Metals, Nonmetals & Metalloids

_____________ ______________ are things you can observe and describe about matter without it changing chemically.

• Chemical properties

• Luster

• Physical properites

• Ductile

______________ refers to the way most metals can be stretched into wires.

• Luster

• Ductile

• Malleable

• Metal

The way a metal’s surface reflects light is called ________________.

• dull

• luster

• solids

• metal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

______________ refers to the way a metal can be hammered or rolled into thin sheets.

• Luster

• Malleable

• Metalloids

• Solid

There are _________ elements on the periodic table that are classified as metals.

• 118

• nonmetals

• metals

• 88

Metals are found on the ______________ side of the periodic table.

• nonmetals

• left

• right

• metals

Most metals are ____________ at room temperature.

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• left

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This group of elements have properties that are opposite those of metals. ______________________

• luster

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• metals

This group of elements sit along a stair step line on the periodic table and have properties of both metals and nonmetals. _________________________

• luster

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

_______________ is the first element at the top of the stair step.

• hydrogen

• boron

• silicon

• carbon