Periodic Table Quiz

What are the vertical columns on the periodic table called?

• Periods

• Groups

• Rows

• Lines

What element is located in group 13 and period 3?

• Boron

• Gallium

• Aluminum

• Silicon

A majority of the elements on the periodic table are classified as...

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Gases

What element family is found in group 2 on the periodic table?

• Alkali Metals

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Halogens

• Noble Gases

The Alkali Metal elements are found in which group on the periodic table?

• 1

• 2

• 17

• 18

Which group of elements are found along the zig-zag line on the periodic table?

• Transition Metals

• Metalloids

• Halogens

• Alkaline Earth Metals

Argon (Ar) belongs to which family on the periodic table?

• Alkali Metals

• Alkaline Earth Metals

• Halogens

• Noble Gases

The ability to be hammered into thin sheets is known as what property?

• Ductility

• Luster

• Malleability

• Conductivity

Luster is the property of...

• Being hammered into thin sheets

• Shininess

• Being turned into thin wire

• Conducting electricity/heat

Which type(s) of elements are good conductors of electricity?

• Metals only

• Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

• Nonmetals only

• Metals and Metalloids