Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids Check Up

Which element in the table would be considered a metal?

• Titanium

• Polonium

• Neon

• Titanium and Polonium are both metals

Which element in the table would be considered a nonmetal?

• Titanium

• Polonium

• Neon

• None of these are nonmetals

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which element in the table would be considered a metalloid?

• Titanium

• Polonium

• Neon

• None of these are metalloids

Which of the following describes the properties of a metal?

• lustrous, conductor, malleable, solid

• lustrous, poor conductor, malleable, brittle

• various luster, semiconductor, brittle

• dull, brittle, insulator

Brittle, insulator, dull are adjectives that describe

• metals

• nonmetals

• metalloids

• both metalloids and nonmetals

This category of elements can be found along the "staircase" on the periodic table.

• metals

• metalloids

• nonmetals

• all of these

What is the special thing about metalloids?

• has properties of both metals and nonmetals, good conductors

• has properties of both metals and nonmetals, semiconductors

• has properties of metals and nonmetals, but acts like a nonmetal

• they are mostly liquids

Why are Rare Metals considered "rare"?

• They are hard to find

• they are hard to mine

• there are not very many atoms of them found in the earth

• they are not cooked all the way

What are the Lanthanide Series "rare metals" used for?

• braces on children's teeth

• cell phones and other high-tech gadgets

• in vitamins and medications

• they're so rare we don't use them at all

Which one of these would be best to complete a circuit that transmits sound and video to your tv?

• titanium

• polonium

• neon

• all of these would work

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-3