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WorksheetsMetals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which group of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
2.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
3.
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
4.
One property of nonmetals is that it they are good conductors of electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?
a)
Dull
b)
Luster
c)
Malleable
d)
Hard
6.
Some characteristics of metals are that they are malleable and ductile.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
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
8.
Which of the following property of metal can reflect light
a)
A. malleability
b)
B. compressibility
c)
C. ductility
d)
D. luster
9.
If a substance breaks easily, it is said to be ________________.
a)
A. Magnetic
b)
B. Brittle
c)
C. Conductive
d)
D. Ductile
10.
Metals appear to the _______ of the dark ziz-zag line on the periodic table.
a)
A. right
b)
B. middle
c)
C. left
11.
Nonmetals occur to the ________of the dark zig-zag on the periodic table.
a)
A. right
b)
B. middle
c)
C. left
12.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
13.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
14.
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
15.
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into anything simpler is a/an-
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
cell
d)
compound
16.
If an object breaks easily, that means it is-
a)
malleable
b)
brittle
c)
ductile
17.
Anytime you see the word SEMICONDUCTOR - what substance do you have?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
18.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
19.
Aluminum Foil is a
a)
Nonmetal
b)
Metalloid
c)
Metal
20.
Gold is a
a)
Nonmetal
b)
Metalloids
c)
Metal
21.
What would represent an element?
a)
O₂
b)
CoH₂
c)
NaCl
d)
H₂O₂
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