Corbin Middle School- Periodic Table! - 6th grade

Question 1

An atom is made up of protons, electrons, and ________

Accepted Answer

Neutron

Question 2

True/False - Electrons are in the nucleus.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Brittle means...

Accepted Answer

easily cracked or fractured/breakable

Question 4

The periodic table has vertical columns called ________

Accepted Answer

groups

Question 5

Who was the genius that created the periodic table and got it right the first time?

Accepted Answer

Dmitri Mendeleev

Question 6

What is the basic building block of an element?

Accepted Answer

Atom

Question 7

The _____ number is the amount of protons or electrons in an atom.

Accepted Answer

atomic

Question 8

There can be up to ____ electrons in the 2nd energy shell.

Accepted Answer

8

Question 9

The atomic mass (mass number) of an element is equal to ______

Accepted Answer

# of neutrons + protons

Question 10

TRUE or FALSE? The inner shell of an atom can only have 2 electrons.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

This is how you find the number of neutrons in an atom.

Accepted Answer

atomic mass - # of protons = # of neutrons

Question 12

A malleable metal means?

Accepted Answer

It can be shaped with pressure

Question 13

Periods are the ______ rows in a periodic table.

Accepted Answer

horizontal

Question 14

True or False: There are more metals than non-metals on the periodic table.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The number of protons in an atom...

Accepted Answer

atomic number

Question 16

A proton has a _______ charge

Accepted Answer

positive

Question 17

These spoons are easy to bend. Therefore, they are an example of...

Accepted Answer

malleable

Question 18

What is the symbol for sodium?

Accepted Answer

Na

Question 19

What element is in period 4, group 6?

Accepted Answer

Pd (palladium), Cr (chromium)

Question 20

_________ move around the nucleus in rings/shells/orbitals.

Accepted Answer

Electrons

Questions 20