Properties of Materials

Why is metal used to make bridges?

• Because it is transparent.

• Because it is shiny

• Because it does not bend easily

It is something that has mass and occupies space

• Matter

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

Which one of these following objects can be classified as absorbent?

• 
• 
• 
• 

According to the picture, wooden spoon is scratched by metal nail, while metal spoon is not scratched by wooden toothpick. Then we know that . . .

• wood is more flexible than metal

• metal is more flexible than wood

• metal is harder than wood

• wood is harder than metal

What material it is made of?

• metal

• wood

• plastic

• rubber

What material it is made of?

• plastic

• rubber

• glass

The aquarium is made of glass and it is ___________________. we can see the fish in it.

• opaque

• transparent

• translucent

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which object shows hardness?

• 
• 
• 

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