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Patterns and periodic table

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

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Class
Date
1.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.

a)

column

b)

group

c)

period

2.

What are the vertical columns on the Periodic Table called?

a)

groups

b)

periods

c)

nonmetals

d)

metals

e)

metalloids

3.

Which group of elements is the most snooty and doesn't want to play with any of the other groups?

a)

Halogens

b)

Lanthanides

c)

Alkali Earth Metals

d)

Noble Gases

e)

Alkali Metals

4.

Elements that are arranged in _______ have the most similar physical and chemical properties to each other.

a)

Groups

b)

Periods

5.

As you move left to right on a row or period what happens?

a)

Atomic number increases by 1

b)

Electrons decrease

c)

Number of shells decrease

d)

Nothing

6.

Elements in the same group have __________

a)

Similar Properties

b)

Same number of shells

c)

Similar Mass

7.

The atomic number is the __________

a)

number of electrons

b)

number of protons

c)

number of neutrons

d)

both electrons and protons in an atom.

8.
Which group of the periodic table is composed of inert (not reactive)  gases?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
9.
Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
d)
nonexistent
10.

In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:

a)

decreasing atomic number

b)

increasing atomic number

c)

color

d)

number of isotopes

11.
Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  
a)
period
b)
group
c)
row
12.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
family
c)
period
d)
atomic number
13.

Most of the elements on the periodic table are located on the left side and classified as _____.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Periods

14.

Dull, Non-Conductor, and Brittle are characteristics of...

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semi-metal

15.

How many valence electrons do the alkali earth group have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

8

16.

Tearing open an envelope is an example of

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

17.

When you eat a slice of pizza the stomach's acid starts digesting it. This is an example of...

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

18.

Patterns and trends repeat across the horizontal rows of the periodic table. This is called...

a)

Period

b)

Group

c)

Valence Electrons

d)

Periodicity

19.

What is the mass of the atomic mass unit (AMU) based on?

a)

mass of 1 proton

b)

mass of 1 electron

c)

mass of one carbon atom

20.

Properties such as color, boiling point, density, and state of matter are known as ________

a)

chemical properties

b)

physical properties

c)

periodicity

21.

a property in which one substance changes into a different substance is called...

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

c)

periodicity

22.

This substance is malleable, dull, conducts electricity and is brittle. What is it?

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semi-metal

23.

Ca-- Calcium is part of what group?

a)

Alkali Metal

b)

Alkaline Earth Metal

c)

Halogen

d)

Nobel Gas

24.

Ca--Calcium is in which period?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

2

25.

Ca--Calcium is classified as a __________

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/ semi-metal

26.

Ca--Calcium has this many valence electrons

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4