Periodic Table Vocabulary

An arrangement of the elements showing the repeating pattern of their properties.

• Chemical Table
• Periodic Table
• Table of Elements
• None of These

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Elements in the same vertical column of the periodic table; also called family.

• period
• row
• group
• vertigo

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table.

• column
• group
• period
• family

A class of elements characterized by physical properties that include shininess, malleability, ductility, and conductivity.

• nonmetals
• metalloids
• metals
• gases

One of the elements in Groups 3 -12 of the periodic table.

• Alkali metal
• Alkaline Earth metal
• Transition metal
• Metalloid

An element in Group 2 of the periodic table.

• Alkali metal
• Alkaline Earth metal
• Transition metal
• Metalloid

An element that has some characteristics of both metals and nonmetals.

• nonmetal
• metalloid
• Alkali metal
• mystery metal

A substance that can conduct electric current under some conditions.

• Transition metal
• Semiconductor
• Metalloid
• Super conductor

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS2-6

An element found in Group 17 of the periodic table. (K2)

• Noble Gas

• Halogen

• Carbon Family

• Nitrogen Family

An element that is dull and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity

• proton

• metal

• nonmetal

• subatomic particles