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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. When this element is burned in a flame - the color is a deep red - just like the gemstone it's named after
Rubidium
Mercury
Cobalt
Plutonium
2. The metal the Statue of Liberty is made of...
Copper
Gold
Argon
Nitrogen
3. When they can't afford diamonds - prospective husbands might buy their fiancees stones made of this element (and probably live to regret it later)
Nickel
Zirconium
Chromiun
Carbon
4. The element that is in the gas with the rotten egg smell
Fluorine
Sulfur
Cobalt
Radium
5. 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
Copper
Silicon
Potassium
Zirconium
6. A favorite poison of mystery writers.
Tungsten
Chlorine
Lead
Arsenic
7. The nonflammable gas that was used to replace hydrogen in blimps
Chromiun
Helium
Xenon
Zirconium
8. People who don't get enough of this metal can suffer from anemia.
Hydrogen
Potassium
Nickel
Iron
9. Metal used as a filament in light bulbs
Fluorine
Carbon
Tungsten
Arsenic
10. 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...
Neon
Nickel
Bismuth
Plutonium
11. Radioactive element contained in smoke detectors
Silver
Americium
Sodium
Gold
12. For some reason - everyone seems to know that bananas are rich in...
Sodium
Hydrogen
Uranium
Potassium
13. 78% of air is this gas
Hydrogen
Lead
Cobalt
Nitrogen
14. 1% of air is this gaseous element
Hydrogen
Argon
Radon
Arsenic
15. What the state capitol dome is covered in. _________
Gold
Neon
Americium
Lead
16. 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.)
Gold
Hydrogen
Nickel
Copper
17. Some medical reports suggest that taking this element helps prevent colds
Arsenic
Zinc
Plutonium
Mercury
18. Found in Pepto-Bismol and makes it pink
Bismuth
Rubidium
Radon
Cobalt
19. Many people believe that getting too much salt is bad for you because salt contains
Nickel
Helium
Sodium
Carbon
20. This element is widely used in matches and fertilizers.
Fluorine
Americium
Lead
Phosphorus
21. When dissolved in alcohol - this is used to disinfect cuts
Platinum
Iodine
Zinc
Fluorine
22. Before there was aluminum foil there was ______________ foil.
Chlorine
Tin
Nitrogen
Zinc
23. Given the name of the coin - it's surprising that only 25% of it is this element
Platinum
Helium
Nickel
Silicon
24. Deep blue glass often contains this element
Bismuth
Iron
Tin
Cobalt
25. Those painfully bright headlights can contain this gas.
Phosphorus
Neon
Chlorine
Xenon
26. A shiny metal used on automobile bodies - especially the trim
Platinum
Chromiun
Iron
Carbon
27. Contained in toothpastes and town drinking waters
Rubidium
Fluorine
Copper
Potassium
28. Marie Curie found this element that used to be used to make watch and clock dials glow in the dark. ________________________
Arsenic
Copper
Radium
Cobalt
29. Added to town drinking water (and swimming pools) to kill bacteria
Tin
Zinc
Chlorine
Helium
30. ______________________ was the first element found to be radioactive
Carbon
Uranium
Cobalt
Radon
31. A radioactive gas that sometimes seeps through basement floors and accumulates in poorly ventilated houses
Radon
Plutonium
Argon
Radium
32. Pencil lead is mostly ...
Bismuth
Carbon
Xenon
Phosphorus
33. As far as credit cards go - this is more precious than gold or silver
Nitrogen
Platinum
Fluorine
Zinc
34. Nickels - dimes - and quarters are now made of copper and nickel - but before that they were all made of ...
Potassium
Mercury
Silver
Fluorine
35. A gaseous element used in brightly colored electric signs
Carbon
Arsenic
Cobalt
Neon
36. 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.
Silver
Lead
Copper
Sulfur
37. A liquid metal
Arsenic
Mercury
Phosphorus
Iodine