Quiz about Metals Non-metals & Metalloids

Question 1

Which of these is a property of metals?

Accepted Answer

It's malleable

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It can't conduct electricity

Answer

They are used in food

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It's very brittle

Question 2

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?

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Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Question 3

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 4

Some characteristics of a metal are that it is malleable and ductile.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 5

Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

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Pretty

Question 6

Which elements are found on the left to middle of The Periodic Table?

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Metals

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Nonmetals

Answer

Metalloids

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Candles

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Metalloid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Pretty

Question 8

Which elements are found on the right side of The Periodic Table?

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Nonmetals

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Metals

Answer

Metalloids

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Water

Question 9

Which element is a metalloid?

Accepted Answer

Polonium

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Titanium

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Selenium

Answer

Potassium

Question 10

Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?

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Metalloid

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 11

Elements in the shaded area can best be described as -

Accepted Answer

Malleable

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Brittle

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Dull

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Insulators

Question 12

Elements in the shaded area can best be described as -

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Shiny and brittle

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Insulators

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Good conductors

Question 13

Look at the periodic table that is provided. Where would nonmetals be located?

Accepted Answer

to the right of the table

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to the left of the table

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in the zigzag line

Question 14

Look at the periodic table that is provided. Where would metals be located?

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to the left of the table

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to the right of the table

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in the zigzag line

Question 15

Fill in the blank: Nonmetals have a ___________ surface, and they do not conduct heat or electricity.

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dull

Answer

electricity

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changed

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luster

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metals

Question 16

Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?

Accepted Answer

Both metals and metalloids

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

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metalloids

Question 17

Which of these is a property of metals?

Accepted Answer

It's malleable

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It can't conduct electricity

Answer

They are used in food

Answer

It's very brittle

Question 18

Brittle

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Question 19

Good conductor of heat

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 20

Which element is a metalloid?

Accepted Answer

Polonium

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Titanium

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Selenium

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Potassium

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Dull

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Luster

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Malleable

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Hard

Question 22

Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

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Metalloid

Answer

Pretty

Question 23

A student is given a sample of an unknown substance. He is asked to determine if it is classified as a metal, a metalloid, or a nonmetal. He discovered that the unknown element conducted some heat and electricity, had a shiny luster, and broke easily. This element is most likely a

Accepted Answer

metalloid

Answer

metal

Answer

nonmetal

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cannot be determined

Question 24

Which table below correctly lists the properties of metals and nonmetals? *

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 25

Which of the following is a property of a non-metal?

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Is brittle and breaks easily

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Conducts electricity and heats well

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Can be hammered into thin sheets

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Has a shiny, metallic luster

Question 26

Which of the following correctly lists the three main groups of elements from greatest conductivity to least conductivity?

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metals-metalloids-nonmetals

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Nonmetals -metalloids-metals

Answer

metals-nonmetals-metalloids

Answer

metalloids-metals-nonmetals

Question 27

The table shows the properties of four elements. Which element in the table is classified as a metal?

Accepted Answer

Manganese

Answer

Sulfur

Answer

Silicon

Answer

Neon

Question 28

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

Accepted Answer

Metalloid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Pretty

Question 29

John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle, and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be?

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nonmetal

Answer

metal

Answer

metalloid

Question 30

If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is

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Ductile

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Magnetic

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Malleable

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Reactive

Question 31

If a substance is magnetic it is most likely a

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metal

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non-metal

Question 32

Which element category could have the characteristic of brittle? Choose the best answer.

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Metalloid and Nonmetal

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 33

One property of a nonmetals is that it is a good conductor of electricity?

Accepted Answer

false

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true

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

Dull

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Lustrous

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Malleable

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Conductor

Question 35

Question 35.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

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Metalloid

Question 36

Question 36.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 37

Question 37.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 38

Question 38.

Accepted Answer

Metalloid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 39

Question 39.

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Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 40

Question 40.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 41

Question 41.

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Metalloid

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Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 42

Metals are malleable and ductile.

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 43

Which elements are found on the right side of The Periodic Table?

Accepted Answer

Nonmetals

Answer

Metals

Answer

Metalloids

Answer

Water

Question 44

Which element is a nonmetal?

Accepted Answer

Selenium

Answer

Titanium

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Potassium

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Polonium

Question 45

Which element is a metalloid?

Accepted Answer

Polonium

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Titanium

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Selenium

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Potassium

Question 46

Metals appear to the _______ of the dark ziz-zag line on the periodic table.

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C. left

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A. right

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B. middle

Question 47

Which of the following properties refers to the ability of metals to be drawn into wires?

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C. ductility

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A. malleability

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B. compressibility

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D. luster

Question 48

Nonmetals are ________ compared to metals.

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non-conductive

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highly conductive

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brittle

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ductile

Question 49

Conductivity is the ability to

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transfer thermal and electrical energy

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reflect light from a lustrous surface

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exist as a solid, liquid, or gas

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be hammered into thin sheets

Question 50

Some characteristics of a metal are that it is malleable and ductile.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 51

Question 51.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

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Metalloid

Question 52

Question 52.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 53

Question 53.

Accepted Answer

Metalloid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 54

Question 54.

Accepted Answer

Metalloid

Answer

Metal

Answer

Nonmetal

Question 55

Question 55.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 56

Question 56.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 57

Question 57.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 58

Question 58.

Accepted Answer

Nonmetal

Answer

Metal

Answer

Metalloid

Question 59

Select the correct answer: All elements on The Periodic Table are separated into this many groups

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

metals

Answer

metalloids

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nonmetals

Question 60

Fill in the blank: Nonmetals have a ___________ surface, and they do not conduct heat or electricity.

Accepted Answer

dull

Answer

electricity

Answer

changed

Answer

luster

Answer

metals

Question 61

Fill in the blanks: Metalloids can be shiny or __________ and their shape is easily changed.

Accepted Answer

dull

Answer

electricity

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changed

Answer

luster

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metal

Question 62

Fill in the blank: Heat and ___________ travel easily through metals.

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electricity

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dull

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changed

Answer

luster

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metals

Question 63

How did you find out if an element is a good conductor?

Accepted Answer

it lit up a light bulb

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hit it with a hammer

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bubbled in the presence of acid

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turned black

Question 64

copper can be used to make statues like the statue of liberty

Accepted Answer

therefore copper is malleable

Answer

therefore copper is ductile

Answer

therefore copper is shiny

Answer

therefore copper is a conductor

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