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