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PERIODIC TABLE

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the basic structural unit of matter

a)

atom

b)

matter

c)

element

d)

nucleus

2.

A row on the Periodic Table of Elements

a)

family

b)

period

c)

row

d)

isotope

3.

what is the biggest group on the table

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

halogens

4.

what is the small group of elements called that include C,N,O

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metaloids

d)

noble gases

5.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
6.
What is the element symbol for boron? 
a)
B
b)
Bo
c)
Bn
d)
W
7.

an arrangement of the elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column and properties repeat from row to row

a)

Periodic Table of Elements

b)

Atomic Theory

c)

Isotopes

d)

Subatomic Particles

8.

period

a)

Elements that occur in vertical columns on the periodic table.

b)

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

c)

Found in group two of the periodic table; highly reactive

d)

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

9.
Two elements chemically bonded form
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solutions
10.

What are the three main groups of the periodic table?

a)

groups

b)

metal

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

e)

periods

11.

Carbon

a)

CA

b)

C

c)

Ca

d)

Cn

12.

Zinc

a)

Z

b)

Zi

c)

ZN

d)

Zn

13.

Sulfur

a)

Sf

b)

Su

c)

Sr

d)

S

14.

Neon

a)

N

b)

No

c)

Ne

d)

Nn

15.

Copper

a)

CU

b)

Cp

c)

Cu

d)

Cr

16.

Helium

a)

He

b)

Hl

c)

HE

d)

Hm

17.

Hydrogen

a)

Hy

b)

H

c)

Hr

d)

Hn

18.

N

a)

Sodium

b)

Nitrogon

c)

Nonium

d)

Nitrogen

19.

Gold

a)

Go

b)

Gl

c)

AU

d)

Au

20.

Iron

a)

Ir

b)

In

c)

Fe

d)

FE

21.

Nickel

a)

Ni

b)

N

c)

Nl

d)

Nc

22.

Iodine

a)

Ie

b)

I

c)

Id

d)

Io

23.

Potassium

a)

P

b)

K

c)

Pt

d)

k

24.

Aluminum

a)

A

b)

Al

c)

Am

d)

Au

25.

Mg

a)

Manganese

b)

Mangium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Manzanium

26.
Is water an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
27.
The properties of the elements that make up a compound are usually very similar to the compound itself.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Water (H2O) freezing is an example of:
a)
A chemical change
b)
A physical change
29.
Is Iron (Fe) an element or a compound?
a)
Element
b)
Compound
30.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
31.
Air is a compound.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
How many elements are represented in the compound?
Na2CO3
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
Can compounds be found in the periodic table?
a)
Yes
b)
No
34.

Name the ionic compound, LiCl

a)

lithium chlorine

b)

lithium chloride

c)

lithium chlorate

d)

lithium monochloride

35.

Name the ionic compound, CaCO3

a)

calcium carbide

b)

calcium carbon trioxide

c)

calcium carbon oxide

d)

calcium carbonate

36.
K20 - name?
a)
potassium dioxide
b)
potassium oxide
c)
potassium oxygen
d)
dipotassium dioxide
37.

CaF2- name?

a)

calcium fluorate

b)

calcium fluoride

c)

fluoride calcite

d)

fluorine calciumate

38.

Na2SO4- name?

a)

sulfur sulfate

b)

sodium sulfide

c)

sodium sulfate

d)

sodium oxygenate

39.

HCl- name?

a)

hydrogen chloride

b)

chlorine hydrogen

c)

hydrogen chlorine

d)

hydrogen chlorate

40.

LiNO3- name?

a)

lithium oxygenate

b)

nitrogen lithate

c)

lithium nitride

d)

lithium nitrate

41.

MgO- name?

a)

oxygen magnesium

b)

magnesium oxide

c)

magnesium oxate

d)

magnesium oxygenate

42.

LiOH- name?

a)

hydrogen lithium

b)

lithium oxyhydride

c)

lithium oxide

d)

lithium hydroxide