properties of materials

they let light through and allow us to see through them.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

they let light through but we cannot see through them.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

they do not let any light through.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

This is the resistance of a material to being scratched or pierced.

• hardness

• toughness

• ductility

• Deformability

This is the resistance of a material to being broken when we

strike it

• hardness

• toughness

• deformability

• ductility

This is the ability of a material to be deformed

• deformability

• ductility

• malleability

• hardness

This is the ability of a material to be deformed and it recovers its initial shape,

• plastic

• ductility

• elastic

• maleability

This is the ability of a material to be deformed and it doesn't recover its initial shape,

• plastic

• ductility

• elastic

• maleability

This is the ability of a material to be stretched into a wire.

• plastic

• ductility

• elastic

• maleability

This is the ability of a material to be pressed or rolled into a

sheet.

• plastic

• ductility

• elastic

• maleability