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Periodic Table Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Demetri Mendeleev's contribution to the PT?

a)

invented the BK Whopper

b)

chemical properties repeat & predicted unknown elements

c)

Arrangement by increasing atomic number (number of protons)

2.

Which IS a property of metals?

a)

shiny (have luster) & are good conductors of heat & electricity

b)

poor conductors of heat and electricity

c)

brittle (can break easily)

3.

Which IS NOT a property of metals?

a)

shiny (have luster) & are good conductors of heat & electricity

b)

poor conductors of heat and electricity & brittle (can break easily)

4.

Which IS NOT a property of nonmetals?

a)

shiny (have luster) & are good conductors of heat & electricity

b)

poor conductors of heat and electricity & brittle (can break easily)

5.

Which IS a property of nonmetals?

a)

shiny (have luster) & are good conductors of heat & electricity

b)

poor conductors of heat and electricity & brittle (can break easily)

6.

The Periodic Table has how many total numbers of elements?

(a)  

7.

The Periodic Table is arranged by?

a)

Decreasing Atomic Number

b)

Increasing Atomic Number

c)

Atomic Mass

8.

Is this an element or a compound?

a)

element

b)

compound

9.

Is this an element or a compound?

a)

element

b)

compound

10.

At room temperature, most elements are?

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

11.

The horizontal (<--->) rows on the Periodic Table are called?

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Electrons

12.

How many PERIODs are there on the Periodic Table?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

6

13.

The vertical (up and down) columns on the Periodic Table are called?

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Electrons

14.

How many GROUPS are on the Periodic Table?

a)

10

b)

18

c)

7

15.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by?

a)

increasing atomic number

b)

valence electrons

16.

Elements are represented by a chemical symbol. Symbols are written with?

a)

always only one letter

b)

At least and ONLY one capital letter

c)

all lower case letters

17.

Definition: an arrangement of elements in which the elements are separated into groups based on a set of repeating properties

a)

Periodic Table

b)

Atomic Number

18.

Elements that are good conductors of electricity and heat and are ductile (can be can be stretched into wire).

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

19.

Elements that are poor conductors of heat and electricity, brittle (can break easily).

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

20.

Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

21.

Group 1 metals, 1 electron in outer level, very reactive, soft, silver, shiny, low density; Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, Francium

a)

Alkali Metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Alkaline Earth Metals

22.

metallic elements in group 2 of the periodic table which are harder than the alkali metals and are also less reactive

a)

Halogens

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals

c)

Noble Gases

23.

good thermal conductors, shiny, electric conductors, higher density and melting points than group 1+2, 1-2 valence electrons

a)

Transition metals (Groups 3-12)

b)

Metalloids

c)

Group 1-Alkali Metals

24.

Contains nonmetals, 7 valence electrons in it's outermost energy level. Very reactive

a)

Noble Gases (group 18)

b)

Alkaline Earth Metals (group 1)

c)

Halogens (group 17)

25.

8 valence electrons; stable atoms

a)

Noble Gases (group 18)

b)

Halogens (group 17)

c)

Alkali Metals (group 1)

26.

Lanthanides- shiny reactive metals. Actinides radioactive, means they are unstable

a)

Alkaline Earth Metals

b)

Lanthanides and Actinides