WorksheetsPeriodic Table/Metals/Nonmetals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
2.
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
3.
Which elements are found on the right side of The Periodic Table?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Water
4.
All of these properties usually describe metals except...
a)
malleable
b)
conductors
c)
brittle
d)
shiny
5.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
6.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
7.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
8.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
9.
The word “luster” refers to which property of matter?
a)
The ability to conduct electrical or thermal energy
b)
Capable of being drawn out into thin wires
c)
The way a surface appears when it reflects light
d)
Suitable for being shaped by beating or rolling
10.
Which table below correctly lists the properties of metals and nonmetals? *
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
A student tested the conductivity of four elements using an incomplete electrical circuit. When the element is placed in the circuit, the bulb lights up brightly, lights up dimly, or does not light up at all based on the element’s ability to conduct electricity. The table below shows the results of her investigation. Based on the results of the conductivity test, which element is classified as a metal?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Arsenic
c)
Krypton
d)
Copper
12.
The elements argon, krypton, and xenon are all non-metals. What property would these elements have in common?
a)
Good conductor of thermal energy
b)
Poor conductor of electricity
c)
Shiny, lustrous surface
d)
Soft and malleable
13.
The table shows the properties of four elements. Which element in the table is classified as a metal?
a)
Manganese
b)
Sulfur
c)
Silicon
d)
Neon
14.
Which type of element is a semiconductor?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Nonmetals
15.
Which type of elements are usually solids?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
16.
Which type of elements are usually gasses?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
17.
Which type of elements are used in construction, cookware, and electrical circuits?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
18.
Which type of elements touch the zigzag line?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Metals and Metalloids
19.
The atomic number tells you what?
a)
number of electrons
b)
number of protons
c)
number of neutrons
d)
both electrons and protons in an atom.
20.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as "metal".
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of these metals is usually observed in a "liquid" state?
a)
Cadmium
b)
Indium
c)
Mercury
d)
Thallium
22.
Beryllium is in group number______.
a)
Group 2
b)
Group 3
c)
Group 4
d)
Group 7
23.
The period for Bromine is ___________.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
24.
The atomic number of this pictured element is
a)
28
b)
58.6934
c)
Ni
d)
Nickel
25.
What does the 1.00794 stand for?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
atomic number
c)
atomic mass
d)
atomic explosion
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