STAAR Review- Periodic Table

The way a metal's surface reflects light is called ________.

• Boron

• Luster

• Ductile

• Malleable

_____ refers to the way most metals can be stretched into wires.

• Malleable

• Ductile

• Physical Properties

• Luster

_______ refers to the way a metal can be hammered or rolled into thin sheets.

• Ductile

• Luster

• Malleable

• Boron

Metals are found on the ____ side of the periodic table

• left

• right

• bottom

• stair step

Metals are ___________ at room temperature.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

When a material allows electricity or heat to flow easily through it is said to be a good

• insulator

• conductor

A _________ does not allow electricity or heat to flow through it easily.

• Conductor

• insulator

This group of elements sit along a zigzag line on the periodic table and have properties of both metals and non metals.

• metals

• metalloids

• ductile

• malleable

The Physical property ________ describes when a material breaks or shatters easily

• ductile

• Malleable

• Luster

• brittle

Which of the following elements could be the possible identity of Mystery Element 1?

• Magnesium (Metal)

• Carbon (Non-Metal)

• Boron (Metalloid)

• none