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Riley Coloring the Periodic Table

Riley Coloring the Periodic Table

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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NGSS
HS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-2, MS-LS1-6

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Standards-aligned

Created by

MICHAEL RILEY

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32 Slides • 36 Questions

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Multiple Choice

Who is credited with creating the periodic table of elements?

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Marie Curie

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Dmitri Mendeleev

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Albert Einstein

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Isaac Newton

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Multiple Choice

What did the dash (-) mean on Mendeleev's original periodic table?

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He predicted an element that hadn't been discovered yet.

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That element was impossible to form.

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The element was subtracted from the periodic table.

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He didn't leave any notes, so nobody knows.

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Multiple Choice

What does each row in the periodic table represent?

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A group of elements with similar properties

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A period with the same number of energy levels or shells

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A family of metals

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A column with the same number of valence electrons

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Multiple Choice

How are the elements in a group similar to each other according to the periodic table?

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They have the same number of energy levels

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They have the same number of electrons in their outer shell

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They are all metals

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They are all gases

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the types of elements in the periodic table is correct?

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All elements in the periodic table are metals

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Metalloids are found only in Group 1

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Nonmetals are shown in blue on the periodic table

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Metals are shown in pink on the periodic table

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are properties of alkali metals?

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They are very reactive, especially with water

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They are all gases at room temperature

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They conduct electricity

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They are soft and silvery

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Multiple Choice

Alkali metals are found in Group ___ of the periodic table.

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Multiple Choice

Why is potassium stored in oil?

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It's so reactive it will start to react with air.

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To make it slippery.

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To make it explode.

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Every element is stored in oil.

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Multiple Choice

Magnesium is classified as an ___ earth metal.

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alkaline
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transition

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round

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rare

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Multiple Choice

Why is magnesium important to living things?

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It is in the chlorophyll of plants.

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It catches on fire really easily.

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It burns bright white.

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It's a soft metal in the alkali metals

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Multiple Choice

Why does potassium react more violently with water compared to magnesium, based on their positions in the periodic table.

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potassium is more to the left

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magnesium is more to the left

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potassium is more to the righ

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potassium and magnesium have the same reactivity with water

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Multiple Choice

What is a unique property of mercury among the transition metals?

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It is a good conductor of heat

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It is a liquid at room temperature

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It is highly radioactive

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It is a non-metal

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Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about transition metals are correct?

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They are good conductors of heat and electricity

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They are less reactive than alkali metals

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They are all gases at room temperature

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They can bond with many elements in a variety of shapes

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Multiple Choice

Which property is shared by both alkaline earth metals and transition metals?

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They are all gases at room temperature

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They conduct electricity

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They are non-metals

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They have 3 electrons in the outer shell

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Fill in the Blanks

The element with the symbol 'Hg' is called

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Multiple Choice

Why are they called "Mad Hatters"?

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Breathing in mercury vapor causes brain damage.

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Hatters were always angery.

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Hatters gonna be hatters.

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The fur in the hats caused brain damage.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a property of rare earth metals?

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They are all gases at room temperature.

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Some are radioactive.

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They are all non-metals.

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They do not conduct electricity.

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Multiple Select

Where can americium be found (select all that apply).

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After nuclear reactions.

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In spent nuclear power plant rods.

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It's typically just mined from the ground.

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It can be taken out of the air through electrolysis.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are properties of the Boron Family?

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3 electrons in the outer shell

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All are gases at room temperature

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Most are metals

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Reactive

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Multiple Choice

Which element in the Boron Family is classified as a metalloid?

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Thallium

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Gallium

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Boron

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Indium

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Multiple Choice

What is the problem with getting samples of aluminum?

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It can't be found as a metal in nature.

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It's very rare.

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It's too far underground to mine easily.

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It's so shiny it's hard to focus on.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the Carbon Family (Group 4) in the periodic table?

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It contains one non-metal and two metalloids

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It contains 2 metals, 2 metalloids, and 2 non-metals.

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It contains 2 metals, 1 metalloid, and 3 non-metals.

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It contains 1 metal, 3 metalloids, and 2 non-metals.

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Fill in the Blanks

The element with the symbol 'Si' is called

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Multiple Choice

Which group in the periodic table contains elements that have 5 electrons in their outer shell and can share electrons to form compounds?

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Group IV

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Group V

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Group VI

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Group VII

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Multiple Choice

What did Victorians use to turn their wallpaper green?

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Arsenic

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Lead

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Nitrogen

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Mercury

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Multiple Choice

Why is coloring wallpaper with arsenic a bad idea?

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The green color is off putting.

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It's poisonous.

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Nobody likes green.

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The wall paper pealed too easily.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are characteristics of the Oxygen Family (Group 6)?

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Contains 2 metals

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Contains 2 metalloids

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Oxygen is a gas at room temperature

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All elements are gases at room temperature

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Multiple Choice

What is left on the inside of the test tube after the "Barking Dog" experiment?

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Sulfer

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Silicon

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Calcium

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Lead

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Multiple Choice

What color does sulfur burn?

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Blue

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Green

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Yellow

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Orange

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Multiple Choice

What group of elements do halogens regularly bond with?

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Alkali metals

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Transition metals

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Rare earth metals

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Boron family

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Multiple Choice

How many electrons do halogens have in their outer shell?

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7

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6

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5

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4

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Multiple Choice

Why do we need iodine in our diet?

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It helps our thyroid function properly.

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It helps our hair grow.

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It's helps cognitive function.

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It helps with eyesight.

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Multiple Choice

Where do we get iodine in our diet?

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Salt

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Milk

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Bread

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Cooked meat

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Multiple Choice

Except for helium, how many electrons are in the outer shell of halogens?

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8

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7

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Multiple Choice

What state of matter are all the Noble gases at room temperature?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Plasma

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Multiple Choice

Neon can bond with many other elements easily.

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True

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False

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