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Periodic Table Review for Quiz

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
c)

Table

2.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
c)

Table

3.
a)
Same group
b)
Same period
4.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
5.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
6.

The blue elements are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
7.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
8.

The green elements are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
9.

The red elements are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
10.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
11.
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Groups
12.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
13.

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

14.

This group of elements have properties that are opposite those of metals. ______________________

a)

luster

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

metals

15.

This group of elements sit along a stair step line on the periodic table and have properties of both metals and nonmetals. _________________________

a)

luster

b)

metals

c)

nonmetals

d)

metalloids

16.

Copper is a common metal. Which of the following properties does this metal most likely have?

a)

High conductivity, high malleability, and low luster

b)

Low conductivity, low malleability, and low luster

c)

High conductivity, high malleability, and high luster

d)

Low conductivity, high malleability, and high luster

17.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
18.

Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive) gases?

answer choices

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

19.

Name this group: These metals are the most reactive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What properites do nonmetals have in common?

a)

Poor conductor of electricity

b)

Good conductor of thermal energy

c)

Soft and Malleable

d)

Shiny, lustrous surface

21.

Metals are...

a)

dull, brittle, insulators.

b)

shiny or dull, brittle, semiconductor.

c)

shiny, malleable, conductors.

d)

shiny, dull, insulator.

22.

Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?

a)

On the right

b)

On the left

c)

On the stairstep

23.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

24.
Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
25.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
26.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
Compounds
b)
Elements
c)
Mixtures
27.

This group of elements have properties that are opposite those of metals. ______________________

a)

luster

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

metals

28.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
29.
Elements on the periodic table are arranged in increasing order of ______________.
a)
number of neutrons
b)
atomic number
c)
isotopes
d)
charge
30.
a)
Periods
b)
Groups
31.
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
32.
Groups on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
33.

The Atomic number is known as the _______

a)

Number of electrons in an atom

b)

Number of Protons in an atom

c)

Number of neutrons in an atom

d)

Number of Protons and electrons in an atom

34.
The number at the bottom of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
chemical symbol
d)
element name
35.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
36.
Which element is not a metal?
a)
H
b)
Re
c)
Al
d)
B
37.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
38.

Which of these is a metalloid?

a)

Na (#11)

b)

As (#33)

c)

O (#8)

39.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
40.

Where are Valence electrons located?

a)

The innermost shell

b)

The nucleus

c)

The outmost shell

41.

Where are Valence electrons located?

a)

The innermost shell

b)

The nucleus

c)

The outmost shell

42.

A __________ goes up and down on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

43.

A _________ goes side to side on the periodic table.

a)

Group

b)

Period

44.

What element is in period 4, group 1?

a)

K - Potassium

b)

V - Vandium

c)

C - Carbon

d)

Ti - Titanium

45.

What two elements are in the same Period?

a)

K - Potassium and Na - Sodium

b)

Li - Lithium and Mg - Magnesium

c)

B - Boron and C - Carbon

d)

Zn - Zinc and N - Nitrogen

46.

Which two elements would have similar properties (same group)?

a)

Ar - Argon and Xe - Xenon

b)

Og - Oganesson and Lu - Lutetium

c)

He - Helium and Lu - Lutetium

d)

Ar - Argon and Se - Selenium

47.

What element is in group 2, period 6?

a)

Sr - Strontium

b)

Ba - Barium

c)

S - Sulfur

d)

O - Oxygen

48.

What two elements have the same number of energy shells?

a)

He - Helium and Ne - Neon

b)

Na - Sodium and K - Potassium

c)

Be - Berylium and Mg - Magnesium

d)

Na - Sodium and Mg - Magnesium

49.

Which element is more reactive?

a)

Cs - Cesium

b)

Ca - Calcium

c)

C - Carbon

d)

He - Helium

50.

How many Valence electrons does Ba-Barium have?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

56

51.

The _______ tells us how many energy shells an element has.

a)

group

b)

period

c)

atomic number

d)

element symbol

52.

The _________ tells us how many valence electrons an element has.

a)

Group

b)

Period

c)

Atomic Number

d)

Element

53.

What period does the element I - Iodine belong to?

a)

17

b)

6

c)

3

d)

5

54.

What group does the element Zn - Zinc belong to?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

4

d)

5

55.

There are_______ periods and _________ groups in the periodic table.

a)

8, 7

b)

18, 7

c)

15, 10

d)

7, 18

56.

How many valence electrons does this atom have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

57.
How are elements on the periodic table arranged by?
a)
in alphabetic order
b)
simular physical & chemical properties
c)
their symbols
d)
Just simular physical properties
58.
Each column in the periodic table is called a _________ .
a)
period
b)
group
c)
cluster
d)
unit
59.
Periods on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
60.
Groups on the periodic table are __________.
a)
Horizontal Rows
b)
Vertical Columns
61.

The Atomic number is known as the _______

a)

Number of electrons in an atom

b)

Number of Protons in an atom

c)

Number of neutrons in an atom

d)

Number of Protons and electrons in an atom

62.

What charge do protons have?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

63.

What is Atomic Mass Number ?

a)

Number of Protons

b)

Number of Neutrons

c)

Number of Protons and Neutrons

d)

Number of Protons and Electrons

64.

The number of electrons in an atom is equal to the...

a)

Atomic number

b)

Protons

c)

Atomic Mass

d)

Neutrons

65.

The formula used to calculate the number of neutrons is:

a)

Mass Number - Atomic Number

b)

Protons + Electrons

c)

Atomic Number - Mass Number

d)

Protons x2

66.

How many periods are on the periodic table?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

67.

Elements in the same group have : (2 correct answers)

a)

Similar chemical properties

b)

Similar names

c)

Same number of outer (valence) electrons)

d)

The same number of protons

68.

According to the data in the table, which sample of matter is most likely a metal?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

69.

In this atomic model, point A represents -

a)

a proton

b)

a nucleus

c)

a neutron

d)

an electron

70.

In this atomic model, point B represents -

a)

a proton

b)

a nucleus

c)

a neutron

d)

an electron

71.

In this atomic model, point C represents -

a)

a proton

b)

a nucleus

c)

a neutron

d)

an electron

72.

In this atomic model, point D represents -

a)

a proton

b)

a nucleus

c)

a neutron

d)

an electron

73.

What does the 8 represent in the image attached?

a)

Atomic mass

b)

Element symbol

c)

Atomic number

d)

Element name

74.

What does the decimal number at the bottom of the attached image represent?

a)

Atomic mass

b)

Element symbol

c)

Atomic number

d)

Element name

75.

How many groups are on the periodic table, and are they vertically or horizontally arranged?

a)

18; vertically

b)

7; horizontally

c)

18; horizontally

d)

10; vertically

76.

Which category of elements are found on the far right column of the periodic table (group 18)?

a)

Metalloids

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Alkali Metals

d)

Transition Metals

77.

Which of the following is the category of elements that forms a barrier between the metals and the nonmetals on the periodic table? (looks like a staircase)

a)

Noble Gases

b)

Lanthanoids

c)

Metalloids

d)

Halogens

78.

What determines an element’s atomic number?

a)

The element's mass

b)

The number of neutrons it has

c)

The size of the element

d)

The number of protons it has