Elements Vocabulary

Each element has a unique physical and chemical property

• the 3 Categories of Elements

• Pure Substance

• Properties of Elements

When there is only one type of particle, it is a.....

• Metal

• Pure substance

• Mixture

A pure substance made of only ONE kind of atom

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

The 3 categories of elements are....

• Metals, elements, gold

• Metals, nonmetals, metalloids

• Metals, unmetals, metallers

• Metals, substances, gasses

Which type of elements are dull, poor conductors of electricity and heat?

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Elements

Which category of elements are shiny, malleable, ductile and good conductors of heat?

• Nonmetals

• Metals

• Metalloids

• Substances

Which category of metals are semiconductors, that have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

• Metals

• Pure substances

• Nonmetals

• Metalloids

The smallest particle of an element is called....

• particle

• pure substance

• atom

• adam

What does "conductor of heat/electricity" mean?

• A material that DOES NOT allow the transfer of heat/electricity

• A material that allows the transfer of heat/electricity

• A material that gets hot

• A material that stays cold