Metals, Nonmetal, Metalloids 6th grade

Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon?

• Metal

• Nonmetal

• Metalloid

All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?

• Brittle

• Luster

• Malleable

• Good Conductor

Copper is used as wiring in many homes because it is a _________ metal. This means it can be made into a wire!

• malleable

• ductile

• Luster

• insulated

Which of these are properties of metals? (select 2)

• It's malleable
• It's ductile

• They are bad conductors

• It's very brittle

What color represents the metals, nonmetals and metalloids?

• metals: blue

  metalloids: yellow

  nonmetals: pink

• metals: blue

  metalloids: pink

  nonmetals: yellow

• metals: pink

  metalloids: yellow

  nonmetals: blue

Is this a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal?

• Metal

• Metalloid

• Nonmetal

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Match the vocab word to the definition

• Shiny

• Semiconductor

• Easily shaped

• Malleable

• conduct electricity but not very well

• Ductile

• allows heat/electricity to flow through

• Luster

• Can be drawn into a wire

• Good Conductor

Categorize each item

Groups:

(a) Metals

,

(b) Nonmetals

,

(c) Metalloids

• Ductile

• Dull

• Shiny

• Good Conductor

• Malleable

• Has properties of both metals and nonmetals

• Semiconductor

• Insulator

Using a conductor (like the metal wire) in a circuit will...

• allow electricity to flow

• will not allow electricity to flow

• makes the circuit disappear

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

• Luster

• Malleable

• Metalloids

• Solid