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Materials and their properties

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural materials come from ... (select three)

a)

Plants

b)

Chemical transformations 

c)

Animals

d)

Nature

e)

Factories 

2.

Which of these materials does not come from an animal?

a)

Wool

b)

Silk

c)

Leather

d)

Cotton

3.

What natural material comes from this plant?

a)

Wood

b)

Clay

c)

Cork

d)

Cotton

4.

True or False? Glass is a natural material.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Glass is manufactured from ...

a)

Water

b)

Sand

c)

Wood

d)

Bamboo

6.

Silk comes from which of these animals?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Clay is a natural material which comes from ...

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Minerals

8.

Which of these is not a natural material?

a)

Diamond

b)

Steel

c)

Quartz

d)

Marble

9.

Steel (acero) is manufactured from ...

a)

Sand

b)

Silver

c)

Iron ore

d)

Plants

10.

True or false? Manufactured materials come from natural materials.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Natural materials become new, manufactured materials through ....

a)

Chemical transformation

b)

Mixing them together

c)

Mechanical transformation

d)

Magic

12.

Which of these is not a manufactured material

a)

Paper

b)

Glass

c)

Plastic

d)

Gold

13.

Paper is manufactured from ...

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Minerals

14.

True or false? Aluminium is a manufactured material.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which fabrics are manufactured from petroleum (choose three)

a)

Nylon

b)

Cotton

c)

Polyester

d)

Hemp

e)

Acrylic

16.

Which building material is manufactured from limestone and clay?

a)

Cement

b)

Plastic

c)

Copper (cobre)

d)

Brick (ladrillo)

17.

Materials which return to their original shape after you stretch them are ...

a)

Resistant

b)

Elastic

c)

Colourful

d)

Soluble

18.

Which of these materialsr is elastic?

a)

Rubber

b)

Plasticine

c)

Steel wire

d)

Cotton

19.

Which is the hardest natural material on earth?

a)

Titanium (titanio)

b)

Stone

c)

Diamond

d)

Steel

20.

Is glass resistant or fragile?

a)

Resistant

b)

Fragile

21.

You can see through a/an ______________ material

a)

Hard

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

d)

Resilient

22.

Which materials are soluble i.e. they dissolve in liquids (choose two)

a)

Salt

b)

Sand

c)

Sugar

d)

Oil

23.

True or false? Thermal insulators transfer heat easily.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The handles of many pots get hot because metals are ...

a)

Non-elatic

b)

Hard

c)

Thermal conductors

d)

Durable

25.

Why do we wear oven mitts to take things out of the oven?

a)

Because they are thermal insulators

b)

Because they are pretty

c)

Because they are soft

d)

Because they are highly resistant

26.

Which of these is not a property of steel?

a)

Shiny (brillante)

b)

Good thermal conductor

c)

Resistant i.e. difficult to break

d)

Elastic

27.

Cork (el corcho) floats in water because

a)

It has a higher density than water

b)

It has a lower density than water

28.

Which of these materials are brittle i.e. fragile and break easily (choose two)

a)

Porcelain

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Glass

29.

This ruby is red because it reflects _______ light

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Purple

d)

Blue

30.

True or False? Water isn't a material.

a)

True

b)

False