Metals Nonmetals and Metalloids

Open Ended

Watch the 20-second video of the woman pouring hot liquid from a thermos in the snow.

Then answer the question below using the RACE strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain).

What material do you think the thermos is made of? Use evidence from the video to support your answer.

Sentence Frame Support:

I think the thermos is made of ______ because…

One piece of evidence is…

This shows that…

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​Aluminum

Calcium

Copper

Carbon

Iodine

Silicon

Sulfur

Multiple Choice

If an object is a better conductor of heat and electricity than nonmetals, but not as good of a conductor as metals, then it is a-

• non-conductor

• good conductor

• semi-conductor

• superconductor

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Nonmetals occur to the

of the dark zig-zag on the periodic table.

Multiple Choice

Metals appear to the ______ of the dark zig-zag line on the periodic table.

• middle

• right

• left

• top

Multiple Choice

What element in Group 1 is not a metal but a nonmetal?

• Helium

• Oxygen

• Lithium

• Hydrogen

Multiple Choice

Malleability is ________

• the capability of being hammered out thin.

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

Multiple Choice

Nonmetals are ______ compared to metals.

• brittle

• non-conductive

• ductile

• highly conductive

Multiple Choice

Ductility is ________

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

• the capability of being hammered out thin.

Multiple Choice

Luster is ________

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.

• the capability of being hammered out thin.

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

Multiple Choice

The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all non-metals. What property would these elements have in common?

• Shiny, lustrous surface

• Good conductor of thermal energy

• Poor conductor of electricity

• Soft and malleable

Multiple Choice

Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon?

• Nonmetal

• Metal

• Pretty

• Metalloid

Multiple Choice

Which of the following property of metal can reflect light

• compressibility

• ductility

• luster

• malleability

Multiple Choice

Metals have all of the following physical properties except ________.

• malleable

• high conductivity

• shiny luster

• brittle

Multiple Choice

Conductivity is ________

• the capability of being hammered out thin

• the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads

• how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.

• the way light is reflected off a surface.

Multiple Choice

Most metals on the periodic table are ________.

• Solids

• Gases

• Solids, Liquids and Gases

• Liquids

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth was examining elements and their physical properties. She described an element in her science journal as having no shine, an insulator, and very brittle. What would this element be a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

• alloy

Multiple Choice

A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a

• metal

• nonmetal

• cannot be determined

• metalloid

Multiple Choice

Metalloids ________

• have no properties of nonmetals.

• have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.

• have no properties of metals.

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

How would this element be classified? (shiny, solid, good conductor, high density)

• Metal

• Metamorphic

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid