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Periodic Table of Elements - Science Enhancement

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the vertical columns on the periodic called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

2.
The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
3.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
4.
Name group 8A on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
5.

The periodic table is organized in horizontal rows called...

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

c)

Families

d)

Chemical Symbols

6.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
7.
How many protons are in Beryllium?
a)
4
b)
9
c)
5
d)
2
8.

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

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

9.

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

a)

Argon

b)

Calcium

c)

Helium

d)

Krypton

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.

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

a)

nonmetals

b)

left

c)

right

d)

metals

13.

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

14.

What is the organizational system or chart for elements?

a)

Atomic weight

b)

Families

c)

Periodic table

d)

Atomic number

15.

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

a)

Group

b)

Family

c)

Period

d)

Column

16.

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

17.

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

18.

What are Group 1 elements known as?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition elements

c)

Alkaline earth metals

d)

Inner transition elements

19.

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

a)

Argon

b)

Calcium

c)

Helium

d)

Krypton

20.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

21.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

22.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

23.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

24.

Which group of the periodic table is Neon a part of?

answer choices

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

25.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neptune

26.

I am a nonmetal

I am in period 2

I am in group 16

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

O

d)

S

27.

I am a metal

I am in group 2

I am in period 6

I am…

a)

Mo

b)

Re

c)

S

d)

Ba

28.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
29.

Who invented the Periodic Table?

a)

Mendeleev

b)

Bohr

c)

Lewis

d)

Democritus

30.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

31.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
32.
Nitrogen
a)
N
b)
Ni
c)
He
d)
G
33.
Silver
a)
Si
b)
S
c)
E
d)
Ag
34.
Potassium
a)
P
b)
Ss
c)
K
d)
Po
35.
Copper
a)
Cu
b)
C
c)
F
d)
Fe
36.
Nickel
a)
N
b)
El
c)
Ck
d)
Ni
37.
What is the chemical symbol for Aluminum?
a)
A
b)
Al
c)
Au
38.
What do the blue and red spheres represent in this model of an atomic nucleus?
a)
Gluons and leptons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Positrons and electrons
d)
Atoms and molecules
39.
The elements along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
40.

Write the symbol of the element Helium.

(a)  

41.

Write the symbol of the element Hydrogen.

(a)  

42.

Write the symbol of the element Carbon.

(a)  

43.

Write the symbol of the element Boron.

(a)  

44.

Write the symbol of the element Neon.

(a)  

45.

Write the symbol of the element Sodium.

(a)  

46.

Write the symbol of the element Calcium.

(a)  

47.

Write the symbol of the element Potassium.

(a)  

48.

Write the symbol of the element Calcium.

(a)  

49.

Write the symbol of the element Iron.

(a)  

50.

Write the symbol of the element Zinc.

(a)  

51.

Write the symbol of the element Copper.

(a)  

52.

Write the symbol of the element Nickel.

(a)  

53.

Write the symbol of the element Titanium.

(a)  

54.

Write the symbol of the element Manganese.

(a)  

55.

Write the symbol of the element Magnesium.

(a)  

56.
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Match the following

a)

A

1.

Proton

b)

B

2.

Neutron

c)

C

3.

Electron

d)

D

4.

Shell

e)

E

5.

Nucleus

57.

What is the atomic number of Oxygen (O)?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

16

58.
The first successful periodic table was created by __________
a)
Rutherford 
b)
Dalton 
c)
Democritus 
d)
Mendeleev 
59.
What happens to the atomic mass as you move down a group of elements?
a)
It increases.
b)
It decreases.
c)
It stays the same.
d)
Nothing
60.

What is an element?

a)

A pure substance that cannot be broken down

b)

A mixture of different types of atoms

c)

A compound substance that can be broken down

d)

A complex substance that can be broken down

61.

Who started the Periodic Table of Elements?

a)

Dmitri Mendeleev

b)

Niels Bohr

c)

Ernest Rutherford

d)

Democritus

62.

Compound or Mixture?

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

63.

Compound or Mixture?

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

64.

Positively charged subatomic particle

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

voltron

65.

a negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

a)

proton

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

matter

66.

Which statement is true?

a)

Protons orbit around the nucleus and are positive

b)

Neutrons are found inside of the nucleus and are negative

c)

Electrons have a negative charge and orbit around the nucleus

d)

Neutrons have a neutral charge and orbit around the nucleus

67.

What part of the atom makes up most of the mass?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Electron Cloud

c)

Protons

d)

Neutrons