Metals

Which of these is a property of metals?

• It's malleable
• It can't conduct electricity
• They are used in food
• It's very brittle

The property of metals by which they can be beaten in to thin sheets is called

• Sonority

• Malleability

• Ductility

• None of the above

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?

• Brittle
• Good conductor
• Ductile
• Malleable

All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?

• Dull

• Luster

• Malleable

• Ductile

When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.

• luster
• malleable
• brittleness
• ductile

Describe what luster means

• How an object reflects light
• How soft an object is
• If an object floats
• If an object can be dug out of the earth.

This picture illustrates copper's

• brittleness

• malleability

• ductility

How do metals differ from nonmetals?

• metals are shiny, nonmetals are dull
• metals are good insulators, nonmetals are good conductors
• metals are powdery
• nonmetals are shiny

Metals that can be used as wire are ____________.

• metallic
• shiny
• malleable
• ductile

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

• Metal
• Nonmetal
• Metalloid