Properties of Metals

Allows heat or electricity to go through

• insulator

• conductor

• luster

• ductile

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Able to be drawn into wire is

• malleable

• insulator

• luster

• ductile

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Able to be beaten or hammered into shapes

• luster

• malleable

• brittle

• insulator

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The shine on metal when light falls on it.

• luster

• brittle

• malleable

• tarnish

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Which properties of metal makes it a good choice to make a cooking pot out of? Choose TWO

• it has luster - it is shiny

• it is a good conductor of heat

• it is ductile - able to be made into a wire

• it has a high melting point

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Which property of metal makes it a good choice to make a car engine from?

• it has luster

• it has a high melting point

• it conducts electricity

• it has magnetism

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Why wouldn't you want a coffee cup to be made from metal?

• metal conducts electricity

• metal conducts heat

• metals have luster

• metals can be made into a wire; they are ductile

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Which is NOT a property of most metals?

• they have a very high melting point

• they are not good at conducting electricity

• they are good conductors of heat

• they have luster

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What does the word "thermal" mean?

• metal

• heat

• electric

• shiny

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Why are cords for toasters, televisions, and phone chargers made of metal wires?

• metals are shiny

• metals are good conductors of heat

• metals are good conductors of electricity

• metals are magnetic

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