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It's a quiz. Period.

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Creation of the Periodic Table is credited to whom?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Jean-Baptiste Dumas

c)

Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

d)

Antoine Lavoisier

2.

Which of these elements is NOT used in batteries?

a)

Lithium

b)

Cadmium

c)

Nickel

d)

Potassium

3.

Which element has the symbol K?

a)

Potassium

b)

Lead

c)

Krypton

d)

Berkelium

4.

What is the chemical symbol for silver?

a)

Si

b)

Au

c)

Ag

d)

S

5.

Which of these elements is a noble gas?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Argon

6.

With what colour flame does strontium burn?

a)

White

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

7.

Copper is represented by which chemical symbol?

a)

Co

b)

Cu

c)

Cs

d)

Ce

8.

SPELLING QUESTION

Which of these elements CANNOT be spelled using chemical symbols?

a)

Copper

b)

Astatine

c)

Cobalt

d)

Xenon

9.

SPELLING QUESTION

Which of these elements CANNOT be spelled using chemical symbols?

a)

Radium

b)

Krypton

c)

Silver

d)

Iron

10.

SPELLING QUESTION

Which of these elements CANNOT be spelled using chemical symbols?

a)

Iron

b)

Bismuth

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Bromine

11.

Which of these is NOT a real element?

a)

Einsteinium

b)

Lawrencium

c)

Newtonium

d)

Nobelium

12.

What does an element's Atomic Number represent?

a)

The order in which it was discovered

b)

The number of protons in the atom

c)

The relative weight of the atom

d)

The number of neutrons in the atom

13.

Which of these elements is a non-metal?

a)

Francium

b)

Indium

c)

Selenium

d)

Thallium

14.

Which TWO elements are liquid at room temperature (20-25°C)?

a)

Germanium

b)

Tantalum

c)

Bromine

d)

Mercury

e)

Chlorine

15.

Which is the most abundant of all the elements?

a)

Helium

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Nitrogen

16.

Which element is used in atomic clocks?

a)

Rubidium

b)

Caesium

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

17.

Which element is used in strong magnets?

a)

Iridium

b)

Manganese

c)

Neodymium

d)

Tellurium

18.

Which element has a symbol that is a single letter?

a)

Yttrium

b)

Gallium

c)

Ytterbium

d)

Technetium

19.

Which member of staff has initials which match an element?

a)

Steve Hartshorn

b)

Paul Bivand

c)

Fiona Aldridge

d)

Rob Gill

20.

Which TWO letters do not appear anywhere on the Periodic Table?

a)

J

b)

W

c)

V

d)

Q

e)

X