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Elements and The Periodic Table

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) _______________________ cannot be broken down into any other substance.

a)

mixture

b)

atom

c)

element

d)

compound

2.

Fe is the ___________________ for iron

a)

atomic number

b)

chemical symbol

c)

atomic mass

d)

protons

3.

All atoms are made of __________________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

oxygen

4.

Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

5.

Which subatomic particle is located outside the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

6.

Which subatomic particle is located inside the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

7.

Which subatomic particle has a positive charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

8.

Which subatomic particle has no charge?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

9.

It is the number of ________________ that distinguish one element from another.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

d)

Atomic Mass

10.

How many neutrons does Platinum (Pt) have?(round to the nearest whole number)

a)

78

b)

195

c)

117

d)

273

11.

This type of element makes up most (75%) of the periodic table.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Noble Gases

12.

Characteristics of metals are....

a)

Good conductors of heat and electricity

b)

High melting point

c)

Easily loses electrons

d)

All of the above

13.

What element contains 53 protons?

a)

Manganese

b)

Iodine

c)

Palladium

14.

Calcium has ____________________________

a)

10 protons, 20 neutrons and 20 electrons

b)

30 protons, 20 neutrons and 20 electrons

c)

20 protons, 20 neutrons and 20 electrons

d)

40 protons, 40 neutrons and 20 electrons

15.

_________________________ are the horizontal rows on the periodic table.

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

c)

Families

d)

All of the above

16.

_________________________ are the vertical columns on the periodic table.

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

c)

Rows

d)

All of the above

17.

Which group has low boiling points?

a)

Metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Nonmetals

d)

Noble Gases

18.

The number of protons and number of electrons is an elements _________________.

a)

Atomic Mass

b)

Neutrons

c)

Valence Shells

d)

Atomic Number

19.

How many elements are found in nature?

a)

91

b)

112

c)

118

20.

Period 4 has how many electron shells?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

4

d)

112

21.

The elements are divided into how many major groups?

a)

4

b)

18

c)

7

22.

What are the elements in group 1 (the far left) of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

23.

What are the elements in group 18 (the far right) of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

24.

What are the elements found along the "staircase" called? They have properties of both metals and non-metals.

a)

Metalloids

b)

Non-metals

c)

Transition metals

d)

Metals

25.

Hydrogen is a:

a)

Alkali metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non-metal

d)

Noble gas

26.

The positively charged particle in the nucleus of an atom is a:

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Shell

27.

The neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom is a:

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Shell

28.

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is equal to the:

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Number of neutrons

d)

Number of valence electrons

29.

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus is equal to the:

a)

Atomic number

b)

Atomic mass

c)

Number of valence electrons

d)

Number of electron shells

30.

The Russian scientist who created one of the first periodic tables by using atomic mass was:

a)

Bohr

b)

Rutherford

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Thomson

31.

The model of an atom that shows electrons in circular orbits around the nucleus is called the:

a)

Bohr Model

b)

Lewis Dot Structure

c)

Rutherford Model

d)

Thomson Model

32.

What is the chemical formula for water?

a)

HO2

b)

H2O

c)

HHOO

d)

HHO

33.

Water covers ______ % of Earth's surface?

a)

60

b)

75

c)

70

d)

65

34.

A molecule such as water, in which the charges aren't evenly distrubted, is called

a)

the north pole

b)

a polar ice cap

c)

a polar molecule

d)

a molecule

35.

The attraction of one molecule to another molecule of the same kind is called

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

36.

The attraction between two different kinds of molecules is

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion