Potential/Kinetic
Atoms/Elements
Metals, Nonmetals and Metalloids
100

What is potential energy? 

a. the energy of motion 

b. stored energy 

c. atomic energy 

b. stored energy

100

All matter is made up of VERY SMALL particles called _____________________

atoms

100

Metal, Non-Metal, or Metalloid?

Silicon is shiny, not malleable, and can conduct electricity under certain conditions.   What is silicon?

Metalloid

200

What is kinetic energy? 

a. the energy of motion 

b. stored energy 

c. heat energy

a. the energy of motion

200

 _____________ is a pure substance that is made up of only one type of atom.

element

200

Sally is conducting an experiment and needs an object that is a good conductor of electricity. Which of the following is a good fit for Sally's experiment?

Metal, Non-Metal, or Metalloid? 

Metal

300

Who has more potential energy, a skier on top of a hill or a  skier half way down the hill? 

a. The skier on top of the hill. 

b. The skier half way down the hill. 

c. They both have the same potential energy. d. Neither one has potential energy. 

a. The skier on top of the hill.

300

_______________ is a substance made up of two or more elements.

Compound

300

What does the term

malleable mean?

able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking.

400

 A moving object always has 

a. potential energy 

b. kinetic energy

b. kinetic energy

400

 _________________ contains a variety of elements and compounds that are not chemically combined with each other.

Mixture

400

Define Brittle

 break or shatter easily.


500

If an object is not moving, it has 

a. potential energy 

b. kinetic energy 

a. potential energy 

500

How many elements are in the compound H3PO4  ?

How many atoms are in H3PO4?

Elements: 3

Atoms: 8

500

Semi-conductors have

properties of both metals

and nonmetals. Which are

two examples of

metalloids?


A. Ge and Si

B. C and Si

C. O and Ge

D. Al and Si

A. Ge and Si