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Atoms, Elements, Periodic Table

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
2.
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Groups
3.

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

4.

What is the organizational system or chart for elements?

a)

Atomic weight

b)

Families

c)

Periodic table

d)

Atomic number

5.

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

a)

Group

b)

Family

c)

Period

d)

Column

6.

How many groups and periods does a Periodic 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

7.

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

8.

What are Group 1 elements known as?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Transition elements

c)

Alkaline earth metals

d)

Inner transition elements

9.

The following elements belong to the same group EXCEPT?

a)

Argon

b)

Calcium

c)

Helium

d)

Krypton

10.

What does the C represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

11.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

12.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

13.

The Modern Periodic Table of Elements is arranged by

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

valence electrons

d)

number of isotopes

14.

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

15.

Which is a halogen?

a)

Helium

b)

Chlorine

c)

Oxygen

d)

Neptune

16.

I am a nonmetal

I am in period 2

I am in group 16

a)

Ba

b)

Si

c)

O

d)

S

17.

I am a metal

I am in group 2

I am in period 6

I am…

a)

Mo

b)

Re

c)

S

d)

Ba

18.
How many protons are in this element?
a)
79
b)
196
c)
117
d)
Cannot be determined
19.

What part of the Periodic Table tells you the number of protons in an atom?

a)

The atomic number

b)

The atomic mass

c)

The classification

d)

The row

20.

Which element is not a metal?

a)

H (Helium)

b)

Ti (Titanium)

c)

Al (Aluminum)

d)

Pb (Lead)

21.

Which is a metal?

a)

Helium (He)

b)

Chlorine (Cl)

c)

Potassium (K)

d)

Neptune (Np)

22.

What happens to the atomic number of elements as you move from left to right on the Periodic Table?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

23.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
24.

Which elements have the most similar chemical properties (will be the most similar?)

a)

K and Na

b)

K and Ca

c)

K and Cl

d)

K and S

25.

What is the atomic mass of Neon?

a)

10

b)

20.18

c)

10.18

d)

Ne

26.

How many neutrons are in Beryllium?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

5

d)

2

27.

What element is represented in this Bohr Model? 

a)
Carbon
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Aluminum
d)
Lithium
28.
The majority of an atom's mass exists where?
a)
In the nucleus
b)
In the electron cloud
c)
In the space between the nucleus and the electrons
d)
In the neutrons
29.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.

How many valence electrons does Oxygen have?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

31.
From the diagram, which particles are indicated with the arrow?
a)
electrons and protons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
electrons and neutrons
d)
photons and nucleons
32.
The protons and neutrons are inside of the nucleus, and contain almost all of _____
a)
the charge of the atom
b)
the volume of the atom
c)
the mass of the atom
d)
the kinetic energy of the atom
33.
The positive particles of an atom are 
a)
electrons 
b)
positrons 
c)
neutrons 
d)
protons 
34.

Electrons have....

a)

A positive charge

b)

No charge

c)

A negative charge

d)

A nucleus

35.
The number at the top of each square on the periodic table is the ...
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
Chemical Symbol
d)
Element Name
36.
What is the chemical symbol for Lithium?
a)
H
b)
He
c)
Li
d)
N
37.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
38.
The atoms along the staircase are called 
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
39.

The yellow elements are called 

a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
noble gases
40.
The majority of elements on the periodic table are
a)
man made.
b)
nonmetals.
c)
metals.
d)
gases.
41.

Good conductor of heat and electricity

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

42.
Which noble gas is found in signs or light displays?
a)
Krypton
b)
Helium
c)
Argon
d)
Neon
43.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
44.
a)
Alkali
b)
Alkaline
c)
Halogen
d)
Noble Gases
45.
Metalloids can be described as...
a)
same as nonmetals
b)
bad conductors
c)

having characteristics of metals and nonmetals

d)
same as metals
46.
What element is Na ?
a)
Sodium
b)
Nanium
c)
Silicon
d)
Nastium
47.

The vertical (up and down) columns in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

towers

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

48.
Sodium (Na) is found in group 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.

The horizontal (side to side) rows in the Periodic Table are called

a)

groups

b)

families

c)

periods

d)

atomic numbers

50.
What is the atomic mass of "F"
a)
9
b)

18.84

c)
17
d)

18.99

51.

What are the elements in group 1 (the far left) of the periodic table called?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Alkaline earth metals

c)

Halogens

d)

Noble gases

52.

Which element is H?

a)
Carbon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Helium
53.

Which element is He?

a)
Helium
b)
Holmium
c)
Hafnium
d)
Hassium
54.

Which element is C?

a)
Oxygen
b)
Helium
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon
55.

Which element is N?

a)
Nitrogen
b)
Nickel
c)
Neon
d)
Nobelium
56.

Which element is O?

a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Nitrogen
57.

Which element is Li?

a)
Lutetium
b)
Lithium
c)
Livermorium
d)

Lillianium

58.

Which element is Be?

a)
Boron
b)
Beryllium
c)
Boronium
d)
Bismuth
59.

Which element is B?

a)
Beryllium
b)
Bismuth
c)
Bromine
d)
Boron
60.

Which element is F?

a)

Ferrufinon

b)

Francoisium

c)
Flerovium
d)
Fluorine
61.

Which element is Ne?

a)

Nelsonion

b)

Nutine

c)

Nemonium

d)

Neon

62.

Which element is Mg?

a)
Manganese
b)
Magnesium
c)
Mercury
d)
Molybdenum
63.

Which element is Al?

a)
Alkali
b)
Argon
c)
Aluminum
d)
Alloy
64.

Which element is Si?

a)
Silver
b)
Silicon
c)
Sulfur
d)
Sodium
65.

Which element is Kr?

a)
Keratin
b)
Kryptonite
c)
Kripton
d)
Krypton
66.

Which element is Br?

a)
Barium
b)
Bromine
c)
Beryllium
d)
Boron
67.

Which element is Sc?

a)
Scandium
b)
Sulfur
c)
Silicon
d)
Sodium
68.

Which element is As?

a)
Aluminum
b)
Oxygen
c)
Sulfur
d)
Arsenic
69.

Which element is Fe?

a)
Iron
b)
Copper
c)
Gold
d)
Silver
70.

Which element is Pb?

a)
Lead
b)
Polonium
c)
Potassium
d)
Platinum
71.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the red elements in Group 1 represent?

a)
Alkali metals
b)
Halogens
c)
Transition metals
d)
Noble gases
72.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the orange elements in Group 18 represent?

a)
Noble gases
b)
Halogens
c)
Transition metals
d)
Alkali metals
73.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the purple elements in Group 2 represent?

a)
Transition metals
b)
Noble gases
c)
Alkaline earth metals
d)
Halogens
74.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the blue and green elements represent?

a)
Transition metals
b)
Noble gases
c)
Alkaline earth metals
d)
Halogens
75.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the yellow and orange elements represent?

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Metals

76.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the khaki/greenish-tan (staircase) elements represent?

a)

Nonmetals

b)

Metalloids

c)

Metals

77.

In this picture of the periodic table, what do the yellow elements in Group 17 represent? SELECT 2 ANSWERS.

a)

Halogens

b)

Noble Gases

c)

Metals

d)

Nonmetals

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