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Grade 6 6.4 Material properties

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ability of a material to withstand a force without breaking or bending
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
2.
The ability of a material to withstand wear, especially as a result of weathering
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
3.
The ability of a material to withstand blows or sudden shocks without breaking
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
4.
The ability of a material to conduct heat or electrical energy
a)
conductivity
b)
ductility
c)
malleability
d)
fusibility
5.
The ability of a material to deform, usually by stretching along its length
a)
plasticity
b)
ductility
c)
malleability
d)
elasticity
6.
Gasoline, plastic spoons, paper cups, paper bags, popcorn, and aluminum cans were made from earth's
a)
natural resources
b)
trees
c)
reactants
d)
products
7.
You want to build a playground without any synthetic materials. Which of the following materials should you not include:
wood chips
sand
rock
plastic
a)
wood chips
b)
sand
c)
rock
d)
plastic
8.
hard, smooth, white, bouncy
a)
are properties
b)
are products
c)
are reactants
9.
Flexible means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
d)
ridged like
10.
Malleable means...
a)
makes a noise when you hit it 
b)
does not break if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
d)
does not scratch easily
11.
Hard means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
d)
does not scratch easily
12.
Transparent means
a)
cannot see through it
b)
light passes through it
c)
light does not pass through
d)
only some light passes through
13.
An heat conductor...
a)
will not allow electricity to pass through it 
b)
will allow electricity to pass through it 
c)
will not allow heat to pass through it 
d)
will allow heat to pass through it 
14.
Brittle means...
a)
bends easily 
b)
breaks if you bend it 
c)
scratches easily
15.

A material you can not see through is called ...

a)

Transparent

b)

Opaque

c)

Oblong

d)

Malleable

16.
ability for a solid to be hammered without shattering
a)
Density
b)
Conductivity
c)
Malleability
d)
Viscosity
17.
What would be the best material to wrap plant pods?
a)
Glass
b)
Steel
Steel
c)
Aluminium Foil
d)
Scotch Tape
18.
What would be most important to be waterproof?
a)
a fish tank walls
b)
the stickers outside the fish tank
c)
The rocks in the fish tank
d)
the snails in the tank
19.

A change that cannot be taken back to the original is called

a)

a reversible change

b)

an irreversible change

20.

Liquid turning to gas through an increase in temperature is called ...

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

boiling

d)

evaporation

21.

Which of the following materials is waterproof?

a)

Rubber

b)

Sponge

c)

Cotton Fabric

22.

Which of the following materials is absorbent?

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic

c)

Sponge

23.

Which of the following is a magnetic object?

a)
b)
c)
24.

Why we use fabric for curtains?

a)

Opaque

b)

Non-magnetic

c)

Absorbent

25.

I am shiny and a good conductor of heat

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non Metal

26.

I am an insulator and have a dull luster.

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non Metal

27.

I am a bad conductor of electricity and heat.

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non Metal

28.

I am not shiny and not malleable.

a)

Metal

b)

Metalloid

c)

Non Metal

29.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
30.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of most metals?
a)
Brittle
b)
Good conductor
c)
Ductile
d)
Malleable
31.
Describe what luster means
a)
How an object reflects light
b)
How soft an object is
c)
If an object floats
d)
If an object can be dug out of the earth.
32.
Metals are solid at room temperature
a)
False
b)
True