Metals Quiz

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable
• It can't conduct electricity
• They are used in food
• It's very brittle

A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal? 

• Hydrogen
• Arsenic
• Krypton
• Copper

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The word “luster” refers to which property of matter?

• The ability to conduct electrical or thermal energy
• Capable of being drawn out into thin wires
• The way a surface appears when it reflects light
• Suitable for being shaped by beating or rolling

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Metals that can be used as wire are ____________.

• metallic
• shiny
• malleable
• ductile

This element is in Group 1, but it is not a metal

• Hydrogen

• Potassium

• Francium

• Helium

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

The metals of Group 1 are commonly called the 

• Transition metals
• Alkaline earth metals
• Lanthanides
• Alkali Metals

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?

• Brittle
• Good conductor
• Ductile
• Malleable

One metal that is liquid at room temperature is 

• Magnesium
• Manganese
• Mercury
• Sodium

Gold, which is in Group 11 on the periodic table, is an example of a(n) ____________

• Alkali Metal 
• Other Metal 
• Transition Metal
• Alkaline Earth Metal

The family in the periodic table that contains the most reactive metals is the_______

• Alkaline Earth Metals
• Transition Metals 
• Alkali Metals
• Other Metals