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WorksheetsMetals, Non-metals, and Metalloids
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group do alkaline earth metals belong to?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
2.
The boron group would be classified as __________?
a)
nonmetals
b)
metals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
3.
The halogens are ____________.
a)
diatomic molecules
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
d)
metals
4.
The alkali metals are ______________.
a)
diatomic molecules
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
d)
metals
5.
The oxygen group would be considered ______________.
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
6.
Noble gases would fit into which group?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
7.
The nitrogen group would be classified as _______________.
a)
metalloids
b)
nonmetals
c)
metals
d)
diatomic molecules
8.
The carbon group would fit into which group?
a)
metals
b)
nonmetals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
9.
The iron triad elements would be considered ______________.
a)
nonmetals
b)
metals
c)
metalloids
d)
diatomic molecules
10.
What 3 elements make up almost 90% of the human body?
a)
oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
b)
hydrogen, carbon, sodium
c)
oxygen, hydrogen, carbon
d)
potassium, sulfur, calcium
11.
Which metal is found in the largest amount in the human body?
a)
potassium
b)
magnesium
c)
nitrogen
d)
calcium
12.
How do metals differ from nonmetals?
a)
metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
b)
metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
c)
metals are powdery
d)
nonmetals are shiny
13.
At room temperature metals are ____________.
a)
plasma
b)
gases
c)
liquid
d)
solid
14.
Hydrogen is grouped with the alkali metals because it has ___________.
a)
1 electron
b)
2 electrons
c)
metal
d)
no compounds
15.
This family exist as reactive diatomic molecules in the gaseous phase.
a)
halogens
b)
alkali metals
c)
actinide series
d)
lanthanide series
16.
Elements whose outer electrons are not held tightly are most likely to form _________ bonds.
a)
radioactive
b)
covalent
c)
nonmetallic
d)
metallic
17.
Which substances would most likely conduct electricity only under certain conditions?
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
nonmetals
d)
noble gases
18.
Which elements below are transition elements?
a)
neon, helium, xenon
b)
iron, nickel, cobalt
c)
mercury, zinc, cadmium
d)
copper, silver, gold
19.
Any element with an atomic number greater than that of uranium is a ________________.
a)
lanthanide
b)
transuranium element
c)
transition element
d)
halogen
20.
Group 18 make up the __________.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkali earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
noble gases
21.
Different forms of the same element that have different properties because of different atom arrangements are called ________________.
a)
halogens
b)
allotropes
c)
carbons
d)
graphites
22.
The process by which a solid changes directly to a gas is called ________________.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
ionization
23.
Metals that can be used as wire are ____________.
a)
metallic
b)
shiny
c)
malleable
d)
ductile
24.
The family that has two electrons in their outer every level is the ______________.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
halogens
d)
actinides
25.
Metals along the stair-step line of the periodic table are ______________.
a)
metals
b)
metalloids
c)
liquids
d)
radioactive
26.
Which element is the only halogen that is normally a ______________.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
semiconductor
27.
All synthetic elements are ______________.
a)
needed by humans
b)
liquids
c)
help make plastics
d)
radioactive
28.
The transition elements are groups _________to ____________ on the periodic table.
a)
1 to 18
b)
1 to 12
c)
3 to 12
d)
3 to 17
29.
When hydrogen reacts with metals, it forms a chemical bond by _________________.
a)
sharing electrons
b)
losing 1 electron
c)
gaining two electrons
d)
gaining 1 electron
30.
Which family of elements contains the most reactive metals?
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
noble gases
d)
transition elements
31.
__________ and metals combine to form salts.
a)
fluorides
b)
halogens
c)
allotropes
d)
ionics
32.
An allotrope of carbon that is hard and is used in jewelry is ___________.
a)
silicon
b)
quartz
c)
diamond
d)
graphite
33.
The only metal that is liquid at room temperature is _________.
a)
copper
b)
mercury
c)
silver
d)
sodium
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