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Unit 1 Lesson 1 Reading the Periodic Table (Daily Grade)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which element has an atomic number of 1?
a)
Lithium
b)
Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Francium
2.
Carbon has an atomic number of 6. How many protons does each atom have?
a)
4
b)
25
c)
6
d)
12
3.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
4.
Each column in the periodic table is called a 
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
5.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
6.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
7.

What is the chemical symbol for sodium?

a)

S

b)

So

c)

Na

d)

K

8.
What is the name of this element?
a)
Krypton
b)
Potassium
c)
Lithium
d)
Neon
9.
"Mg" is the chemical symbol for:
a)
Manganese
b)
Thulium
c)
Sodium
d)
Magnesium
10.
How many protons are in Cadmium?
a)
112.411
b)
170
c)
64
d)
48
11.
A section of the Periodic Table of Elements is provided. What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?
a)
12
b)
Mg
c)
24.31
d)
Magnesium
12.
How many protons does this atom have?
a)
2.5
b)
6
c)
5
d)
10.811
13.

Groups on the periodic table are arranged...

a)

Vertically

b)

Horizontally

c)

Diagonally from bottom right corner

d)

Diagonally from top right corner

14.

In Mendeleev's periodic table, elements in each column had similar

a)

atomic masses.

b)

properties.

c)

atomic numbers.

d)

symbols.

15.

Each column of the periodic table is

a)

an element.

b)

a group.

c)

an isotope.

d)

a period.

16.

SIDE TO SIDE rows on the periodic table are

a)

groups

b)

periods

17.

These elements are in a:

a)

group

b)

period

18.

What do you call the HORIZONTAL ROWS in a Periodic Table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

19.

What do you call the VERTICAL COLUMNS in a Periodic Table?

a)

Periods

b)

Groups

20.

How confident are you with this quiz material now?

a)

Extremely confident

b)

Fairly confident

c)

Not too confident

d)

Not at all confident