Periodic Table Quizs

Transition metals are mostly used for ______ and __________

• Construction and Tools

• Jewelry and Art

• Electronics and Gadgets

• Medicine and Health

What type of elements make up most of the modern periodic table?

• Metalloids

• Noble gases

• Alkali metals

• Transition metals

Who developed the periodic table in the 1860s?

• Dmitri Mendeleev

• John Dalton

• J.J. Thomson

• Ernest Rutherford

Is calcium an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, or transition metal?

• Alkali Metal

• Alkaline Earth Metal

• Transition Metal

• Noble Gas

What is a characteristic of metals regarding their melting points?

• Relatively low melting points

• Relatively high melting points

• Very low melting points

• Moderate melting points

Periods

• The columns of the periodic table

• The rows of the periodic table

• The elements in a group

• The transition metals in the periodic table

Least reactive elements

• Noble Gases

• Alkali Metals

• Halogens

• Transition Metals

What are the properties of nonmetals?

• Brittle, poor conductors of heat and electricity, no luster (dull), mostly gases at room temperature

• Malleable, good conductors of heat and electricity, shiny, mostly solids at room temperature

• Ductile, excellent conductors of heat and electricity, shiny, mostly liquids at room temperature

• Brittle, good conductors of heat and electricity, shiny, mostly solids at room temperature

Families

• Groups of the periodic table

• Elements in a compound

• Types of chemical reactions

• States of matter

The modern Periodic Table is arranged based on increasing ____________.

• Atomic mass

• Atomic number

• Molecular weight

• Density