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Periodic Table of the Elements

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

The horizontal rows on the periodic table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

2.

Each vertical column on the periodic table is called a...

a)

group

b)

tower

c)

period

d)

crew

3.

In each square of the periodic table, the number at the bottom is the:

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

chemical symbol

d)

element name

4.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
5.

On the periodic table, elements on the right side of the "stair-step" line are classified as:

a)

nonmetals

b)

metals

c)

gases

d)

Halogens

6.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
7.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
8.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)
electrons.
b)
protons.
c)
neutrons.
d)
valence.
9.

The atomic mass of an element is:

a)

the amount of electrons the element has

b)

the element's size

c)

the number of protons and neutrons an element has in its nucleus

d)

the element's name

10.

The atomic number is the

a)

average mass of the element

b)

number of protons an element has

c)

number of valence electrons an element has

d)

group and period an element belongs to

11.

Elements in the same group or family have the same number of

a)

neutrons

b)

valence electrons

c)

electrons

d)

energy levels

12.

Electrons...

a)

are found in the nucleus

b)

give us the atomic number of an element

c)

are how we identify each elements

d)

have a negative charge

13.

In an element box, the number at top is the

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic name

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic symbol

14.

The number of neutrons in an atom can be found by

a)

adding the number of neutrons and protons together.

b)

adding the atomic mass and the atomic number.

c)

subtratcting the atomic number from the atomic mass.

d)

subtracting the atomic mass from the atomic number.

15.

___________________ are positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

Electrons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Protons

d)

Isotopes

16.

Isotopes are atoms of the same element with different numbers of

a)

electrons

b)

neutrons

c)

protons

d)

nuclei

17.

Elements on the Periodic Table are ordered according to their

a)

element name

b)

element symbol

c)

number of atoms

d)

atomic number

18.

Rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

c)

Cousins

d)

Metals

19.

Column in the Periodic Table are called

a)

Periods

b)

Groups/Families

c)

Cousins

d)

Metals

20.
What is the chemical symbol for Carbon?
a)
C
b)
Ca
c)
Car
21.
Nitrogen
a)
N
b)
Ni
c)
He
d)
G
22.
Silver
a)
Si
b)
S
c)
E
d)
Ag
23.
Copper
a)
Cu
b)
C
c)
F
d)
Fe
24.
Nickel
a)
N
b)
El
c)
Ck
d)
Ni
25.
A one or two letter abbreviation  used to represent an element is called a(n) ________
a)
chemical symbol
b)
element sign
26.
What are the two structures found in the atom's nucleus?
a)
Electrons and Neutrons
b)
Protons and Electrons
c)
Protons and Neutrons
d)
Neutrons and Electrons
27.
The man who is credited with the publishing the first periodic table is?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Dmitri Mendeleev
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Devin Elementus
28.
What does the atomic number tell you?
a)
Number of Protons
b)
Number of Neutrons
c)
Sum of protons and neutrons
29.

The chemical symbol in this element box is

a)

26

b)

Fe

c)

Iron

d)

55.845

30.
What do the blue and red spheres represent in this model of an atomic nucleus?
a)
Gluons and leptons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Positrons and electrons
d)
Atoms and molecules