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Metals

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the symbol for Aluminium?

a)

Al

b)

A

c)

Au

d)

Am

2.

What is different about mercury compared to all other metals?

a)

It is a liquid

b)

It is brown

c)

It doesn't conduct electricity

d)

It is hard

3.

Which of the following is not a metal?

a)

Calcium

b)

Carbon

c)

Copper

d)

Chromium

4.

Which of the following metals will set on fire in water?

a)

Calcium

b)

Sodium

c)

Lithium

d)

Potassium

5.

Why do we use copper in wires?

a)

It is a good colour for wires

b)

It is a thermal conductor

c)

It conducts electricity

d)

It rusts easily

6.

What gas is produced when metals react with water?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

7.

What is the symbol for sodium?

a)

S

b)

So

c)

N

d)

Na

8.

What is the test for hydrogen?

a)

relight a glowing splint

b)

squeaky pop test

c)

turns limewater cloudy

d)

puts out a flame

9.

What is the name of the group 1 metals?

a)

Noble gases

b)

Alkali metals

c)

Acidic metals

d)

Transition metals

10.

What does the word malleable mean?

a)

Can be bent into specific shapes

b)

Can conduct heat

c)

Is shiny

d)

Makes a loud noise when hit

11.

What does the word ductile mean?

a)

Can be stretched into wires

b)

Can be bent into shapes

c)

Can conduct electricity

d)

Is shiny

12.

How many electrons are in the outer shell of a group 1 element?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

What metal has the symbol Au?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Aluminium

d)

Arsenic

14.

What element has the symbol K?

a)

Potassium

b)

Krypton

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Platinum

15.

Which of the following metals burns with a bright light?

a)

Iron

b)

Potassium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Calcium