What Do You Know About Metals?

We use them every day and most of our stuff is made with some of them inside - we're talking about METALS! They are so handy and helpful to our tools and technology, but what do you really know about them?
 
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Roughly what percentage of elements in the Periodic Table are considered metals?
90%
10%
75%
25%
 
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Most metals are malleable. What does this mean?
They will turn into another element with time
They are hard and strong in structure
They remain solid at room temperature
They can be changed and shaped without breaking or cracking
 
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What are rocks containing metal called?
Ore
Conductors
Alloys
Nuggets
 
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What are alloys?
All answers are true
Metals made from 2 or more elements
Metals made with a single element
Non-metal elements
 
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What two elements below are used to make bronze?
Tin and copper
Iron and copper
Aluminum and silicon
Iron and carbon
 
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What is smelting?
The process of using heat to separate rock from metal
All answers are true
The process of finding metal in mines
The process of combining two elements to make an alloy
 
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Hint
Which of these metals is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
Iron
Platinum
Gold
 
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Which of the following measurements in karats represents 100% pure gold?
16 karat
36 karat
24 karat
48 karat
 
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Rust is formed from iron and which other element?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Sulfur
Nitrogen
 
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Which of the following metals can be found in a pure state in nature?
Lithium
Aluminum
Iron
Gold
 
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While aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, the most abundant metal in the earth's CORE is...
Lead
Mercury
Gold
Iron
 
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Up to Medieval Times, there were only 7 metals known to man, known as the metals of Antiquity. Which of these is NOT one of those metals?
Gold
Iron
Copper
Silver
Cobalt
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