Metals, Nonmetals & Metalloids!

All elements fit into one of three categories: metals, nonmetals, and metalloids.

• True

• False

Out of the three main groups of elements, what has the greatest conductivity?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

Manganese is a shiny element that conducts heat and electricity well and can be hammered into thin sheets. Silicon is dull, metallic element that is brittle and shatters when shaped. What is a metal?

• Manganese

• Silicon

• Both

Which element would be an insulator?

• gold, a metal

• zinc, a metal

• sulfur, a nonmetal

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

On which side of the Periodic Table are the nonmetals found?

• left

• right

• middle

Cesium (Cs) is an element found on the far left side of the Periodic Table. Which type of element is it?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

A type of element that shares some qualities of both metals and nonmetals

• metalloid

• insulator

• gas

Scientists examine an element's ____________ to determine if it is a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid

• age

• physical properties

• location

Which quality are metals and metalloids most likely to have in common?

• conduct electricity very well

• brittle and shatter easily

• have a metallic shine or luster

What would be the best way to determine an element's luster?

• submerge it in water

• shine light on it

• see if it conducts electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2