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Properties of Metals & Alloys

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Can be beaten into thin sheets

a)

Ductile

b)

Sonorous

c)

Malleable

d)

Flexible

2.

Can be drawn into wires

a)

Ductile

b)

Sonorous

c)

Malleable

d)

Flexible

3.

Another word for shiny

a)

Ductile

b)

Sonorous

c)

Malleable

d)

Lustrous

4.

Metals are poor conductors of electricity

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Metals are good conductors of heat

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Most metals are brittle

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The chemical symbol for iron

a)

Ir

b)

Fe

c)

I

d)

Fn

8.

The only liquid metal at the room temperature

a)

Francium

b)

Sodium

c)

Mercury

d)

Cobalt

9.

Chemical symbol for Gold

a)

Go

b)

G

c)

Au

d)

Mn

10.

Which one is not a metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Nickel

c)

Mercury

d)

Nitrogen

11.

The majority of elements in the periodic table are

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

12.

Metals are poor conductors of heat

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The property of metals that describes their excellent ability to pass on electrical charge

a)

thermal conductor

b)

malleable

c)

sonorous

d)

electrical conductor

14.

Most metals can be stretched into long wires. What is the name of this property of metals?

a)

ductile

b)

malleable

c)

brittle

d)

sonorous

15.

All alloys are mixtures.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

All metal elements melt at the same boiling point.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
18.

Pure metals are

a)

soft

b)

hard

19.

Alloys is made of __________ size particles while pure metal is made up of _________ size particles.

a)

same, different

b)

different, same

c)

same, same

d)

different, different

20.

Layers of atoms ________ slide past each other in pure metal but ________ slide past each other in alloy.

a)

can, cannot

b)

can, can

c)

cannot, cannot

d)

cannot, can

21.

Alloy is a mixture of ......

a)

non-metals.

b)

2 metals only.

c)

a metal with one or a few other elements.

22.

Brass is a mixture of

a)

copper and zinc

b)

silver and gold

c)

zinc and iron

d)

carbon and copper

23.

Why do jewelers not create jewelry with pure gold, silver, or copper?

a)

It is a soft metal, so it will rub or scratch away over time.

b)

It will not be shiny.

c)

It is impossible to find a pure form of these metals.

d)

It is too hard to shape into a design.

24.

Carries heat or electiricity

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

lustre

d)

brittle

25.

Which of these objects are manufactured from metals?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
26.

Why are cords for toasters, televisions, and phone chargers made of metal wires?

a)

metals are shiny

b)

metals are good conductors of heat

c)

metals are good conductors of electricity

d)

metals are magnetic

27.

This is the structure of alloys.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Which of the following is an alloy?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Brass

c)

Air

d)

Sodium chloride

29.

Which of the following alloy is made up of copper and tin?

a)

bronze

b)

brass

c)

stainless steel

d)

pewter

30.

Why is alloy hard and strong?

a)

due to strong metallic bond between the elements

b)

atoms are regularly arranged and can act as lubricant

c)

it is made up of mixture of metals

d)

due to mismatched size of atoms and these atoms cant slide past each other