WorksheetsMetals and Nonmetals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What side of the periodic table are metals on?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
top
d)
bottom
2.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
3.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
4.
What side of the periodic table are nonmetals on?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
top
d)
bottom
5.
Is oxygen metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
6.
Is gold metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
7.
Which has a higher density?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
8.
What do metals conduct?
a)
heat
b)
electricity
c)
both
d)
neither
9.
All of these properties describe metals EXCEPT...
a)
malleable
b)
conductors
c)
brittle
d)
luster
10.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
11.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
12.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
13.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
14.
A certain substance does not conduct heat or electricity, and breaks easily when hit with a hammer. What other property might this substance have?
a)
can be pulled into long wires
b)
dull surface
c)
high density
d)
malleable
15.
Which of the following elements is a metal?
a)
calcium
b)
chlorine
c)
iodine
d)
oxygen
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