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WorksheetsMetals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids Self Quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 48mins
Neon is colorless, a poor conductor of heat and is not able to be stretched. How would it be classified?
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
None of the above
Manganese is shiny, conducts heat and electricity, and can be hammered into thin sheets. What is is?
Nonmetal
Metal
Metalloid
None of the above
What properites do nonmetals have in common?
Poor conductor of electricity
Good conductor of thermal energy
Soft and Malleable
Shiny, lustrous surface
This word is used to describe a substance that breaks apart easily and is weak and fragile
Conductivity
Ductile
Malleable
Brittle
Metals are...
dull, brittle, insulators.
shiny or dull, brittle, semiconductor.
shiny, malleable, conductors.
shiny, dull, insulator.
Silicon has a dull, metallic luster, conducts heat well, and is brittle. What is it?
Nonmetal
Metal
Metalloid
None of the above
Where are the nonmetals located on the Periodic Table?
On the right
On the left
On the stairstep
Where are the metalloids located on the Periodic Table?
On the right
On the left
On the stairsteps
Gold is an element that is often used to make necklaces, rings, and other types of jewelry. What property of gold makes it useful in this way?
Gold is a conductor
Gold is an insulator
Gold is malleable
Gold has a high melting point
Use your Periodic Table to help you. Boron would be classified as a...
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Metal
Nonmetal
Metalloid
Copper is a common metal. Which of the following properties does this metal most likely have?
High conductivity, high malleability, and low luster
Low conductivity, low malleability, and low luster
High conductivity, high malleability, and high luster
Low conductivity, high malleability, and high luster
Which elements are to the right of the zig zag?
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
metalloids and nonmetals
Which of the following choices describes luster?
how hard a mineral is
how malleable a mineral is
how a mineral reflects light
how a mineral conducts electricity
I am shiny and a good conductor of heat.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I am a bad conductor of electricity and heat.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I am a good conductor of electricity and am malleable.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I can be found to the right of the stair-step line on The Periodic Table of Elements.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I can be found on the stair-step line on The Periodic Table of Elements.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I can be found to the left of the stair-step line on The Periodic Table of Elements.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
I have properties of both metals and nonmetals.
metals
nonmetals
metalloids
Conductivity
how an object reflects light
can be hammered into a shape
transfers heat and/or electricity
Are metals good insulators?
No
Yes
Is being brittle a property for:
Metals
Non Metals
Allows heat or electricity to go through
insulator
conductor
luster
ductile
Which properties of metal makes it a good choice to make a cooking pot out of? Choose TWO
it has luster - it is shiny
it is a good conductor of heat
it is ductile - able to be made into a wire
it has a high melting point
Which property of metal makes it a good choice to make a car engine from?
it has luster
it has a high melting point
it conducts electricity
it has magnetism
"Brittle" means to...
Break easily
Become shiny
Carry electricity
Coat a metal in another metal
