Exploring Nonmetals
A Grade 8 Science worksheet focused on understanding the properties, characteristics, and uses of nonmetals.
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Exploring Nonmetals
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge about nonmetals and their properties.
1. Which of the following is NOT a general property of nonmetals?
Good conductors of heat and electricity
Brittle in solid state
Dull appearance
Low melting and boiling points
2. Which nonmetal is essential for respiration in living organisms?
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
3. Nonmetals are generally poor conductors of heat and electricity, making them good .
4. The nonmetal that exists as a liquid at room temperature is .
5. All nonmetals are found in the gaseous state at room temperature.
True
False
6. Nonmetals tend to gain electrons in chemical reactions.
True
False
7. List three common nonmetals and one use for each.
Match the nonmetal with its common characteristic.
8. Sulfur
a. Found as a diatomic gas in the atmosphere
9. Carbon
b. Yellow solid, often used in gunpowder
10. Nitrogen
c. Basis of all organic life, forms many allotropes