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Metals

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?
a)
Brittle
b)
Good conductor
c)
Ductile
d)
Malleable
3.

If you have a material that can conduct electricity well it is probably a...

a)

Metalloid

b)

Matter

c)

Non-metal

d)

Metal

4.

What element in air reacts with Iron to make Iron Oxide

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxigen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Nitrogen

5.

In steel, iron is mixed with small amounts of non-metal, _______ .

a)

Copper

b)

Carbon

c)

Diamonds

d)

Wood

6.

Pure iron is _________________ .

a)

soft and weak

b)

hard and stong

c)

bendy and brittle

7.

Bronze is an alloy of copper and _____.

a)

Steel

b)

Iron

c)

Tin

d)

Carbon

8.

Bronze has high friction with other metals.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

All metal elements melt at the same boiling point.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which is a liquid metal at room temperature?

a)

Mercury

b)

Gold

c)

silver

d)

brass

11.

What is an alloy

a)

A mixture of metals and gas

b)

A mixture of carbon and steel

c)

A homogenus mixture of metals and non metals

d)

mixture of metals and non metals

12.

Brass is an alloy made of

a)

copper and zinc

b)

copper and tin

c)

copper and nickel

d)

copper and aluminum

13.

Which of the following are alloys? (choose 3)

a)

Lead

b)

Bronze

c)

Brass

d)

Aluminium

e)

Stainless Steel

14.

What is added to iron in stainless steel to prevent corrosion?

a)

Chromium

b)

Zinc

c)

Aluminium

d)

Copper

15.

Which metal is heavier?

a)

Steel

b)

Aluminium

16.

Select the properties of copper (choose 3)

a)

Good conductor

b)

Welds easily

c)

Does not corrode

d)

Rusts easily

17.

Which category of metal is more likely to corrode/rust?

a)

Ferrous Metals

b)

Non-Ferrous Metals

18.

Select the Non-Ferrous metals (choose 3)

a)

Zinc

b)

Aluminium

c)

Tin

d)

Steel

19.

What is the best mineral ore for extracting aluminium?

a)

Bauxite

b)

Barite

c)

Beryl

d)

Bornite

20.

Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution are associated with ______.

a)

subsurface mining

b)

surface mining

21.

A company is likely to mine a site if the site...?

a)

is rich in minerals

b)

does not contain gangue minerals

c)

contains gold

d)

contains minerals that can be economically extracted

22.

What type of mineral is valued for its economic worth?

a)

gangue

b)

native

c)

ore

d)

compound

23.

What is the term for minerals that have little to no economic value?

a)

ore

b)

native

c)

compound

d)

gangue