Characteristics of Materials

Why couldn't you use a plastic towel?

• It would be too bendy

• It wouldn't be absorbent

• It wouldn't conduct heat

Why wouldn't you sit on a glass chair?

• It might shatter

• It wouldn't be absorbent

• It would be transparent

Where do metals come from?

• From rocks called ores

• From fibers woven together

• From trees

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How is glass made?

• By heating sand

• By mashing up wood from trees

• By weaving fibers together

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How is paper made?

• By heating sand

• By mashing up wood from trees

• By weaving fibers together

Metal is used for nails because it...

• Rusts

• Is shiny

• Does not bend easily

Wood is used for matches because it...

• Floats

• Rots

• Burns

Rubber is used for boots because it...

• Floats

• Is opaque

• Is waterproof

Which spoon is safer to stir very hot soup with?

• A metal spoon

• A wooden spoon

• A paper spoon

Material A is stretchy but not absorbent. Material B is very absorbent, but does not stretch. Which makes the best swimwear?

• Material A

• Material B

• Both material A and B make good swimwear

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