Week 3-Element Type

Students were given four unknown substances and asked to observe their characteristics. Which would be classified as a nonmetal. Their observations are shown in the table:

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following properties are characteristic of a metals?

• Dull, Brittle & Poor Conductors

• Malleable, Dull & Brittle

• Good Conductors, Malleable & Ductile

• Semiconductors, Malleable & Ductile

Explain why Carbon is not classified as a metal.

• Because its Malleable & Brittle

• Because its Ductile and Good Conductor of Heat

• Because its Brittle and Dull

• Because its Metallic and malleable

Rachel was researching the element silver, for her project about atoms. Silver is an element that is shiny, conducts electricity and is also malleable. What type of element is silver?

• Noble gas
• Metalloid
• Metal
• Non-metal

Henry finds an element that is light blue, breaks easily in his hand, and does not reflect light. How should Henry classify the element?

• Non-metal
• metalloid

• Alloy
• Metal

Miguel finds a solid, that has high luester BUT cannot be drawn into a wire. The object that Miguel found is most likely a —

• Metal

• metalloid

• nonmetal

• gasses

During an experiment, a student placed a malleable item in the gap of the circuit below. The lightbulb turned on when the item was placed in the device. The item could NOT be classified as a metal—

• Neon (Ne)

• Beryllium (Be)

• Gold (Au)

• Iron (Fe)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Deion is designing a new pan to sell at his camping store. He wants the part of the pan that is placed on the fire to be able to conduct the heat and cook the food that is placed inside it. What type of material would be best to make this part of the pan from and why?

• Metal, because its brittle

• Metal, because its dense

• Metal, because its a gasseous

• Metal, because its a conductor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

• Noble gases
• metals

• nonmetals

• Metalloids

Dion is testing materials in science class trying to determine which materials are metals and nonmetals. One substance crumbles( brittle) when hammered and it does not conduct electricity. What type of substance is it most likely?

6

• Rare Earth Metals

• Nonmetal

• Metals

• Metalloids