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Periodic Table

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
GOLD
a)
Al
b)
Ag
c)
Ar
d)
Au
2.
CHLORINE
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
3.
CALCIUM
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
4.
CARBON
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cl
d)
Cu
5.
COPPER
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Cu
d)
Cl
6.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

7.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
8.
Sodium (Na) is found in period 
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1
9.
Sodium (Na) is found in group 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
11.
What does 12.011 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
12.

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

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

13.
What is the name of this element?
a)
Helium
b)
Rubidium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Mercury
14.
Which one of these is not a noble gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Radon
c)
Iodine
d)
Krypton
15.
__________ would have some characteristics of metals and some characteristics of nonmetals.
a)
Gold
b)
Sodium
c)
Arsenic
d)
Bismuth
16.
Which element that starts with a B is an Alkaline Earth Metal?
a)
Barium
b)
Boron
c)
Bread
d)
Bromine
17.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
18.
Which of the following is not a property of metals?
a)
brittle
b)
malleable
c)
lustrous
d)
conductive
19.
Name groups 3B - 12B on the periodic table.
a)
noble gases
b)
halogens
c)
metalloids
d)
transition metals
20.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
21.
Name group 2A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition metals
22.
Name group 7A on the periodic table.
a)
transition metals
b)
metalloids
c)
halogens
d)
alkali metals
23.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
24.
The Lanthanide elements are known as the:
a)
Common earth metals
b)
Alkaline earth metals
c)
Rare earth metals
d)
Heavy earth metals
25.
What statement is true about ALL of the elements in Group 18 OR Group 8A?
a)
They ALL have 6 valence electrons.
b)
They ALL are gases at room temperature.
c)
They ALL react easily with other elements.
d)
They ALL form +2 charges.
26.
Which statement is true about the carbon family?
a)
They are all non-metals.
b)
They all have four valence electrons.
c)
They are all metals.
d)
They do not react with other elements.
27.
Which statement is true about the alkaline earth metal family?
a)
They have 2 valence electrons.
b)
They are found on the right side of the periodic table.
c)
They form -2 charges.
d)
They tend to gain valence electrons.
28.
Which group has the most reactive nonmetals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
noble gases
c)
metalloids
d)
halogens
29.

Which of the following is something that Alkali Metals are NOT used for?

a)

Psychiatric Medicine

b)

Light Bulbs (Vapor lights - Street Lights)

c)

Atomic Clocks

d)

Fertilizing Lawns and Fruit Trees

30.

Which of these describe alkali metals?

a)

Soft, Brittle and Smelly

b)

Silver, Soft, and Reactive

c)

Dark Grey - Black, Liquid, Heavy

d)

Yellow, Crumbly, Non-Reactive

31.

What is the most common type of element? (By Far)

a)

Halogen

b)

Noble Gas

c)

Metals

d)

Man-Made Elements

32.

What is one of the most common uses of Lathenide elements?

a)

Corrective Lenses

b)

Magnets

c)

Table Salt

d)

Smoke Detectors

33.

To which group does Aluminum belong?

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Transition Metals

c)

Post-Transition Metals

d)

Metaloids

34.

What industry has only been possible because of the study of metaloids?

a)

Sham-Wow Industry

b)

Flex-Seal Industry

c)

Slap-Chop Industry

d)

Computers (Specifically Microchips)