Properties of Materials

Look at the picture above.

What property or properties must the material for making the camping tent have?

• Flexible

• Transparent

• Not waterproof

• Waterproof

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John filled a beaker with water and dropped a ball into it. He was able to see the water and the ball through the beaker clearly.

Which of the following explains his observation?

• The beaker is waterproof.

• The beaker is strong enough to hold both the water and ball.

• The beaker allows light to pass through it.

• The beaker is flexible.

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Which of the following is an advantage of using plastic for making pails.

• It is flexible.

• It allows light to pass through it.

• It is shiny

• It is lightweight.

John noted some properties of an object, X, listed below.

-Strong

-Waterproof

-Flexible

Which of the following is object X most likely to be?

• Towel

• Camping tent

• Coin

• Book

The diagram above shows what happens when two objects, A and B, are placed in a tank of water.

Which of the following could objects A and B be?

• A: Glass marble, B: Styrofoam plate

• A: Wooden chopstick, B: Wooden toothpick

• A: Plastic spoon, B: Metal coin

• A: Metal spoon, B: Rubber eraser

Mrs Lim bought a knife. The properties of the blade of the knife are described below.

-It is shiny.

-It is strong

-It is not scratched easily.

Which of the following is most likely the material used to make the blade of the knife?

• Metal

• Glass

• Fabric

• Wood

Which of the following property or properties are taken into consideration when using glass to make a fish tank? (You may select more than one option.)

• Glass is strong

• Glass is fragile.

• Glass is waterproof

• Glass is transparent.

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Ryan was trying to bend a metal ruler with his hands. Which property of materials was he trying to test?

• Whether the ruler is transparent

• Whether the ruler is flexible.

• Whether the ruler is waterproof.

• Whether the ruler is strong.

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The following objects are grouped according to whether they float or sink in water.

Which object has been wrongly grouped?

• Pencil

• A bar of soap

• Ceramic mug

• Styrofoam box

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Different materials have different _____________.

• characteristics

• properties

• needs

• groups

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