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The Periodic Table of Elements

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the periodic table?

a)

A graph that lists the lements based on the structure of their atoms.

b)

A chart that lists the lements based on the structure of their atoms.

c)

A book that lists the lements based on the structure of their atoms.

d)

A person that lists the lements based on the structure of their atoms.

2.

Who devised the first periodic table?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Carlos Linneo

c)

Francis Crick

d)

Dmitri Mendeleev

3.

In what year was the first periodic table devised?

a)

1765

b)

1869

c)

1800

d)

1902

4.

The periodic table is organized in order of increasing...

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

5.

What are the rows of the table called?

a)

chemical symbol

b)

groups

c)

rows

d)

metals

6.

What are the columns called?

a)

chemical symbol

b)

groups

c)

rows

d)

metals

7.

Elements in a group share...

a)

similar properties and have the same number of electrons in their ouershells.

b)

the same atomic mass.

8.

How many groups are in the periodic table?

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

d)

20

9.

What color represents the metals?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

pink

10.

What color represents the nonmetals

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

pink

11.

What color represents the metalloids?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

pink