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Atoms and Periodic Table

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The atomic number is equal to the number of what?

a)

Valence Electrons

b)

Protons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Atomic Mass

2.

The atomic mass is found by adding which two sub-atomic particles?

a)

Protons & Electrons

b)

Electrons & Neutrons

c)

Protons & Neutrons

d)

Neutrons & Ions

3.

In a neutral atom, the number of protons is equal to the number of what?

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Atoms

4.

How many protons, neutrons, & electrons does Sodium have?

a)

23 protons, 11 neutrons, 23 electrons

b)

11 protons, 11 neutrons, 11 electrons

c)

12 protons, 34 neutrons, 11 electrons

d)

11 protons, 12 neutrons, 11 electrons

5.

The first shell or energy level can hold up how many electrons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

6.

The second shell or energy level can hold up to how many electrons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

7.

The third shell or energy level can hold up to how many electrons?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

8

d)

18

8.

Valence Electrons are electrons that...

a)

Are highly reactive

b)

Are located in the first energy level

c)

Are located in the second energy level

d)

Are located in the outer most energy level

9.

The three main groups that make up the period table are?

a)

protons, neutrons, electrons

b)

periods, groups, rows

c)

metals, metalloids, non-metals

d)

noble gases, alkali metals, transition metals

10.

The periodic table is arranged by?

a)

Atomic Mass

b)

Atomic Weight

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Atomic Symbol

11.

What is the name of the scientist who is credited with creating the periodic table?

a)

Bill Nye

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Dmitri Mendeleev

d)

Thomas Edison

12.

Noble gases are located in which area of the periodic table?

a)

Far Left Column

b)

Far Bottom Row

c)

Zig-zag between the metals and non-metals

d)

Far Right Column

13.

About how many elements are in the periodic table?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

100

d)

1000

14.

Which of these is NOT listed in the periodic table?

a)

Element Name or Symbol

b)

Atomic Mass

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Melting point

15.

The rows of the periodic table are called groups.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The columns of the periodic table are called periods.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
18.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
19.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
20.
a)
energy levels
b)
valence electrons
c)
protons
d)
neutrons
21.
a)
Same group
b)
Same period
22.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
23.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
24.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
25.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
26.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
27.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
28.
A proton is....
a)
A negatively charged subatomic particle
b)
A positively charged subatomic particle
c)
A neutrally charged subatomic particle
d)
The only subatomic particle located in the nucleus
29.
all matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
30.
the central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its 
a)
nucleus 
b)
electron cloud
c)
core 
d)
center 
31.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are 
a)
negatrons 
b)
electrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons