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Atoms and Periodic Table Basics

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the nucleus of an atom contain?
a)
Electrons and neutrons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)

Ice cream and sprinkles

d)

DNA and RNA

2.
The horizontal row on the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)

band

c)
period
d)
atomic number
3.
A vertical column is called...
a)
group
b)
tower
c)
period
d)
crew
4.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
5.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)

really awesome

6.
An element's identity is determined by the number of
a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

followers on TikTok

7.

Electrons...

a)

are found in the nucleus

b)

are yummy

c)

are how we identify each element

d)

have a negative charge

8.

What does the 7 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

9.

What does the 14.007 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

10.

What is the symbol for Carbon?

a)

C

b)

Cr

c)

Ca

d)

Cb

11.

What element has the symbol N?

a)

Sodium

b)

Neon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Nickel

12.

What is the symbol for Oxygen?

a)

Oy

b)

Ox

c)

Og

d)

O

13.

What is the symbol for Fluorine?

a)

Fl

b)

F

c)

Fr

d)

Fn

14.

Which element has the symbol Na?

a)

Neon

b)

Sodium

c)

Nickel

d)

Nitrogen

15.

What element has the symbol K?

a)

Potassium

b)

Krypton

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Calcium

16.

How many elements are there in the periodic table?

a)

118

b)

100

c)

226

d)

way too many

17.

What is the atomic number of an element with three protons?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

6

18.

A substance that is made up of one type of atom.

a)

atomic number

b)

compound

c)

isotope

d)

element

19.

Most metals share four common physical characteristics. Which of the options is not one of the four?

a)

Luster

b)

Conductivity

c)

Ductility

d)

Malleability

e)

Reactivity

20.

Which family of elements reacts violently with water and exposure to oxygen?

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

lanthanides

d)

actanides

e)

transition metals

21.

This element is in Group 1, but it is not a metal

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Potassium

c)

Francium

d)

Helium

22.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
23.

The elements in the farthest right group on the periodic table are called

a)

metals

b)

boring

c)

noble gases

d)

halogens

24.

Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons are called __________.

a)

Compounds

b)

Molecules

c)

Isotopes

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