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