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