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Periodic Table Elements Quiz

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 3hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'H'?

a)

1

b)

4

2.

Which element has the symbol 'O'?

a)

Ozone

b)

Oxygen

3.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'Fe'?

a)

1

b)

26

4.

Which element has the symbol 'Na'?

a)

Sodium

b)

Nitrogen

5.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'C'?

a)

6

b)

123

6.

Which element has the symbol 'Ag'?

a)

Silver

b)

Aluminum

7.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'K'?

a)

2

b)

19

8.

Which element has the symbol 'Mg'?

a)

Molybdenum

b)

Mercury

c)

Magnesium

d)

Manganese

9.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'Ne'?

a)

10

b)

108

10.

Which element has the symbol 'Pb'?

a)

Lead

b)

Mercury

11.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'Si'?

a)

14

b)

100

12.

Which element has the symbol 'Ca'?

a)

Calcium

b)

Cobalt

13.

What is the atomic number of the element with the symbol 'N'?

a)

7

b)

117

14.

What is the difference between the substances Co and CO?

a)

Co is the symbol for cobalt.

b)

They both are carbon

c)

CO is the symbol for a substance that has two elements carbon and oxygen.

d)

The both have calcium

15.

What elements are in water?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

16.

What elements are in sodium chloride NaCl?

a)

carbon

b)

sodium

c)

chlorine

d)

silicon

17.

What elements are in carbon dioxide ?

a)

carbon

b)

calcium

c)

copper

d)

oxygen

18.

The smallest piece of an element:

a)

quark

b)

electron

c)

shell

d)

atom

19.

Protons and neutrons are found in the center of the atom called the:

a)

nucleus

b)

neutron

c)

shell

d)

cell

20.

Electrons have a _____ charge.

a)

neutral

b)

negative

c)

positive

d)

both positive and negative

21.

The abbreviation for an element:

a)

element name

b)

atomic number

c)

chemical symbol

d)

atomic symbol

22.

What is the sum of an atom's protons and neutrons called?

a)

atom

b)

atomic theory

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

23.

The _____ is based on the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

a)

atomic structure

b)

periodic table of the elements

c)

atomic number

d)

atomic mass

24.

What subatomic particle is represented by this symbol (+):

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

25.

What subatomic particle is represented by this charge (-):

a)

neutron

b)

proton

c)

electron

26.

All matter is made of _____.

a)

light

b)

energy

c)

cells

d)

atoms

27.

The periodic table is ordered by which number?

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

28.

What is the atomic number of silicon?

a)

14

b)

28.0855

29.

What is the atomic mass of silicon?

a)

14

b)

28.0855

30.

What is the chemical symbol of silicon?

a)

Si

b)

28.0855

c)

14

31.

What is the name of the element?

a)

Si

b)

28.0855

c)

14

d)

Silicon

32.

Put each state in order from particles closest together to particles farthest apart.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

1)
2)
3)
33.

What is the process that turns a solid into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

34.

What is the process that turns a solid into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

35.

What is the process that turns a gas into a liquid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

36.

What is the process that turns a liquid into a gas?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

37.

What is the process that turns a liquid into a solid?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

38.

Which process requires that more energy is added to a substance for the change to occur?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensation

39.

Which process requires that energy is removed from a substance for the change to occur?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

40.

If a liquid turns into a gas, what is happening to the amount of energy in the liquid?

a)

It is decreasing

b)

It stays the same

c)

It is increasing

41.

If a liquid turns into a solid, what is happening to the energy in the liquid?

a)

It is decreasing

b)

It stays the same

c)

It is increasing

42.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
43.
Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
44.
Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
45.
Which object is a solid that keeps it's shape when it changes containers? 
a)
Chocolate milk
b)
Gravel
c)
Oxygen
46.
Which is a property of matter that you CANNOT observe just by looking at an object?
a)
temperature
b)
shape
c)
color
47.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
48.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
49.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
50.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
51.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
52.

Look at the picture. Which state of matter is in beaker A?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Blue thingys

53.

Look at the picture. Which state of matter is in beaker C?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Blue thingys

54.

True or False: Atoms/ molecules in solids do not move or vibrate at all.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

What causes states of matter to change?

a)

Magnetic Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Gravitational Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

56.

When changing a substance from liquid to gas, the energy has to...

a)

INCREASE

b)

DECREASE

57.

When changing a substance from liquid to solid, the energy has to...

a)

INCREASE

b)

DECREASE

58.

What needs to happen for matter to melt?

a)

Heat energy must increase.

b)

Heat energy must stay the same.

c)

Heat energy must decrease.

59.

Phase change from liquid to gas is called:

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Vaporization

d)

Sublimation

60.

Phase change from solid to gas is called:

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Vaporization

d)

Sublimation

61.

Phase change from liquid to solid is called:

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

62.

Phase change from gas to liquid is called:

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

63.

Phase change from gas to solid is called:

a)

Sublimation

b)

Freezing

c)

Deposition

d)

Vaporization

64.

TRUE or FALSE: Liquids have a definite volume but NOT a definite shape.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

65.

Which of the following statements is true about solids?

a)

Definite shape and definite volume

b)

NO definite shape and No definite volume

c)

Definite shape but NO definite volume

d)

NO definite shape but definite volume

66.

The 4th state of matter is Plasma which is electrified gas.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

67.

The center of an atom is known as the

a)

nucleus

b)

electron cloud

c)

neutron cloud

d)

mass circle

68.
These particles have a mass of 1 amu
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
protons and electrons
c)
neutrons and electrons
69.
Protons have this type of charge
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral - no charge
70.
A particle that orbits around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
71.

What does the nucleus of an atom contain?

a)

Electrons and neutrons

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Neutrinos and positrons

d)

Electrons and megatrons

72.
What are the 3 subatomic particles that make-up the atom?
a)
protons, neutrons, and isotopes
b)
neutrons, isotopes, and electrons
c)
positives, negatives, and electrons
d)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
73.
This subatomic particle has basically no mass
a)
protons
b)
neutrons
c)
electrons
d)
protons and neutrons
74.
Neutrons have this type of charge
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral - no charge
75.
The atomic number of an atom is the number of 
a)
protons in its electron cloud
b)
protons in its nucleus
c)
neutrons in its nucleus
d)
electrons and neutrons in the nucleus
76.
All matter is made of what?
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
volume
d)
compounds 
77.
An atom with atomic number 6 would have how many protons?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
3
d)
cannot be determined 
78.
Electrons have this type of charge
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral - no charge
79.
The two areas of an atom are the 
a)
nucleus and electron cloud
b)
proton cloud and nucleus
c)
inside and outside
d)
mass and volume
80.
The mass of one proton is greater than the mass of one...
a)
neutron
b)
electron
81.
Which letter represents a proton?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
82.
Which letter represents a neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
83.
Which letter represents an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
84.
Which letter represents the nucleus?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E

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