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properties of materials ( Part 1 )

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Different materials have different _____________.

a)

characteristics

b)

properties

c)

needs

d)

groups

2.

Look at the picture above.


What property or properties must the material for making the camping tent have?

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Not waterproof

d)

Waterproof

3.

The diagram above shows what happens when two objects, A and B, are placed in a tank of water.


Which of the following could objects A and B be?

a)

A: Glass marble, B: Styrofoam plate

b)

A: Wooden chopstick, B: Wooden toothpick

c)

A: Plastic spoon, B: Metal coin

d)

A: Metal spoon, B: Rubber eraser

4.

choose the absorbent

a)

Fabric /metal

b)

Paper /tissue paper

c)

Polythene/plastic

d)

None of theme

5.

Which property is most important for a raincoat?

a)

rigid

b)

hard

c)

waterproof

d)

transparent

6.

What happens when the plastic bottle is filled with water?

a)

It will float

b)

It will sink

7.

Why does oil float when pour into the water?

a)

Oil is more dense than the water.

b)

Oil is less dense than the water.

c)

Oil has equal density with water.

d)

Both oil and water has no density.

8.

Why do some things float on the water?

a)

because it has no weight.

b)

because it has no mass.

c)

because it has no volume.

d)

because it is less dense.

9.

What will happen to an object that is more dense than the water?

a)

It will sink.

b)

It will float.

c)

it will decay.

d)

It will disappear

10.

Water has spilled on a table. Which object should be used to clean the spill?

a)

Plastic ruler and balloon

b)

paper towel and cotton towel

c)

Drinking glass and plastic spoon

d)

Glass bottle and rubber gloves

11.

A lady wipes off sweat from her forehead by using a cotton towel. Why did she use a towel to wipe off the sweat ?

a)

The towel is made of plastic

b)

The towel is colourful

c)

The towel absorbs the sweat

d)

The towel is light

12.

Which group of objects are waterproof?

a)

Cotton towel, leather wallet, newspaper

b)

Balloon, plastic bottle, jam jar

c)

Handkerchief, tissue paper, leather belt

d)

Tissue paper, cotton socks, wool

13.

What is an absorbent object?

An absorbent object is an object that can __________________.

a)

attract water

b)

repel water

c)

absorb water

14.

Which one of these following objects can be classified as absorbent?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Japanese umbrella is actually made from paper, but then the paper is covered by such oil and painted with oil paint. By covering paper with oil we make it becomes . . .

a)

absorbent

b)

flexible

c)

hard

d)

waterproof

16.

If it is really hot and sunny outside, you probably want to wear clothes that are...

a)

waterproof

b)

heat-trapping

c)

see-through

d)

absorbent