Quiz  /  Metals and Non Metals Class 10 MCQ Questions With Answers

  • 1. 
    This picture illustrates copper's

  • brittleness
  • malleability
  • ductility

  • 2. 
    All of the following would classify an element as a metal except?

  • Dull
  • Luster
  • Malleable
  • Ductile

  • 3. 
    Which of these elements is unlikely to be found native?

  • gold
  • platinum
  • aluminium
  • silver

  • 4. 
    Argon is a ____________ at room temperature.

  • Gas
  • Liquid
  • Solid

  • 5. 
    Which metal is the poor conductor of heat.

  • Silver
  • Potassium
  • Mercury
  • Iron

  • 6. 
    Most metals are solid at room temperature

  • False
  • True

  • 7. 
    Metals create _________ ions, because they give away (lose) electrons.

  • positive
  • negative
  • neutral

  • 8. 
    By looking at the element illustrated here, how might you classify it by appearance?

  • Metal
  • Non-Metal
  • Metalloid

  • 9. 
    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.

  • 10. 
    What two conditions make iron rust

  • Water only
  • air only
  • water and air
  • Hydrochloric acid

  • 11. 
    Metalloids _____________

  • have no properties of metals.
  • have no properties of nonmetals.
  • have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.
  • none of the above

  • 12. 
    If you have a material that can conduct electricity well it is probably a...

  • Metalloid
  • Matter
  • Non-metal
  • Metal

  • 13. 
    What temperature does mercury melt at ?

  • 1200 Celsius
  • 120 degrees Fahrenheit
  • 12 degrees Celsius
  • room temperature

  • 14. 
    What is just so typical of NON-metals?

  • They don't know what colours go well together.
  • Malleable.
  • Form acidic oxides.
  • Good conductors of electricity.
  • High melting points.

  • 15. 
    Which of the following is true of all metals?

  • They react with acids to form Hydrogen
  • They are denser than water
  • They conduct electricity
  • They're silver in colour.

  • 16. 
    Which of the following is the only metal that exist as a liquid at room temperature?

  • Gold (Au)
  • Mercury (Hg)
  • Titanium (Ti)

  • 17. 
    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

  • 18. 
    What is a conductor?

  • Heat and electricity move through them easily
  • able to be drawn into a wire
  • able to be hammered into different shapes
  • shiny

  • 19. 
    What element in air reacts with Iron to make Iron Oxide

  • Carbon
  • Oxigen
  • Oxygen
  • Nitrogen

  • 20. 
    Metals are found

  • on the left side of the Periodic Table
  • on the right side of the Periodic Table
  • along the staircase (zig-zag line) on the Periodic Table

  • 21. 
    A metal high in the reactivity series.....

  • Forms unstable compounds.
  • Can be obtained by the reduction of the ore with the carbon.
  • Readily gains electrons.
  • Burns to form basic oxides.
  • Reacts readily with cold water to form Hydrogen.

  • 22. 
    A student is examining the physical properties of a sample. The sample is malleable, but does not conduct electricity nor have luster. This sample would be a...

  • metal
  • nonmetal
  • metalloid

  • 23. 
    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

  • 24. 
    Complete the word equation, Iron + Oxygen goes to

  • Rust
  • Iron Oxide
  • Iron Dioxide
  • Iron fluoride
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