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Metals & Non-metals

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which elements are found to the left of the periodic table?

a)

Metals

b)

Non-metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Candles

2.

Which of these elements are metals?

a)

Carbon

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Potassium

d)

Sulfur

3.

Which of the following are properties of metals? Select all options which apply.

a)

Lustrous

b)

Brittle

c)

Conductor of electricity

d)

Malleable

e)

Dull

4.

Which of the following is known as a semi-conductor:

a)

Metals

b)

Non-metals

c)

Metalloids

d)

Gases

5.

What does lustrous mean?

a)

Dull

b)

Brittle

c)

Shiny

d)

Can be bent into shape

6.

Unlike non-metals, most metals tend to:

a)

Conduct electricity and heat well

b)

Be gases at room temperature

c)

Break easily when hammered

d)

Have less lustre

7.

Which of these elements are a non-metal?

a)

Gold

b)

Copper

c)

Chlorine

d)

Zinc

8.

Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The term malleable refers to:

a)

The ability to be hammered into shape

b)

The ability to be drawn into wires

c)

The lustre of an object

d)

The electrical conductivity of an object

10.

Non-metals are insulators, this means electricity:

a)

Can flow through them

b)

Cannot flow through them

11.

Which metal is a liquid at room temperature?

a)

Copper

b)

Magnesium

c)

Calcium

d)

Mercury

12.

Metalloids (also known as semi-metals) share properties of both metals and non-metals:

a)

True

b)

False