wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Periodic Table of Elements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is common among elements in the same group?

a)

They have the same number of energy levels.

b)

They have the same number of valence electrons.

c)

They have the same number of protons.

d)

They have the same number of neutrons and protons.

2.

Which statement best describes the arrangement of elements in the periodic table?

a)

Elements are arranged in decreasing atomic mass from left to right.

b)

Elements are arranged in decreasing atomic number from left to right.

c)

Elements are arranged in increasing atomic number from left to right

d)

Elements are arranged in increasing number of neutrons from left to right.

3.

Which pair of elements has the most similar properties?

a)

Be and B

b)

O and S

c)

H and Hg

d)

Na and F

4.

Which group in the periodic table of elements has the greatest number of metals?

a)

Group 1 (IA)

b)

Group 6 (VIB)

c)

Group 13 (IIIA)

d)

Group 18 (VIIIA)

5.

He, Ne, and Ar are all noble gases. What is common among these gases?

a)

They are flammable.

b)

They are highly reactive.

c)

They are metals.

d)

They are unreactive.

6.

When elements fall under the same column, this means they belong to the same ______.

a)

group

b)

period

7.

The image below shows how information about a specific element is represented on the periodic table.

What information does the symbol “C” give about the element?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

density

d)

chemical symbol

8.

The image below shows how information about a specific element is represented on the periodic table.

What information does the symbol “6” give about the element?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

density

d)

chemical symbol

9.

Which group of elements are also called semi-metals?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

10.
Name group 1A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
noble gases
d)
halogens
11.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
12.

Who is the scientist who organized the periodic chart by ATOMIC NUMBER?

a)

Moseley

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Einstein

d)

Miller

13.

Who is the scientist who first organized the chart by ATOMIC MASS?

a)

Moseley

b)

Mendeleev

c)

Einstein

d)

Miller

14.

What did Mosely discover to reorganize the new chart?

a)

The number of protons in each element

b)

The average atomic mass

c)

The names of the elements

d)

The elements diary

15.
A rule that states that repeating chemical and physical properties of elements change periodically with the atomic number of the elements is the _________.
a)
periodic law
b)
alkaline-earth metals
c)
actinide
d)
group rule