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Term 1 Science Natural and Processed Materials

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of a material?

a)

Something that you can find naturally in the ground.

b)

The type of matter an object is made from.

c)

Something you wear every day.

d)

Something that is made from plastic.

2.

What are materials that are unchanged from the way they have been formed in nature?

a)

Natural materials

b)

Processed materials

c)

Man made materials

d)

Synthetic materials

3.

Which materials are natural materials from living things?

a)

silk, wood and metal

b)

wood, wool and stone

c)

silk, wood and wool

d)

wool, silk and minerals

4.

What are materials that have been changed or altered in some way by people?

a)

Raw materials

b)

Unprocessed materials

c)

Natural materials

d)

Processed materials

5.

Which materials are processed materials?

a)

plastic, wood and concrete

b)

glass, plastic and concrete

c)

wool, glass and plastic

d)

glass, concrete and stone

6.

Natural and processed materials have _______________ or characteristics that make them different from one another.

a)

properties

b)

colours

c)

chemicals

d)

odours

7.

Absorbent materials are able to _____________ water.

a)

leak

b)

repel

c)

soak up

d)

use

8.

What are materials called that repel water?

a)

waterproof materials

b)

absorbent materials

c)

porous materials

d)

soaked materials

9.

Which material will dry quickly?

a)

A very absorbent material.

b)

A less absorbent material.

10.

How does density affect an object sinking or floating in a liquid?

a)

Density doesn't affect an object sinking or floating in a liquid.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

All objects sink.

11.

A flexible material ____________________________________.

a)

is compact, thick and hard to pierce.

b)

allows water to easily pass through it.

c)

is easily cracked or broken.

d)

can be stretched or bent without snapping or breaking.

12.

A transparent material ________________________________.

a)

is hard to bend.

b)

can be dissolved.

c)

allows light to easily pass through. Objects behind this material can be clearly seen.

d)

does not let light pass through it.

13.

Which object is malleable?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What are materials called that allow heat to pass them through them?

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

magnetic

d)

transparent

15.

Which materials below are insulators?

a)

polystyrene, metal and glass

b)

metal, glass and wool

c)

polystyrene, stainless steel and wool

d)

metal, stone and stainless steel

16.

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?

a)

thermal insulators

b)

thermal conductors

17.

What properties best describe plastic?

a)

strong, biodegradable, porous and waterproof

b)

flexible, strong, waterproof and lightweight

c)

elastic, absorbent, waterproof and flexible

d)

rigid, magnetic, biodegradable and strong

18.

Plastic is a non-biodegradable, which means?

a)

It does not break down naturally in the environment.

b)

It breaks downs naturally in the environment.

c)

You can grade it in shop.

d)

It decays easily to become part of the soil.

19.

Why is plastic a problem for marine animals?

a)

Plastic is not a problem for marine animals.

b)

Plastic eats marine animals.

c)

Marine animals mistake plastic items for food and choke on them, and some can even get entangled in plastic and drown.

d)

Plastic becomes stuck in the homes of marine animals.

20.

Which materials are good alternatives to plastic?

a)

glass, metal and rubber

b)

nylon, glass and metal

c)

plastic, rubber and nylon

d)

bamboo, wood and seaweed.