Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Question 1

Are good conductors

Answer 1

Metals

Question 2

Are poor conductors

Answer 2

Nonmetals

Question 3

A better conductor than nonmetals, but worse than metals

Answer 3

Metalloids

Question 4

Are malleable (can be hammered into sheets)

Answer 4

Metals

Question 5

Not malleable (can’t be hammered into sheets)

Answer 5

Nonmetals

Question 6

May or may not be malleable (able to be hammered into sheets)

Answer 6

Metalloids

Question 7

Are ductile (can be drawn into a wire)

Answer 7

Metals

Question 8

Not ductile (can’t be drawn into a wire)

Answer 8

Nonmetals

Question 9

May or may not be ductile (able to be drawn into a wire)

Answer 9

Metalloids

Question 10

Are silver-grey in color

Answer 10

Metals

Question 11

Are dull and do not reflect light well

Answer 11

Nonmetals

Question 12

Can be shiny or dull

Answer 12

Metalloids

Question 13

Solids at room temperature (except Mercury)

Answer 13

Metals

Question 14

Are solids, liquids, or gasses at room temperature

Answer 14

Nonmetals

Question 15

Are generally solids

Answer 15

Metalloids

Question 16

Are strong and resist bending and breaking

Answer 16

Metals

Question 17

Are soft and easy to break

Answer 17

Nonmetals

Question 18

May or may not be easy to break

Answer 18

Metalloids

Question 19

Have high melting and boiling points

Answer 19

Metals

Question 20

Have low melting and boiling points

Answer 20

Nonmetals

Question 21

Have melting and boiling points that widely vary

Answer 21

Metalloids

Question 22

Have high densities (heavy for their size)

Answer 22

Metals

Question 23

Have low densities (light for their size)

Answer 23

Nonmetals

Question 24

Have densities that widely vary

Answer 24

Metalloids