WorksheetsNonmetals and Metals
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does malleable mean?
a)
able to bend
b)
will break easily
c)
can be used for wire
d)
is shiny
2.
What does ductile mean?
a)
electricity flows easily
b)
quacks like a duck
c)
can be drawn into a wire
d)
able to bend
3.
What side of the periodic table are nonmetals on?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
top
d)
bottom
4.
Is oxygen (O) metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
5.
Is gold (Au) metal or nonmetal?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
6.
Which has a higher density?
a)
metal
b)
nonmetal
7.
What do metals conduct?
a)
heat
b)
electricity
c)
both
d)
neither
8.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
9.
A certain substance does not conduct heat or electricity, and breaks easily when hit with a hammer. What other property might this substance have?
a)
can be pulled into long wires
b)
dull surface, no luster
c)
high density
d)
malleable
10.
Which of the following is a physical characteristic of a nonmetal?
a)
texture
b)
malleable
c)
brittle
d)
semi-conductor
11.
What does brittle mean?
a)
Breaks into pieces
b)
can be hammered into thin sheets
c)
No shine
d)
reflects light shiny
12.
Elements in the shaded area can best be described as -
a)
Malleable
b)
Brittle
c)
Dull
d)
Insulators
13.
I have an object that is dull, brittle, and an insulator (not a good conductor), what is it?
a)
metalloid
b)
non-metal
c)
metal
d)
matter
14.
What element in Group 1 is not a metal but a nonmetal?
a)
Helium
b)
Lithium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Oxygen
15.
Some students conducted a laboratory investigation to learn more about the physical properties of different elements. They observed four samples and recorded their observations in the table . Based on these observations, which sample is most likely a nonmetal?
a)
Sample 1
b)
Sample 2
c)
Sample 3
d)
Sample 4
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