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Elements
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Instructions:
Answer 37 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Metal used as a filament in light bulbs
Tungsten
Uranium
Chlorine
Sulfur
2. A favorite poison of mystery writers.
Chlorine
Silicon
Arsenic
Platinum
3. Given the name of the coin - it's surprising that only 25% of it is this element
Xenon
Nickel
Lead
Uranium
4. Radioactive element contained in smoke detectors
Xenon
Americium
Sodium
Zirconium
5. Deep blue glass often contains this element
Phosphorus
Neon
Uranium
Cobalt
6. Those painfully bright headlights can contain this gas.
Xenon
Lead
Tungsten
Sodium
7. 78% of air is this gas
Nitrogen
Silicon
Silver
Zirconium
8. ______________________ was the first element found to be radioactive
Xenon
Uranium
Nitrogen
Platinum
9. This element is widely used in matches and fertilizers.
Tin
Nitrogen
Plutonium
Phosphorus
10. As far as credit cards go - this is more precious than gold or silver
Platinum
Rubidium
Arsenic
Lead
11. A radioactive gas that sometimes seeps through basement floors and accumulates in poorly ventilated houses
Iodine
Copper
Zirconium
Radon
12. A shiny metal used on automobile bodies - especially the trim
Chromiun
Americium
Fluorine
Platinum
13. For some reason - everyone seems to know that bananas are rich in...
Silicon
Sulfur
Potassium
Arsenic
14. When dissolved in alcohol - this is used to disinfect cuts
Cobalt
Iodine
Fluorine
Argon
15. Contained in toothpastes and town drinking waters
Chromiun
Xenon
Fluorine
Neon
16. Before there was aluminum foil there was ______________ foil.
Tin
Lead
Zirconium
Nickel
17. 1% of air is this gaseous element
Uranium
Arsenic
Argon
Platinum
18. The metal the Statue of Liberty is made of...
Chromiun
Americium
Copper
Silver
19. Until the recent discovery of a new planet (or even planets) in our solar system - this element was named after the farthest known planet (or closest dwarf planet) from the sun...
Sulfur
Sodium
Plutonium
Platinum
20. Nickels - dimes - and quarters are now made of copper and nickel - but before that they were all made of ...
Radium
Chlorine
Potassium
Silver
21. Some medical reports suggest that taking this element helps prevent colds
Zinc
Sodium
Zirconium
Plutonium
22. The element that is in the gas with the rotten egg smell
Iodine
Tungsten
Zirconium
Sulfur
23. The nonflammable gas that was used to replace hydrogen in blimps
Lead
Helium
Chromiun
Sulfur
24. A flammable gas that used to be used in blimps (and was contained in the Hindenberg - which caught fire while trying to land in New Jersey over 75 years ago.)
Hydrogen
Mercury
Iodine
Neon
25. When they can't afford diamonds - prospective husbands might buy their fiancees stones made of this element (and probably live to regret it later)
Zirconium
Chlorine
Iron
Rubidium
26. An essential component of computer chips and glass. It's also what most beach sand is made of and is the most abundant element on earth
Helium
Silicon
Zirconium
Carbon
27. A gaseous element used in brightly colored electric signs
Radon
Tin
Neon
Helium
28. Pencil lead is mostly ...
Zinc
Carbon
Bismuth
Iodine
29. A liquid metal
Sulfur
Zinc
Mercury
Plutonium
30. People who don't get enough of this metal can suffer from anemia.
Radon
Helium
Sulfur
Iron
31. Added to town drinking water (and swimming pools) to kill bacteria
Sulfur
Gold
Chlorine
Plutonium
32. Marie Curie found this element that used to be used to make watch and clock dials glow in the dark. ________________________
Radium
Hydrogen
Tin
Copper
33. When this element is burned in a flame - the color is a deep red - just like the gemstone it's named after
Xenon
Nickel
Rubidium
Arsenic
34. Found in Pepto-Bismol and makes it pink
Sodium
Bismuth
Xenon
Chromiun
35. What the state capitol dome is covered in. _________
Radium
Gold
Silicon
Nitrogen
36. Many people believe that getting too much salt is bad for you because salt contains
Hydrogen
Chromiun
Sodium
Radium
37. A metal that is used in car batteries and as a solder to join pipes - and once was contained in paint and gasoline - is a health hazard for people (especially young children) who ingest it.
Radium
Lead
Radon
Uranium