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Periodic Table

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rows on the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Periods

b)

Sentences

c)

Fences

2.

The columns in the periodic table are called ___________.

a)

Towers

b)

Herds

c)

Groups

3.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
4.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the alkaline earth metals.

a)

yellow

b)

dark blue

c)

red

d)

light blue

5.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the transition metals.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

dark blue

d)

orange

6.

Which color on the image of the periodic table corresponds with the lanthanides.

a)

red

b)

black

c)

blue

d)

orange

7.
What's a valence electron?
a)
electrons in the second energy level
b)
electrons in the outermost energy level
c)
the atomic number
d)
electrons in the first level
8.

Elements in the same group or column have the same ...

a)

# of valence electrons

b)

# of shells

c)

# of protons

d)

Mass Number

9.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
10.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
11.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
12.

The element Fermium is part of the Actinide series.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What block is represented by the colour red?

a)

p-block

b)

d-block

c)

s-block

d)

f-block

14.

What block is represented by the colour blue?

a)

p-block

b)

d-block

c)

s-block

d)

f-block

15.

What block is represented by the colour yellow?

a)

p-block

b)

d-block

c)

s-block

d)

f-block

16.

What block is represented by the colour green?

a)

p-block

b)

d-block

c)

s-block

d)

f-block

17.

Who is known as the father of the periodic table?

a)

Bohr

b)

Einstein

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Moseley

18.

Who found that the pattern of the properties of the elements depends on the nuclear charge (atomic number)?

a)

Moseley

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Planck

d)

Einstein