They make up everything:
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
These three “lower level” particles, the protons, neutrons and electrons, make up the atom.
What is a subatomic particle?
This is the charge of a proton.
What is a positive?
These elements are all in the same vertical column.
What is a family/group?
This element has the atomic number of 79.
What is gold?
These are the building blocks of everything.
What is an atom?
This subatomic particle is found in the nucleus and is always equal to the atomic number.
What is a Proton?
This is the charge of a neutron.
What is neutral (or no charge)?
These elements are all found in the same row.
What is a period?
Often based on the latin stem of the name this letter or letters identifies an element. If two letters the first character is capitalized and the second character is lowercase.
What is the Element Symbol?
This chart displays all the elements known to man.
What is the periodic table of elements?
This subatomic particle is found in the nucleus and buffers the repelling positive forces of the protons.
What is a neutron?
This element is found in period 2, group 16.
What is oxygen?
These elements have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
What is a metalloid?
This number in the element key is a whole number and tells you how many protons are in that element.
What is the atomic number?
This is matter that is made up of only one kind of atom.
What is an element?
Found in the center of the atom; this is where most of the mass of the atom is found.
What is the nucleus?
This negative subatomic particle is found outside of the nucleus.
What is an electron?
These elements are found in the upper right side of the periodic table and include Nitrogen, Chlorine, and Carbon.
What is a nonmetal?
This number, when rounded to the nearest whole number, is equal to the number of neutrons and protons in an atom.
What is the atomic mass?
Unlike weight that changes based on the pull of gravity, this is the same on Earth, on the moon, or in deep space.
What is mass?
These are the pathway that an electron travels within.
What is an orbital/shell/cloud?
The total charge of an equal amount of electrons and protons in an atom.
What is neutral?
These elements all have similar properties due to their location on the periodic table.
What is a family/group?
Sometimes this is based on a latin word, or a famous scientist, or a place this element was found.
What is the element name?