ELEMENTS and their SYMBOLS
The atoms of all the different elements are represented by their own symbol. It is interesting to see how the names and symbols for
many other elements came about. Complete the following exercise using a copy of the “Periodic Table of the Elements.”
Name of Element
List the symbol and name for EIGHT
elements whose symbol is just the
first letter of the name.
List the symbol and name for FIVE
elements whose symbol is the first
and second letters of the name.
Some elements have a symbol
composed of the first and third
letters of their names. Find FIVE of
these elements.
Find THREE elements whose symbol
is the first and fourth letter of the
name?
On the entire periodic chart, there
are only eight elements having a
symbol composed of the first and last
letters of the name. Find FOUR of
them.
Find the names and symbols for SIX
elements that have been named after
objects in the solar system.
Can you find FIVE elements that have
been named after a place?
Find FOUR elements that have been
named in honour of famous
scientists.
What THREE elements were named
after a colour?
Symbol
Name: ______________________________
Date: _______________
CHEMISTRY ELEMENT RIDDLES
Use your imagination to fill in the blanks with the appropriate ELEMENT from the periodic table.
1.
What language is spoken by the people of Mangan? ____________________.
2. We brought everything but the kitchen ____________________.
3. To be a good neighbour you must mind your own ____________________.
4. To park here, you must put a ____________________ in the meter.
5. Dial 911 to call a ____________________ when you witness a crime.
6. If you find that your cat has been run over all you can do is to ____________________.
7. The baby birds are no longer in the nest, they ____________________.
8. Doctors amputated the bottom part of his leg but they left his ____________________.
9. His old Ford was worn out so he bought a new ____________________.
10. What do you call a prisoner who acts "silly"? ____________________.
11. We're out of Foss, please go to the store and get some ____________________.”
12. I borrowed a dollar
____________________.
from
Sam
and
fifty
cents
from
Dean,
so
I
owe
Sam
more
than
13. Five times two is ____________________.
14. The Boy Scout took the old lady by the arm and ____________________ her across the street.
15. He demanded payment in gold because he said he was ____________________.
16. At the end of his first day as a car salesman, Mr UMM was asked: "Did you ____________________?"
17. The gold in Pharaoh's
____________________.
crypt weighed exactly 1000 kg, and so it became known as
the
18. As the masked man rode away, he was heard to say, "Hi, Ho, ____________________ away!"
19. Housewife's complaint: "On Mondays, all I do is wash and ____________________."
20. His name is Sullivan, but we call him "Sul". He is the reason our rugs and furniture are covered with
____________________.
21. Cadbury Chocolate Company bought out Mee-Yum
____________________ chocolate covered fortune cookies.
fortune
Cookie,
and
now
they
make
22. News reporter Nick asked the chief what caused the warehouse fire. The chief replied: "It was
____________________."
23. The well-driller had bored a hole to a depth of 10 m. He found no water so he was told to
____________________.
24. "Calvin did you see the man who stole my horse?" "Yes ____________________," replied the toddler.
25. The makers of RAID have developed a slogan to advertise their new insect repellent: "Don't go out
without your ____________________."
26. How did I find out what teenagers think? I ____________________ of course!
27. Samantha was in love with Darren when they ran away from home. Her mother asked her anxiously, "Did
____________________?”
28. Coe lost his dog Bo and as a result ____________________ his eyes out.
29. After months of investigation, the undercover Narcotics agent approached the suspect. "Here's your
$25,000" said the officer. "And here's ____________________," replied the drug dealer.
30. "The bandits rode through here," said the sheriff. "Do you see those tracks?" "No I don't
____________________," said the deputy.
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