Elements Riddle

I am an element that conducts both electricity and heat. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

I am an element that does NOT conduct electricity nor heat. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

When you tap me with a hammer I do shatter. And anyone who knows me would never even attempt to make a wire out of me. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

I am an element that is very lustrous. I have a high melting point and form a solid at room temperature. I am neither ductile or malleable so don’t even think of forming a wire out of me or a hammering me into a sheet. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

When you tap me with a hammer I do NOT shatter. And I am easily drawn into wires. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

I am an element with a high melting point, a solid at room temperature, and have a shine to me that is quite striking. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

I am an element with a low melting point and low boiling point. I happen to be a gas at room temperature. Scientists refer to me as a _____.

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4