What is matter?

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• liquid

• solid

• gas/air

Can elements be broken down into other substances?

• Yes. They are breakable.

• No. They are the ingredients that make up all other substances.

• Depends on the temperature.

• Only under water.

Most elements are...

• nonmetal

• semimetals

• metals

• none of the above

These elements are good conductors of electricity and heat.

• metal

• nonmetal

• semimetal

• none of the above

These elements do no conduct heat or electricity.

• metal

• nonmetal

• semimetal

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Elements that are sometimes like metals and sometimes like nonmetals.

• metal

• nonmetal

• semimetal

• none of the above

Aluminum and Mercury are examples of...

• metals

• nonmetals

• semimetals

• none of the above

Silicon is an example of...

• metals

• nonmetals

• semimetals

• none of the above

Sulfur is an example of...

• metals

• nonmetals

• semimetals

• none of the above

Some __________ are gases, like the oxygen we breathe or solids such as carbon.

• metals

• nonmetals

• semimetals

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1