WorksheetsTerm 1 Science Natural and Processed Materials
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the best definition of a material?
Something that you can find naturally in the ground.
The type of matter an object is made from.
Something you wear every day.
Something that is made from plastic.
What are materials that are unchanged from the way they have been formed in nature?
Natural materials
Processed materials
Man made materials
Synthetic materials
Which materials are natural materials from living things?
silk, wood and metal
wood, wool and stone
silk, wood and wool
wool, silk and minerals
What are materials that have been changed or altered in some way by people?
Raw materials
Unprocessed materials
Natural materials
Processed materials
Which materials are processed materials?
plastic, wood and concrete
glass, plastic and concrete
wool, glass and plastic
glass, concrete and stone
Natural and processed materials have _______________ or characteristics that make them different from one another.
properties
colours
chemicals
odours
Absorbent materials are able to _____________ water.
leak
repel
soak up
use
What are materials called that repel water?
waterproof materials
absorbent materials
porous materials
soaked materials
Which material will dry quickly?
A very absorbent material.
A less absorbent material.
How does density affect an object sinking or floating in a liquid?
Density doesn't affect an object sinking or floating in a liquid.
If an object has a higher density than the liquid it will float and if
if an object has a lower density than the liquid it will sink.
If an object has a higher density than the liquid it will sink and if
if an object has a lower density than the liquid it will float.
All objects sink.
A flexible material ____________________________________.
is compact, thick and hard to pierce.
allows water to easily pass through it.
is easily cracked or broken.
can be stretched or bent without snapping or breaking.
A transparent material ________________________________.
is hard to bend.
can be dissolved.
allows light to easily pass through. Objects behind this material can be clearly seen.
does not let light pass through it.
Which object is malleable?
What are materials called that allow heat to pass them through them?
conductors
insulators
magnetic
transparent
Which materials below are insulators?
polystyrene, metal and glass
metal, glass and wool
polystyrene, stainless steel and wool
metal, stone and stainless steel
If you are going on a ski trip in the snow, would you need clothes made from materials that are thermal insulators or thermal conductors?
thermal insulators
thermal conductors
What properties best describe plastic?
strong, biodegradable, porous and waterproof
flexible, strong, waterproof and lightweight
elastic, absorbent, waterproof and flexible
rigid, magnetic, biodegradable and strong
Plastic is a non-biodegradable, which means?
It does not break down naturally in the environment.
It breaks downs naturally in the environment.
You can grade it in shop.
It decays easily to become part of the soil.
Why is plastic a problem for marine animals?
Plastic is not a problem for marine animals.
Plastic eats marine animals.
Marine animals mistake plastic items for food and choke on them, and some can even get entangled in plastic and drown.
Plastic becomes stuck in the homes of marine animals.
Which materials are good alternatives to plastic?
glass, metal and rubber
nylon, glass and metal
plastic, rubber and nylon
bamboo, wood and seaweed.
