Science Jeopardy

Multiple Choice

100

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is..

a. ductile

b. magnetic

c. malleable

d. reactive

a. ductile

200

Which of the following is not a characteristic of most metals?

a. brittle

b. good conductor

c. ductile

d. malleable

a. brittle

300

The metals of Group 1 are commonly called the...

a. transition metals

b. alkaline earth metals

c. lanthanides

d. alkali metals

d. alkali metals

400

One metal that is a liquid at room temperature is 

a. magnesium

b. manganese

c. mercury

d. sodium

c. mercury

500

Gold, which is in group 11 on the periodic table, is an example of this type of metal...

a. transition

b. alkali

c. lanthanides

d. earth

a. transition

Fill in the blank

100

The family in the periodic table that contains the most reactive metals is the __________ metals. 

alkali

200

__________ are devices that move atomic nuclei at extremely high speeds. 

particle accelerators

300

Elements with atomic numbers above 95 are called __________ elements. 

transuranium

400

Thermal conductivity is the ability of an element to transfer ___________.

heat

500

Reactivity is a(n)__________ property of metals. 

chemical

Multiple Choice

100

Which of the following is not a property of most nonmetals?

a. found on the right side of the periodic table

b. solids tend to be dull and brittle

c. excellent electric conductivity

d. many are gases at room temperature

c. excellent electric conductivity

200

The only nonmetal in Group 14 is 

a. carbon

b. oxygen

c. nitrogen

d. fluorine

a. carbon

300

Two of the same atoms bonded together is called a(n)

a. isotope

b. diatomic molecule

c. binary atom

d. semiconductor

b. diatomic molecule

400

The highly reactive nonmetals of Group 17 are called the 

a. noble gases

b. metalloids

c. halogens

d. actinides

c. halogens

500

When two or more atoms bond by sharing electrons, the form a..

a. molecule

b. atom

c. electron

d. proton

a. molecule

True or false

100

Atoms of nonmetals usually lose electrons when they combine with other atoms. 

false, gain

200

The elements that have some properties of metals and some properties of nonmetals are called halogens.

False, metalloids

300

Helium has chemical properties so different from those of the other elements that it cannot be placed in any group. 

False, hydrogen

400

Substances that can carry electric current under some conditions but not under others are called semiconductors.

true

500

The Group 15 element oxygen is used to make compounds known as fertilizers. 

false, nitrogen.