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WorksheetsMetals, Non-Metals and Metalloids
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
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 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.
What physical properties are used to classify elements as metals, non-metals, or metalloids?
a)
Color, smell, physical state
b)
Reactivity, streak, hardness
c)
Ability to burn, mass, density
d)
Luster, conductivity, malleability
5.
When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.
a)
luster
b)
malleable
c)
brittleness
d)
ductile
6.
Describe what luster means
a)
How an object reflects light
b)
How soft an object is
c)
If an object floats
d)
If an object can be dug out of the earth.
7.
I am an insulator and have a dull luster.
a)
Metal
b)
Metalloid
c)
Non Metal
8.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?
a)
Brittle
b)
Good conductor
c)
Ductile
d)
Malleable
9.
Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
a)
In the middle
b)
In the top rows
c)
On the left-hand side
d)
On the right-hand side
10.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
11.
Which elements are found on the left to middle of The Periodic Table?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Candles
12.
John was observing the physical properties of elements in order to classify them as either a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid. The first element was dull, brittle, and did not conduct heat. What would its classification be?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
c)
metalloid
13.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
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