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Element Trivia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many elements are there?

a)

118

b)

74

c)

9

d)

448

2.

A majority of elements are _____ at room temperature.

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

3.

What group of elements explode when they come in contact with water? (Please watch the GIF)

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Alkali Metals

c)

Lanthanides

d)

Noble Gases

4.

A majority of elements on the periodic table Metalloids.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which of these elements is NOT a TRANSITION metal?

a)

Tin (50)

b)

Titanium (22)

c)

Zinc (30)

d)

Tantalum (73)

6.

What is the densest element on the periodic table? (the heaviest element.)

a)

Iron (26)

b)

Iridium (77)

c)

Cesium (55)

d)

Osmium (76)

7.

What is the rarest element found in nature?

a)

Samarium (62)

b)

Rhodium (45)

c)

Astatine (85)

d)

Francium (87)

8.

What is the most expensive element?

a)

Plutonium (94)

b)

Californium (98)

c)

Gold (79)

d)

Carbon (6)

9.

How many elements are named after people or places?

a)

38

b)

17

c)

62

d)

3

10.

Oxygen has the lowest melting point of any element.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Despite this element tarnishing easily, it is very famous and expensive. What is it?

a)

Molybdenum (42)

b)

Neodymium (60)

c)

Silver (47)

d)

Cobalt (27)

12.

This element is toxic and used to be an ingredient in green paint. What is it?

a)

Radium (88)

b)

Cadmium (48)

c)

Lithium (3)

d)

Arsenic (33)

13.

Which of these elements is used in light bulbs?

a)

Iodine (53)

b)

Tungsten (74)

c)

Copper (29)

d)

Niobium (41)

14.

Which element is often said to be "the least significant element there is?"

a)

Thulium (69)

b)

Scandium (21)

c)

Radon (86)

d)

Fluorine (9)

15.

This metal will stain your skin dark brown if you let it melt in your hand. What is it?

a)

Potassium (19)

b)

Mercury (80)

c)

Magnesium (12)

d)

Gallium (31)

16.

This radioactive element has saved thousands of lives by playing a key role in smoke alarms, what is it?

a)

Uranium (92)

b)

Americium (95)

c)

Thorium (90)

d)

Moscovium (115)

17.

This town has 4 different elements named after it. What is it called?

a)

San Francisco, California

b)

Darmstadt, Germany

c)

Ytterby, Sweden

d)

Deerfield Beach, Florida

18.

All elements that are radioactive have high atomic weights, with two exceptions. What are they?

a)

Technetium (43)

b)

Barium (56)

c)

Promethium (61)

d)

Lead (82)

19.

Bismuth is actually radioactive (It just has a really long half life, so its considered stable.)

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Did you have fun?

a)

Yes, this was really Fun!

b)

No, this was dumb.

c)

It was alright...

d)

It was good, but it could be better.