Properties and Uses of Metals

Properties and Uses of Metals

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Chemistry, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video tutorial explains the properties of malleability and ductility in metals. Malleability is the ability of metals to be beaten into thin sheets, with gold and silver being the most malleable. Ductility refers to the ability to draw metals into thin wires, with gold being the most ductile. The tutorial also prompts an experimental activity to identify metals used in cooking vessels.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the property called when metals can be beaten into thin sheets?

Conductivity

Malleability

Elasticity

Ductility

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following metals is the most malleable?

Aluminum

Copper

Iron

Gold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires called?

Malleability

Ductility

Rigidity

Flexibility

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long a wire can be drawn from 1 gram of gold?

1 kilometer

2 kilometers

500 meters

5 kilometers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following metals is commonly used for making cooking vessels?

Silver

Gold

Copper

Platinum