They are both groups in the periodic table. Alkaline metals are group one. These are the least stable elements for e.g. Francium. Alkalie Earth Metals are group 2. The second most unstable elements....
I'm assuming you're thinking of metals like Stainless Steel, Iron, Copper Wiring. These are compound metals made up of several elements. They aren't Transition, Alkali, or Alkaline Earth, they're...
These metals are natually found deep in the earth's crust. They are one of the few metals on the periodic table that aren't man- made or are not the result of two elements joining together.