Properties of Metals

Chemical element ___________ be broken down into simpler substances

• can

• can not

Metals are found on the _____________ of periodic table

• right

• left

• middle

Which is a  property of metals?

• Poor conductors of heat and electricity

• Brittle

• Malleable and ductile

• Low melting points

Means that a material can be pounded into sheets:

• Malleable

• Ductile

• Brittle

Means that a material can be pulled into wires:

• Malleable

• Ductile

• Brittle

True or False: when creating an alloy metals are combined with other substances to make that metal better in some way. 

• True

• False

Steel is an alloy of iron and _____.

• carbon

• copper

• aluminum

As the amount of carbon in steel increases the steel becomes

• Softer and easier to work with

• Harder and more difficult to bend or weld

Tensile strength is related to 

• Forces being pulled apart

• How well a material resists being crushed

• How well a material withstands a twisting force

True or False: Metal gets stronger when it is bent.

• True

• False