Metals and Non-Metals

Grade 9 Science — Metals and Non-Metals: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. Which of the following is a non-metal?
2. Metals generally have which physical property?
3. Which non-metal is liquid at room temperature?
4. When sodium reacts with oxygen, the main product is:
5. Which metal reacts vigorously with water at room temperature?
6. The property of metals to be hammered into sheets is called:
7. Non-metals usually have which electrical property?
8. When magnesium burns in oxygen, the white ash is:
9. Arrange Fe, Cu, and Zn in order of reactivity (most to least reactive):
10. When zinc reacts with dilute HCl, the gas evolved is:
11. Which metal does not react with dilute acids?
12. The reactivity series is arranged based on the tendency of metals to:
13. When copper is heated in air, it forms:
14. Which non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
15. When iron is heated in steam, the product is:
16. Which statement about metals is correct?
17. Oxygen reacts with most non-metals to form:
18. The property of metals to be drawn into wires is called:
19. When a metal M displaces another metal N from its salt, then M is:
20. Which of the following metals is stored under water?
21. When carbon reacts with oxygen, the main product is:
22. The colour of copper oxide is:
23. Which statement correctly compares metals and non-metals?
24. When calcium reacts with water, the product includes:
25. Among Cu, Ag, and Au, which is the most reactive?