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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Metals and Non-metals (Questions)

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Metals and non-metals are listed in the periodic table. The table has found many applications in the world of Science including chemistry, physics, biology and engineering, especially chemical engineering. The table contains all the elements discovered so far.

Test your knowledge of metals and non-metals in this quiz on the subject.

1. The approximate number of elements we know about today is .......
[ ] 18
[ ] 48
[ ] 118
[ ] 1018
2. Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
[ ] In the middle
[ ] In the top rows
[ ] On the left-hand side
[ ] On the right-hand side
3. The list which contains only metals is .......
[ ] aluminum, copper, nitrogen
[ ] iron, oxygen, hydrogen
[ ] iron, silver, aluminum
[ ] iron, sulfur, copper
4. Bronze is an alloy. It is composed of .......
[ ] copper and tin
[ ] copper and zinc
[ ] iron and zinc
[ ] lead and tin
5. A metal which is used in jewelry is .......
[ ] lead
[ ] silver
[ ] tin
[ ] tungsten
6. A metal, such as platinum, may be used in jewelry as .......
[ ] it is shiny and reactive
[ ] it is shiny and unreactive
[ ] it is soft and a good conductor of heat
[ ] it is soft and cheap
7. The correct way to write the symbol for the metal chromium is .......
[ ] Ch
[ ] CH
[ ] Cr
[ ] CR
8. The list which best describes the properties of metals is .......
[ ] strong, good conductor of heat and electricity, solid
[ ] strong, poor conductor of heat and electricity, shiny
[ ] weak, ductile, good conductor of heat and electricity
[ ] weak, low melting point, poor conductor of heat
9. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is .......
[ ] aluminum
[ ] copper
[ ] gold
[ ] iron
10. The filament of a light bulb consists of the metal .......
[ ] aluminum
[ ] iron
[ ] silver
[ ] tungsten
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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Metals and Non-metals (Answers)
1. The approximate number of elements we know about today is .......
[ ] 18
[ ] 48
[x] 118
[ ] 1018
2. Where are the non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?
[ ] In the middle
[ ] In the top rows
[ ] On the left-hand side
[x] On the right-hand side
3. The list which contains only metals is .......
[ ] aluminum, copper, nitrogen
[ ] iron, oxygen, hydrogen
[x] iron, silver, aluminum
[ ] iron, sulfur, copper
4. Bronze is an alloy. It is composed of .......
[x] copper and tin
[ ] copper and zinc
[ ] iron and zinc
[ ] lead and tin
An alloy is a mixture of metals
5. A metal which is used in jewelry is .......
[ ] lead
[x] silver
[ ] tin
[ ] tungsten
6. A metal, such as platinum, may be used in jewelry as .......
[ ] it is shiny and reactive
[x] it is shiny and unreactive
[ ] it is soft and a good conductor of heat
[ ] it is soft and cheap
7. The correct way to write the symbol for the metal chromium is .......
[ ] Ch
[ ] CH
[x] Cr
[ ] CR
If the symbol contains two letters the first is a capital
8. The list which best describes the properties of metals is .......
[x] strong, good conductor of heat and electricity, solid
[ ] strong, poor conductor of heat and electricity, shiny
[ ] weak, ductile, good conductor of heat and electricity
[ ] weak, low melting point, poor conductor of heat
9. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is .......
[x] aluminum
[ ] copper
[ ] gold
[ ] iron
There is 8.2% aluminum in Earth's crust found as bauxite, aluminum oxide, never as the element
10. The filament of a light bulb consists of the metal .......
[ ] aluminum
[ ] iron
[ ] silver
[x] tungsten
Tungsten has the highest melting point of all pure metals, 3422°C
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