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Periodic Table

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Dmitiri Mendeleev discover?

a)

chemistry

b)

Periodic Table

c)

Oxygen

d)

atoms

2.

The average mass of all the isotopes of that element:

a)

atomic mass

b)

super mass

c)

protons

d)

electrons

3.

A chart showing all of the elements arranged according to the repeating pattern of their properties.

a)

Electron Table

b)

Atom chart

c)

Atom Table

d)

Periodic Table

4.

A one or two letter abbreviation for the element.

a)

nickname

b)

chemical symbol

c)

initial

d)

atomic symbol

5.

The rows in the periodic table are known as

a)

groups

b)

columns

c)

elements

d)

periods

6.

Lanthanides are also known as

a)

explosives

b)

rare Earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

gases

7.

Actinides are not found in nature, but are made

a)

artificially in laboratories

b)

in stores

c)

in the kitchen

d)

in the ocean

8.

How many periods does the modern periodic table have?

a)

18

b)

7

c)

2

d)

10

9.

The 18 columns in the periodic table are called?

a)

rows

b)

periods

c)

categories

d)

groups

10.

Elements in the same group share similar:

a)

characteristics

b)

atomic numbers

c)

mass

d)

size

11.

Which group contains the most reactive nonmetals?

a)

lanthanides

b)

alkaline earth

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

12.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

13.

Which 2 groups of metals are very reactive

a)

Alkali metals and Alkaline Earth metals

b)

Transition and inner transition metals

14.

Which group has some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals?

a)

noble gases

b)

metalloids

c)

alkali metals

15.

Which group contains the least reactive nonmetals?

a)

actinides

b)

halogens

c)

alkali metals

d)

noble gases

16.

Which element is the simplest, containing only one proton and one electron?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

aluminum

d)

zinc