nonmetal?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

25.

Which group is the only group of all nonmetals?

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Oxygen Family

d)

Lanthanides

26.

What type of bond is formed when atoms share electrons?

a)

ionic bond

b)

covalent bond

c)

metallic bond

27.

90% of atoms in the universe

a)

oxygen

b)

hydrogen

c)

helium

d)

nitrogen

28.

Which element's name is derived from the Greek word meaning "water forming"?

a)

hydrogen

b)

helium

c)

oxygen

d)

nitrogen

29.

consists of two atoms of the same element in a covalent bond

a)

diatomic molecule

b)

ionic bond

c)

covalent bond

d)

metallic bond

30.

Which of the following is an example of a diatomic molecule?

a)

NaCl

b)

H2O

c)

NaH

d)

CO

31.

Hydrogen gains electrons from alkali and alkaline earth metals, forming ________________

a)

hydrides

b)

hydrates

c)

sulfides

d)

sulfates

32.

Halogens are group ________ on the periodic table

a)

2

b)

1

c)

17

d)

18

33.

If a halogen gains an electron from a metal, an ionic compound, called a _______ is formed

a)

hydride

b)

sulfide

c)

salt

d)

hydrate

34.

The most abundant halogen:

a)

oxygen

b)

helium

c)

chlorine

d)

fluorine

35.

Group 18 on the periodic table

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Halogens

c)

transition metals

d)

alkali metals

36.

Noble Gases have ____ electrons in the outer energy level

a)

8

b)

18

c)

1

d)

7

37.

can form ionic and covalent bonds with other elements and can have metallic and nonmetallic properties

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semiconductors

38.

What element is found in household cleaners as compounds?

a)

boron

b)

carbon

c)

aluminum

d)

tin

39.

The most abundant metal in Earth's Crust

a)

Oxygen

b)

Aluminum

c)

copper

d)

potassium

40.

What element occurs as two allotropes: a hard gray and a brown powder?

a)

Carbon

b)

Silicon

c)

Germanium

d)

Aluminum

41.

Different forms of the same element with different molecular structures

a)

Isotopes

b)

Allotropes

c)

Diatomic Molecule

d)

Synthetic Element

42.

Elements that conduct electric current under certain conditions

a)

semiconductors

b)

nonmetals

c)

metals

d)

allotropes

43.

What element used to be in paint, but was taken out because it was toxic?

a)

Tin

b)

Lead

c)

Silicon

d)

Germanium

44.

Which of the following is not a carbon allotrope?

a)

diamond

b)

graphite

c)

lead

d)

buckminsterfullerene

45.

Which family is found along the stair step line?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

46.

Elements having more than 92 protons

a)

transuranium elements

b)

radioactive element

c)

allotrope

d)

ductile

47.

Often used to make nitrates and ammonia

a)

nitrogen

b)

sulfur

c)

oxygen

d)

aluminum

48.

A nonmetal that combines with metals to form sulfides that are used as pigments to color paint

a)

Sulfur

b)

Silicon

c)

Aluminum

d)

Carbon

49.

Which nonmetals is necessary for all living things?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sulfur

50.

Group 16 on the periodic table

a)

Boron Family

b)

Nitrogen Family

c)

Carbon Family

d)

Oxygen Family