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8th Grade Earth Science

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Use your periodic table to help answer these questions. (Please do not print a new one)

  1. What did Democritus, Aristotle, and Dalton think about the atom?
  2. What is Periodicity?
  3. What conclusion did Dalton come up with regarding mass of the atom?
  4. What was Mendeleeve contribution?
  5. What was Mendeleeve’s belief about why there were holes in his chart?
  6. Define: Ion, Cation, Anion, Isotope.
  7. What does the number of Protons in an atom do?
  8. Play the game “Name the Atom” and tell how you did.
  9. What do the seven horizontal rows on the periodic table of elements correspond to?
  10. What determines the chemical properties of an element?
  11. What is The Aufbau principle?
  12. Look at the diagram and describe how many electrons can be found in each energy level.
  13. What is an orbital?   Describe an s, p and d orbital.
  14. How many electrons will fit into a single orbital?
  15. What is Hund’s rule?
  16. Play the game and tell how you did.
  17. What are the horizontal rows on the Table of Elements called?
  18. Period 6 has how many energy levels?
  19. How many groups are there on the Table?
  20. What does the atomic number represent?
  21. What happens if you take a proton away from calcium?
  22. What is the rule about atomic symbols?
  23. How do you calculate relative mass?
  24. Play the game and tell how you did.
  25. What is the only thing that varies with an isotope?
  26. What is a mole and what is it used for?
  27. In the reading, why did the author set up a ratio of ping pong balls to golf balls?
  28. In the above question, how does that relate to atoms and mass?
  29. Play the game and tell how you did.
  30. What does IUPAC stand for?
  31. What is a chemical property of the Alkali Metals?
  32. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  33. What is a chemical property of the alkaline earth metals?
  34. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  35. What is a chemical property of the Noble Gases?
  36. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  37. What are Noble gases used for?
  38. What is the definition of a nonmetal?
  39. What is a chemical property of the Halogens?
  40. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  41. What does the name Halogen mean?
  42. What element is most common element on earth?
  43. What is a chemical property of the Nitrogen family?
  44. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  45. What is a chemical property of the Carbon family?
  46. How many electrons do they have in their outermost shell?
  47. The Boron family is in what group?
  48. What group makes the strongest magnets?
  49. Play the game and tell how you did.
  50. Now take the test.  Do not print it out. You must get at least 80%. If you don’t you must review and take the test again.