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Periodic Table of Elements

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the organizational system or chart for elements?

a)

Atomic weight

b)

Families

c)

Periodic table

d)

Atomic number

2.

Which term is used for the vertical columns of the periodic table?

a)

group

b)

line

c)

period

d)

row

3.

What do you call the horizontal row of elements in a periodic table of elements?

a)

Group

b)

Family

c)

Period

d)

Column

4.

How many groups or families and periods does a Periodical Table have?

a)

There are 17 groups or families and 7 periods.

b)

There are 18 groups or families and 7 periods.

c)

There are 7 groups or families and 18 periods.

d)

There are 18 groups or families and 6 periods

5.

Which of the following are the three major groups of elements in the periodic table?

a)

Metals, non-metals, metalloids

b)

Metals, conductors, metalloids

c)

Metals, conductors, insulators

d)

Non-metals, conductors, insulators

6.

In which area of the periodic table can the carbon and other non-metals be found?

a)

on the left side

b)

in the bottom rows

c)

on the right side

d)

in the middle part

7.

What are Group 1 elements known as?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition elements

c)

Alkaline earth metals

d)

Inner transition elements

8.

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

a)

Argon

b)

Calcium

c)

Helium

d)

Krypton

9.

Which of the following BEST describes metals?

a)

Metals are dull and brittle.

b)

Metals are insulators and poor conductors of heat.

c)

Metals are dull, brittle, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

d)

Metals are lustrous, malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity.

10.

Based on the reactivity series, which metal is the most reactive?

a)

Copper

b)

Lithium

c)

Sodium

d)

Zinc