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Metals and non-metals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
2.

Name the metal which is in liquid state.

a)

Iron

b)

Mercury

c)

Zinc

d)

Aluminium

3.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
4.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?
a)
Brittle
b)
Good conductor
c)
Ductile
d)
Malleable
6.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
7.
Shiny
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
8.

Which color identifies as the group non-metals?

a)

neither color

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

9.

The chemical symbol for iron

a)

Ir

b)

Fe

c)

I

d)

Fn

10.

Chemical symbol for Gold

a)

Go

b)

G

c)

Au

d)

Mn

11.

The majority of elements in the periodic table are

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

12.

Pots and pans are made of metals. Metals are ____ conductors of heat.

a)

Good

b)

Poor / Bad

13.

Non-metals are ___ conductors of heat.

a)

Good

b)

Poor / Bad

14.

At room temperature, a metal, such as gold (Au), can be invisible.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Which of these is a metal?
a)
Gold
b)
Plastic
c)
Rubber
d)
Wood
16.
Is this an example of corrosion?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
Iron rust in the presence of:
a)
Vacuum
b)
Moisture
c)
Oxygen
d)
Moisture and Oxygen
18.

Which diagram shows the most favourable conditions for rust to appear on the nail?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Galvanizing is a process of:

a)

Applying a Zinc coating to bare steel

b)

Washing the body with the phosphate coating

c)

dipping a body in E-COAT

d)

Chemically etching primer to steel

20.
A mixture of different metals is known as
a)
Metal mix
b)
cement
c)
Alloy
d)
atom