Name:_________________________ Date:___________ Period:________ Metals, Nonmetals, & Metalloids Crossword Puzzle Word Bank CONDUCTOR DENSITY LUSTER MALLEABILITY MASS VOLUME BROMINE SEMICONDUCTOR METAL NONMETAL METALLOID SOLIDS INSULATOR MAGNETISM HELIUM GOLD CARBON PHYSICAL COMPOUNDS THERMAL BRITTLE LOW HIGH ZIGZAG Across Down 4. A substance’s color, density, melting point, and boiling point are all _______________________ properties. 7. If an element is a good conductor of heat, they allow _______________ energy to be passed through them. 9. The ability to reflect light is known as _____________. 12. Many nonmetals have ____________ melting points. 15. Germanium is a ____________________________ that allows very little electricity to pass through it and is almost an insulator. 19. An element that generally has poor conductivity, is dull, and is brittle in a solid form is a _______________. 20. Which nonmetal is a liquid at normal temperatures? ___________________ 21. Most metals have ____________ melting and boiling points. 23. Elements may combine to form ________________, but elements themselves are the purest possible substances. 24. ______________ is the total amount of matter present in an object. 1. Many nonmetals are weak and _________________. 2. The property of an element to be beaten into sheets is known as ______________________. 3. The total space occupied by an object is _____________________. 5. _________________________ is a gas and is an insulator. 6. An element that generally has good conductivity, luster, and high density is a _________________. 8. The force of attraction between substances is called _________________. 10. All metals, except mercury, are _____________ at normal temperatures. 11. An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals is called a _____________________. 13. A _______________________ is material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it. 14. ____________________ is a dull, brittle solid. 16. An _____________________ is a substance that resists the flow of electricity through it. 17. The amount of matter contained per unit volume of that substance is known as ______________________. 18. Elements on both sides of the __________________ line on the periodic table have properties of both metals and nonmetals. 22. ___________________ is malleable and has luster. KEY Name:_________________________ Date:___________ Period:________ Metals, Nonmetals, & Metalloids Crossword Puzzle Word Bank CONDUCTOR DENSITY LUSTER MALLEABILITY MASS VOLUME BROMINE SEMICONDUCTOR METAL NONMETAL METALLOID SOLIDS INSULATOR MAGNETISM HELIUM GOLD CARBON PHYSICAL COMPOUNDS THERMAL BRITTLE LOW HIGH ZIGZAG Across Down 4. A substance’s color, density, melting point, and boiling point are all _______________________ properties. PHYSICAL 7. If an element is a good conductor of heat, they allow _______________ energy to be passed through them. THERMAL 9. The ability to reflect light is known as _____________. LUSTER 12. Many nonmetals have ____________ LOW melting points. SEMICONDUCTOR 15. Germanium is a ____________________________ that allows very little electricity to pass through it and is almost an insulator. 19. An element that generally has poor conductivity, is dull, and is brittle in a solid form is a _______________. NONMETAL 20. Which nonmetal is a liquid at normal temperatures? ___________________ BROMINE 21. Most metals have ____________ melting and boiling HIGH points. 23. Elements may combine to form ________________, COMPOUNDS but elements themselves are the purest possible substances. 24. ______________ is the total amount of matter MASS present in an object. 1. Many nonmetals are weak and _________________. BRITTLE 2. The property of an element to be beaten into sheets is known as ______________________. MALLEABILITY 3. The total space occupied by an object is _____________________. VOLUME 5. _________________________ is a gas and is an HELIUM insulator. 6. An element that generally has good conductivity, luster, and high density is a _________________. METAL 8. The force of attraction between substances is called _________________. MAGNETISM SOLIDS 10. All metals, except mercury, are _____________ at normal temperatures. 11. An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals is called a _____________________. METALLOID CONDUCTOR 13. A _______________________ is material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it. CARBON 14. ____________________ is a dull, brittle solid. 16. An _____________________ is a substance that INSULATOR resists the flow of electricity through it. 17. The amount of matter contained per unit volume of DENSITY that substance is known as ______________________. 18. Elements on both sides of the __________________ ZIGZAG line on the periodic table have properties of both metals and nonmetals. GOLD 22. ___________________ is malleable and has luster.
