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WorksheetsMetals, Nonmetals and Metalloids
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following properties refers to the ability of metals to be drawn into wires?
a)
A. malleability
b)
B. compressibility
c)
C. ductility
d)
D. luster
2.
Which of the following property of metal can reflect light
a)
A. malleability
b)
B. compressibility
c)
C. ductility
d)
D. luster
3.
Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?
a)
A. Sulfur
b)
B. Zinc
c)
C. Silicon
d)
D. Oxygen
4.
Aluminium foil is used for wrapping food because-
a)
A. It is ductile
b)
B. It is malleable
c)
C. It is a good conductor of heat
d)
D. It is shiny
5.
Which one of the following metal is used in thermometers?
a)
A. Copper
b)
B. Mercury
c)
C. Aluminum
d)
D. Iron
6.
If a metal is ___________ it can be drawn into a wire.
a)
A. Conductive
b)
B. Malleable
c)
C. Lustrous
d)
D. Ductile
7.
If a substance breaks easily, it is said to be ________________.
a)
A. Magnetic
b)
B. Brittle
c)
C. Conductive
d)
D. Ductile
8.
Nonmetals are usually GOOD conductors or heat and electricity.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
Metals usually have high melting points.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
Metals can be drawn into a wire.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
The 13th element in the Periodic Table
a)
A. Aluminum
b)
B. Silicon
c)
C. Magnesium
d)
D. Sulfur
12.
Metals appear to the _______ of the dark ziz-zag line on the periodic table.
a)
A. right
b)
B. middle
c)
C. left
13.
A chemical property of metal is its reaction with water and oxygen. This results in ________.
a)
A. Burning
b)
B. Melting
c)
C. Breaking
d)
D. Rusting
14.
Nonmetals occur to the ________of the dark zig-zag on the periodic table.
a)
A. right
b)
B. middle
c)
C. left
15.
What element in Group 1 is not a metal but a nonmetal?
a)
Helium
b)
Lithium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Oxygen
16.
What is the element name of this symbol K?
a)
A. Phosphorus
b)
B. Potassium
c)
C. Sodium
d)
D. Magnesium
17.
What is the element name of this symbol Na?
a)
A. Nitrogen
b)
B. Neon
c)
C. Sodium
d)
D. Sulfur
18.
What is the symbol for Helium?
a)
A. He
b)
B. H
c)
C. Be
d)
D. Na
19.
The 10th element in the Periodic Table is _________.
a)
A. Argon
b)
B. Fluorine
c)
C. Neon
d)
D. Sodium
20.
What is the atomic number of Phosphorus (P)?
a)
A. 15
b)
B. 14
c)
C. 16
d)
D. 19
21.
Magnesium (Mg) is a:
a)
A. metal
b)
B. nonmetal
c)
C. metalloid
d)
D. gas
22.
Which of the following refers to the element that has luster, is malleable and ductile, and is said to be a good conductor of heat and electricity.
a)
A. Metals
b)
B. Nonmetals
c)
C. Metalloids
23.
Which of the following refers to the element that is usually a gas or a brittle solid at room temperature. It is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
a)
A. Metals
b)
B. Nonmetals
c)
C. Metalloids
24.
Which of the following refers to the element that shares some characteristics or properties with both metals and nonmetals.
a)
A. Metals
b)
B. Nonmetals
c)
C. Metalloids
25.
What element compound is found in banana?
a)
A. Calcium
b)
B. Potassium
c)
C. Magnesium
d)
D. Sodium
26.
Is an important part of the compound that keeps your bones and teeth healthy.
a)
Calcium
b)
Potassium
c)
Magnesium
d)
Sodium
27.
___________is used to make cans, cars, and airplanes.
a)
A. Sulfur
b)
B. Magnesium
c)
C. Aluminum
d)
D. Lithium
28.
__________forms both diamonds and charcoal.
a)
A. Boron
b)
B. Silicon
c)
C. Argon
d)
D. Carbon
29.
It makes up about 21% of the air you breathe.
a)
A. Nitrogen
b)
B. Carbon
c)
C. Oxygen
d)
D. Hydrogen
30.
A gas at room temperature, makes up about 78% of the air you breathe.
a)
A. Nitrogen
b)
B. Carbon
c)
C.Oxygen
d)
D. Hydrogen
31.
Is a yellow halogen that is used to disinfect water for drinking and swimming
a)
A. Fluorine
b)
B. Chlorine
c)
C. Iodine
d)
C. Neon
32.
__________ in a light bulb keeps the filament from burning out.
a)
A. Chlorine
b)
B. Argon
c)
C. Neon
d)
D. Fluorine
33.
The 9th element in the Periodic Table.
a)
A. Neon
b)
B. Fluorine
c)
C. Argon
d)
D. Chlorine
34.
The 14th element in the Periodic Table.
a)
A. Al
b)
B. P
c)
C. Si
d)
D. C
35.
Boron is a __________.
a)
A. Metal
b)
B. Nonmetal
c)
C. Metalloid
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