Item SC095002: To help identify a metal, you could determine its melting point and compare it to the melting point of other metals.
You find an object that is made of a pure metal. What could you do to identify which metal the object is made of?
- Determine its melting point and compare it to the melting point of other metals.
- Measure its length and compare it to the length of other metals.
- Determine its shape and compare it to the shape of other metals.
- Measure its mass and compare it to the mass of other metals.
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2319 | 6–8 n = 1206 | 9–12 n = 1092 | Male n = 1082 | Female n = 1193 | English n = 2046 | Other n = 210 | ||
| A. | Determine its melting point and compare it to the melting point of other metals. | 57% | 55% | 59% | 57% | 58% | 58% | 49% | 
| B. | Measure its length and compare it to the length of other metals. | 10% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 16% | 
| C. | Determine its shape and compare it to the shape of other metals. | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 17% | 
| D. | Measure its mass and compare it to the mass of other metals. | 21% | 24% | 19% | 19% | 24% | 22% | 19% | 

