NPS Properties of Metals and Nonmetals

Silver is shiny and reflective.

Silver is ___________.

• lustrous

• malleable

• dull

• brittle

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Brittle

,

(b) Malleable

• something that breaks easily

• aluminum foil

• chalk

• something that can be pressed into different shapes without breaking

• glass
• paper clip

Gold can be hammered or pressed into different shapes without breaking.

Gold is _______.

• brittle

• malleable

• dull

• reactive

Mercury is a metal that easily melts into liquid in a room temperature.

Mercury must have a _____.

• low melting point

• high melting point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Match the following:

• Dull

• 
• Conductive

• 
• Sonorous

• 
• Brittle

• 

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Chalk breaks easily when pressure is applied.

Chalk must be _____,

• brittle

• reactive

• ductile

• sonorous

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Copper can be stretched into a thin wire without breaking.

Copper must be ______.

• malleable

• conductive

• ductile

• reactive

Aluminum allows electricity to pass through.

Aluminum must be _____.

• conductive

• malleable

• dull

• brittle

Butter melts easily with a little heat.

Butter must have a ​ (a)   melting point.

• low
• high

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If an element easily forms chemical reactions with other substances, it must be​ (a)   .

• reactive
• brittle
• malleable
• dull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2