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*Periodic table KS3 #ForestHorsham PKR

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where on the periodic table are the non metals located?

a)

left

b)

right

c)

middle

2.

What is the name given to the columns on the periodic table?

a)

periods

b)

groups

c)

rows

d)

columns

3.

Which property describes the ability of metals to be drawn into wires?

a)

malleable

b)

good conductor

c)

ductile

d)

insulator

4.

What happens to the size of atoms as you go down a group?

a)

they increase in size

b)

they decrease in size

5.

Which group are known as the alkali metals?

a)

Group 0

b)

Group 7

c)

Group 2

d)

Group 1

6.

Which metal in group 1 is the leats reacrive?

a)

Li - lithium

b)

Na - sodium

c)

K - potassium

d)

Rb - rubidium

7.

Which group on the periodic table are known as the halogens?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 2

c)

Group 7

d)

Group 0

8.

What happens to the reactivity of group 7 elements as you go down the group?

a)

they get more reactive

b)

they get less reactive

c)

their reactivity stays the same

9.

Which group of elements show very little/no reactivity?

a)

The alkali metals

b)

The Halogen

c)

The transition metals

d)

The noble gases

10.

Do the elements in group 0 have high or low boiling points?

a)

High

b)

Low

11.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
12.
What does the atomic mass tell you? 
a)
Basically,the number of electrons and protons
b)
The number of neutrons
c)
Basically, the number of protons and neutrons
d)
The number of protons.
13.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
14.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

15.

what is the biggest group on the table

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

16.

what is the big group of metals called found within the metals

a)

transition metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

noble gases

d)

halogens

17.
The atomic number of an element tells the number of _____ in the nucleus of an atom of that element.
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
isotopes
18.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
19.
Is water an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
20.
A compound consists of two or more elements bound together.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Is Iron (Fe) an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
22.
What is this element...Au
a)
Iron
b)
Titanium
c)
Gold
d)
Flourine
23.
Element:Fe
a)
Gold
b)
Flourine
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Iron
24.
What is the symbol for Calcium
a)
Cl
b)
Ca
c)
Cm
d)
ca
25.
Element is a
a)
pure substance
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
molecule
26.
In general, metals are _____. 
a)
poor conductors of heat
b)
brittle
c)
poor conductors of electricity 
d)
good conductors of heat
27.
Shiny
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
28.
Sulfur
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
29.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
30.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
31.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
32.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
33.
Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?
a)
Conducts electricity and heats well
b)
Can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
Is brittle and breaks easily
d)
Has a shiny, metallic luster
34.
At room temperature metals are ____________.
a)
plasma
b)
gases
c)
liquid
d)
solid
35.
I have an object that is dull, brittle, and an insulator, what is it?
a)
metalloid
b)
non-metal
c)
metal
d)
matter
36.
The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all non-metals. What property would these elements have in common?
a)
Good conductor of thermal energy
b)
Poor conductor of electricity
c)
Shiny, lustrous surface
d)
Soft and malleable