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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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

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

Ryan is able to see through the glass windows clearly. This is because the glass window is ______________.

• Waterproof

• Strong and flexible

• Transparent

• Opaque

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What is this material?

• Plastic

• Metal

• Glass

• Cardboard

Which object is made of glass?

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Which of these materials is used to make rain boots?

• Paper

• Fabric

• Plastic

• Glass

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Which property is most important for a raincoat?

• rigid

• hard

• waterproof

• transparent

A rubber band is elastic and it can be _______________

• opaque

• stretched

• transparent

• soft