Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable
• It can't conduct electricity
• They are used in food
• It's very brittle

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?

• Brittle
• Good conductor
• Ductile
• Malleable

How do metals differ from nonmetals?

• metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
• metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
• metals are powdery
• nonmetals are shiny

At room temperature metals are ____________.

• plasma
• gases
• liquid
• solid

Metals that can be used as wire are ____________.

• metallic
• shiny
• malleable
• ductile

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid

Which element is a metalloid?

• Titanium
• Selenium
• Potassium
• Polonium

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

• Dull
• Luster
• Malleable
• Hard

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

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid
• Pretty

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

• Nonmetals -metalloids-metals
• metals-nonmetals-metalloids
• metalloids-metals-nonmetals
• metals-metalloids-nonmetals