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Properties of materials

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shiny and conducts electricity

a)

Glass

b)

Plastic

c)

Rubber

d)

Metal

2.
The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.
a)
conductivity
b)
insulator
c)
mass
d)
density
3.
Plastic is a conductor.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

What is an insulator?

a)

A coat

b)

Something that. doesn't allow heat to pass through it

c)

Something to stop music

d)

Something that allows heat to pass through

5.

Which of these materials is least useful as an insulator?

a)

Cardboard

b)

Aluminum

c)

Rubber

d)

Plastic

6.

The ability of a metal to allow heat or electricity to pass through it.

a)

conductivity

b)

insulator

c)

mass

d)

density

7.

Which one is an insulator?

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Nickel

d)

plastic

8.
Which one is a conductor? 
a)
wood 
b)
iron 
c)
plastic spoon 
d)
paper 
9.

Plastic is a conductor.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is an thermal insulator?

a)

A coat

b)

Something that doesn't allow heat to pass through it

c)

Something to stop music

d)

Something that allows heat to pass through

11.

What does an electrical insulator?

a)

It does not allow electricity to pass through it easily

b)

It does not allow heat to travel through it easily

c)

It allows heat to travel through it easily

d)

It allows electricity to pass through it easily

12.
What is Thermal Contraction 
a)
A Potato
b)
A decrease in a materials  volume when its temperature decreases 
c)
The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection 
d)
A material through which  thermal energy does not flow easily.
13.
What is Thermal expansion?
a)
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles 
b)
Is a decrease in a materials volume when temperature decreases 
c)
An increase in a materials volume when temperature increases
d)
Chicken fried rice
14.
Objects gain heat and _________. 
a)
expand
b)
contract
15.

Transparent and brittle (breaks easily)

a)

Metal

b)

Sponge

c)

Glass

d)

Plastic

16.

Flexible and elastic

a)

Fabric

b)

Glass

c)

Rubber

d)

Wood

17.
An action that twists a material is called:
a)
compression
b)
torsion
c)
tension
d)
none of the above
18.
A force that causes parts of a material to slide past another in opposite directions is called:
a)
compresssion
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
none of the above
19.

The ability of a material to withstand a force without breaking

a)

durability

b)

hardness

c)

toughness

d)

strength

20.

The ability of a material to change into a liquid or molten state when heated to its melting point

a)

conductivity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

fusibility

21.

The ability of a material to bend and then to return to its original shape and size

a)

plasticity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

elasticity

22.

The ability of a material to permanently change in shape

a)

plasticity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

elasticity

23.

The ability of a material to permanently deform in all directions without cracking

a)

plasticity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

elasticity

24.

The hardest material is ...

a)

Wood

b)

Metal

c)

Diamond

d)

Water

25.

A very elastic material is ...

a)

Rubber

b)

Glass

c)

Ceramic

d)

Wood

26.

Magnetism is....

a)

The part of the magnet where the force is the strongest

b)

A force created by magnets that pulls some metals

c)

To Pull towards

d)

An object able to pull some metals towards itself

27.

A magnet is...

a)

To push away

b)

A force created by magnets that pulls some metals

c)

To Pull towards

d)

An object able to pull some metals towards itself

28.

Magnets stick to any materials that are made of

a)

Iron, Nickel, Copper

b)

Iron, Nickel, Cobalt

c)

Ions, Nickel, Cobalt

d)

Iron, Lead, Cobalt

29.

What type of object is shown in the picture?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

30.

What type of object is the glass in the glasses considered?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

31.

What is the best description of an opaque material?

a)

no light passes through the material

b)

some light passes through the material

c)

all light passes through the material

32.

What is the best description of a transparent material?

a)

no light passes through the material

b)

some light passes through the material

c)

all light passes through the material

33.

What is the best description of a translucent material?

a)

no light passes through the material

b)

some light passes through the material

c)

all light passes through the material

34.

Ability of a material to plastically deform without breaking ie to be drawn into wires is

a)

ductility

b)

malleability

c)

brittleness

d)

resilience

35.

What property of a material is this describing?

The ability to absorb impact without breaking.

a)

Tensile strength

b)

Hardness

c)

Malleability

d)

Ductility

e)

Toughness

36.

_____is the tendency of matter to be easily broken to pieces.

a)

Hardness

b)

Malleability

c)

Brittleness

d)

Elasticity

37.

What is the formula for density?

a)

density = mass x volume

b)

density = mass / volume

c)

density = mass + volume

d)

density = mass - volume

38.

Helium balloons rise on earth because

a)

helium is less dense than air

b)

helium is more dense than air

c)

helium is cooler than air

d)

helium is warmer than air

39.

Which box has a higher density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are the same

40.

What is Porosity?

a)

is a property of a material that lets it absorb water and other solids.

b)

is a property of a material that lets it absorb water and other liquids.

c)

is a property of a material that lets it absorb water and other gas.

41.

 Is the object in the picture porous or non-porous? 

a)

Porous material

b)

Non-porous material

42.

 Is the object in the picture porous or non-porous?

a)

Porous material

b)

Non-porous material

43.

Define permeability

a)

Water

b)

Nothing

c)

Percent of volume of open spaces in rock or sediment

d)

Ability rock/sediment fluids pass through open spaces/pores

44.

If porosity is high then permeability is ______________.

a)

low

b)

high

45.

How are metal oxides formed?

a)

When metals react with oxide.

b)

When metals react with water.

c)

When metals react with air.

d)

When metals react with oxygen.

46.

The rusting of iron is an example of

a)

a reduction reaction.

b)

an oxidation reaction.

c)

a reaction of iron with water.

d)

a reaction that dissolves iron.

47.

Which one means "recycle"

a)
b)
c)
d)