Metal Rocks Revision 1

Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Periods

The atomic number tells you what?

• number of electrons
• number of protons
• number of neutrons
• both electrons and protons in an atom.

Elements which are shiny, conduct electricity and heat are called

• metal
• nonmetal
• metalloid
• nonexistent

Elements in a ..................have similar chemical properties.  

• period
• group
• row

A vertical column in the periodic table.  Elements share similar properties.

• row
• group
• period

Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?

• In the middle
• In the top rows
• On the left-hand side
• On the right-hand side

Which elements are found on the left to middle of The Periodic Table? 

• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Metalloids
• Candles

Positive ions are called

• isotopes
• anions
• quarks
• cations

Negative ions are called

• isotopes
• anions
• quarks
• cations

Atoms that have lost or gained electrons are called

• isotopes
• ions
• quarks