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Periodic Table Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are the Noble Gases located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

What color are the METALS on this Periodic Table?

a)

Blue

b)

They are not pictured

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

3.

An element's atomic number refers to...

a)

the number of neutrons in its nucleus

b)

the number of other elements it will combine with

c)

the number of protons in its nucleus

d)

the number of electrons it has

4.

What makes an atom neutral?

a)

The number of protons are equal to the number of neutrons.

b)

The number of protons are equal to the number electrons.

c)

The number of electrons are equal to the number neutrons.

d)

It is impossible to have a neutrally charge atom.

5.

Phosphorus, arsenic and bismuth are all in the same...

a)

Period

b)

Row

c)

Group

d)

These three elements have nothing in common

6.

What subatomic particle determines an element's reactivity?

a)

Protons

b)

Valence Electrons

c)

Neutrons

d)

Positrons

7.

What color are the METALLOIDS on this periodic table?

a)

Blue

b)

They are not located on the periodic table

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

8.

Which of these groups on the Periodic Table is made from reactive metals?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 6

c)

Group 17

d)

Group 18

9.

Which of these groups are made from non-reactive elements?

a)

Group 1

b)

Group 4

c)

Group 17

d)

Group 18

10.

How can you determine atomic mass?

a)

Electrons - Neutrons

b)

Electrons + Protons

c)

Neutrons - Protons

d)

Protons + Neutrons

11.

Which two elements below would have the most similar chemical properties?

a)

Sodium and Magnesium

b)

Potassium and Calcium

c)

Potassium and Sodium

d)

Sodium and Potassium

12.

Which subatomic particle has the least mass (less than 1 amu)?

a)

Neutron

b)

Electron

c)

Proton

d)

Hadron

13.

What color are the NON-METALS on this periodic table?

a)

Blue

b)

Non-metals are not located on the periodic table

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

14.

If two elements are in the same group, that means that they have the same number of...

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Valence electrons

d)

Energy levels

15.

Based on the section of the periodic table shown below, which statement BEST describes the element carbon?

a)

Carbon is a metal with an atomic number of 6

b)

Carbon is a metal with an atomic number of 12

c)

Carbon is a nonmetal with an atomic number of 6

d)

Carbon is a nonmetal with an atomic number of 12

16.

What is located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons

b)

protons and neutrons

c)

electrons and neutrons

d)

electrons

17.

When determining an element's identity, what is the most important subatomic part to look at?

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

neutrinos

d)

protons

18.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

19.

Which of the following traits do Element I and Element II have in common?

a)

They have the same atomic number.

b)

They have the same atomic mass.

c)

They have the same number of energy levels.

d)

They have the same number of valence electrons

20.

How many neutrons does an atom of uranium-238 have?

(a)