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