Nonmetals Worksheet
Explore the properties, characteristics, and uses of nonmetals with this Grade 7 science worksheet.
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Nonmetals: Characteristics and Uses
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet covers the properties and uses of nonmetals.
1. Which of the following is a general characteristic of nonmetals?
Good conductors of heat and electricity
Ductile and malleable
Brittle and poor conductors
Lustrous appearance
2. Which nonmetal is essential for respiration in living organisms?
Nitrogen
Carbon
Oxygen
Sulfur
3. Nonmetals are generally poor conductors of heat and .
4. The nonmetal that exists as a yellow solid at room temperature and is used in gunpowder is .
5. All nonmetals are gases at room temperature.
True
False
6. Carbon is a nonmetal that can be found in different forms like graphite and diamond.
True
False
7. Name two nonmetals and one common use for each.
Refer to the image below for a typical element box from the periodic table.
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