Properties of Materials

Which material would work best for a towel?

• rubber

• paper

• fabric

• plastic

Which material would work best for a notebook?

• metal

• paper

• glass

• plastic

Which material would work best for a sports bottle?

• fabric

• paper

• glass

• plastic

Which material would work best for a window?

• fabric

• metal

• glass

• rubber

Aluminium is a light material.

• true

• false

What does the word ductile mean?

• The ability for a material to be processed in several ways

• The ability for a material to be drawn out into a thin wire without losing its strength

• The ability for a material to be recycled

• The ability for an object to pass electricity and heat through it

The ability of a material to deform, usually by stretching along its length

• plasticity

• ductility

• malleability

• elasticity

Flexible means...

• bends easily 

• breaks if you bend it 

• scratches easily

• ridged like

Malleable means...

• makes a noise when you hit it 

• does not break if you bend it 

• scratches easily

• does not scratch easily

Transparent means

• cannot see through it

• light passes through it

• light does not pass through

• only some light passes through