Properties of Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

What are substances called that have the physical properties of being dull, insulators, and brittle?

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

• Liquids

Which element is an example of a metalloid?

• Gold

• Sulfur

• Arsenic

• Silver

Which property is NOT associated with nonmetals?

• Dullness

• Conductivity

• Insulation

• Brittleness

What is a common property of metalloids?

• Only metallic properties

• Only nonmetallic properties

• Some properties of both metals and nonmetals

• No properties of metals or nonmetals

Which material property describes the tendency to break or crack easily?

• Ductility

• Brittleness

• Luster

• Magnetism

What is magnetism?

• Ability to be stretched into a wire

• Tendency to break or crack

• How a surface appears when it reflects light

• A force that attracts or repels magnetic materials

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What type of force is magnetism?

• A force that can stretch materials

• A force that can break materials

• A force that can attract or repel magnetic materials

• A force that can reflect light

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What is an insulator?

• A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.

• A material that does not easily allow heat and electricity to pass through it.

• A material that is always a metal.

• A material that changes its chemical identity easily.

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Which type of material permits a flow of energy?

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Non-metal

• Plastic

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What is a physical property?

• A characteristic that changes the chemical identity of a substance.

• A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical identity.

• A property that only metals have.

• A property that is not measurable.