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Types of Elements

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What properites do nonmetals have in common?

a)

Poor conductor of electricity

b)

Good conductor of thermal energy

c)

Soft and Malleable

d)

Shiny, lustrous surface

2.

Which of the following choices describes luster?

a)

how hard a mineral is

b)

how malleable a mineral is

c)

how a mineral reflects light

d)

how a mineral conducts electricity

3.

Which describes malleability?

a)

cannot be beaten into a shape

b)

can be beaten into a shape

c)

shiny

d)

dull

4.

I am shiny and a good conductor of heat.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

5.

I am a bad conductor of electricity and heat.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

6.

I am a good conductor of electricity and am malleable.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

7.

I can be found on the stair-step line on The Periodic Table of Elements.

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

8.

Conductivity

a)

how an object reflects light

b)

can be hammered into a shape

c)

transfers heat and/or electricity

9.

Malleability

a)

how an object reflects light

b)

can be hammered into a shape

c)

transfers heat and/or electricity

10.

The majority of elements in the periodic table are

a)

metals

b)

non-metals

11.

When a metal can be made into thin wires, we say it is ___________.

a)

lustrous

b)

malleable

c)

ductile

d)

conductive

12.

Of the three kinds of elements, which is the least conductive?

a)

metal

b)

metalloid

c)

non-metal

13.

Which kind of element is called a semi-conductor?

a)

metals

b)

metalloids

c)

non-metals

14.

Aluminum is a _______ conductor of electricity and heat.

a)

good conductor

b)

semi-conductor

c)

poor conductor

d)

non-conductor

15.

The element Hydrogen is a ___________.

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid

d)

compound

16.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

17.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

18.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

19.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

20.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

21.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

22.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

23.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

24.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

25.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

26.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

27.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

28.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

29.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

30.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

31.

Is this a metal, nonmetal or metalloid?

a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

32.

Which of the following is a metal?

a)

sodium (Na)

b)

sulfur (S)

c)

neon (Ne)

d)

chlorine (Cl)

33.

Which of the following is a metalloid/semiconductor?

a)

iron (Fe)

b)

nitrogen (N)

c)

aluminum (Al)

d)

silicon (Si)

34.

Which of the following is a nonmetal?

a)

zinc (Zn)

b)

potassium (K)

c)

calcium (Ca)

d)

fluorine (F)

35.

Which of the following is a metal?

a)

argon (Ar)

b)

magnesium (Mg)

c)

bromine (Br)

d)

oxygen (O)

36.

Copper (Cu) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

37.

Sulfur (S) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

38.

Phosphorus (P) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

39.

Arsenic (As) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

40.

Which of the following is a metal?

a)

sodium (Na)

b)

iodine (I)

c)

neon (Ne)

d)

chlorine (Cl)

41.

Which of the following is a nonmetal?

a)

tin (Sn)

b)

selenium (Se)

c)

zinc (Zn)

d)

calcium (Ca)

42.

Which of the following is a metal?

a)

neon (Ne)

b)

chlorine (Cl)

c)

potassium (K)

d)

oxygen (O)

43.

Which of the following is a nonmetal?

a)

iron (Fe)

b)

selenium (Se)

c)

platinum (Pt)

d)

antimony (Sb)

44.

Cobalt (Co) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

45.

Iodine (I) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

46.

Lithium (Li) is a:

a)

metal

b)

nonmetal

c)

metalloid/semiconductor

47.

What are the horizontal rows (left and right) in the periodic table called?

a)

Families

b)

Groups

c)

Periods

d)

Orbitals

48.

Name group 17 on the periodic table.

a)

noble gasses

b)

metalloids

c)

halogens

d)

alkali metals

49.

Name group 2 on the periodic table.

a)

alkaline earth metals

b)

alkali metals

c)

noble gases

d)

transition metals

50.

Name group 18 on the periodic table.

a)

halogens

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

transition metals

d)

noble gases

51.

Name group 1 on the periodic table.

a)

alkaline earth metals

b)

noble gases

c)

alkali metals

d)

halogens

52.

Name the group that contains inert (nonreactive) elements.

a)

alkali metals

b)

halogens

c)

noble gases

d)

alkaline earth metals

53.

What group is Iron located in (alkali, halogen etc.)

a)

Transition Metals

b)

Semi-Metals

c)

Noble Gasses

d)

Alkaline Earth Metals

54.

Name groups 3 - 12 on the periodic table.

a)

noble gases

b)

halogens

c)

metalloids

d)

transition metals

55.

Lithium (Li) is part of the _ family.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

Noble gases

56.

Chlorine (Cl) is part of the _ family.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

57.

Magnesium (Mg) is part of the _ family.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

58.

Neon is part of the _ family.

a)

alkali metals

b)

alkaline earth metals

c)

halogens

d)

noble gases

59.

Gold (Au)

a)

Transition Metal

b)

Alkali Metal

c)

Alkaline Earth Metal

d)

Heavy Metal

60.

Iodine (I)

a)

alkali metal

b)

alkaline earth metal

c)

halogen

d)

noble gas

61.

Which of the following is an Alkaline Earth Metal?

a)

Calcium

b)

Lithium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Copper

62.

Which of the following is an Alkali Metal?

a)

Magnesium

b)

Chromium

c)

Sodium

63.

Which of the following is a Halogen?

a)

Bromine

b)

Rubidium

c)

Beryllium

64.

Which of the following is a Noble Gas?

a)

Krypton

b)

Chlorine

c)

Gallium

65.

Which element is not in the Alkali metal family?

a)

Li

b)

H

c)

Fr

d)

Cs

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