Properties of Materials

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What is a material?

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A material is a substance or matter from which things are made.

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What is glass?

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Glass is a hard, transparent material made from sand and used for windows and bottles.

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What is wood?

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Wood is a strong material that comes from trees and is used to make furniture and paper.

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What is rubber?

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Rubber is a flexible material that comes from rubber trees and is used for making tires and erasers.

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What is cloth?

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Cloth is a material made from weaving threads together, used for making clothes.

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What is plastic?

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Plastic is a lightweight material made from chemicals, used for making many everyday items.

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What is paper?

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Paper is a thin material made from wood pulp, used for writing and printing.

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What is metal?

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Metal is a strong material that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity, used for tools and buildings.

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What are the properties of materials?

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Properties of materials are characteristics that describe how materials behave, such as hardness, flexibility, and transparency.

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What does transparent mean?

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Transparent means that you can see through a material, like glass.