Before you read about Uranium, test your knowledge of this exciting element!

1. Uranium Quiz! Before you learn more about Uranium, how much do you already know?

2. What is Uranium’s atomic number?

3. 92

4. True or false. Uranium is an extremely rare element.

5. False. Uranium is actually quite abundant.

6. Where can uranium be found?

7. Mostly in rocks, but also in soil, water, and the air.

8. True or false. Uranium is a highly radioactive element.

9. True. All isotopes of uranium are radioactive.

10. Is uranium a metal or nonmetal?

11. It is a metal.

12. When was uranium discovered?A. 1789b. 1817c. 1923d. 1979

13. A. 1789 by Martin Klaproth

14. Can exposure to Uranium increase risk of cancer?

15. Yes. Depleted uranium can cause radiation-induced cancers such as leukemia.

16. If you didn’t know the answer to any of these questions have no fear. All of these questions are discussed in this page and much more.http://www.eoearth.org/article/Uranium