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Materials in our World

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The surface of the earth is made of...

a)

Rock

b)

Ground

c)

Grass

d)

Air

2.

There is only one type of rock.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Rocks have different colours.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Where do we find rocks?

You can tick more than 1 answer.

a)

On the Earth's surface

b)

Underwater

c)

Underground

d)

All are correct

5.

Rocks can be hard or soft.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Taj Mahal is made of

a)

marble

b)

sandstone

c)

quartz

d)

granite

7.

People use rocks to...

a)

Build things to help us travel

b)

Create machines.

c)

Build roads, walls and houses.

d)

make comfy furniture

8.

A ____________________ is a place where we get rocks from.

a)

quirry

b)

qurry

c)

querry

d)

quarry

9.

This object is made from . . .

a)

A. Paper

b)

B. Wood

c)

C. Plastic

d)

D. Rubber

10.

Which object is made from metal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What are they made from?

a)

Glass

b)

Concrete

c)

Rubber

d)

Rock

12.

Which object is soft?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which object is bouncy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which object is flexible . . .

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is it made of?

a)

Fabric

b)

Paper

c)

Concrete

d)

Silver

16.

Which object is made of plastic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Two objects can be grouped together.They are both HARD.

Tick these objects.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Cars are made of different materials.

(Tick 3 reasons why we choose the different materials.)

a)

Metal is hard

b)

Rubber can grip well

c)

Glass is see-through

d)

Metal is soft

19.

What is mining?

a)

Digging up rocks for fun

b)

Extracting valuable materials from the Earth (natural)

c)

Discovering new caves

d)

Extracting artificial materials

20.

A place where stone or marble is dug, cut or blasted out of the ground

a)

bog

b)

quarry

c)

mineral

d)

sound

21.

Which is an example of underground mine?

a)
b)
22.

A dumper truck is used in an underground mine. Which one is a dumper truck?

a)
b)
23.

What type of mining is this?

a)

riverbed mining

b)

quarry

c)

underground mine

d)

digging

24.

Miners don't have to wear protective gear if they are mining in a riverbed.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

only if it is hot

d)

only if it is raining

25.

Which of the following does not contain minerals or materials from mining?

a)

Cell Phone

b)

Laptop Computers

c)

Paper and cardboard

d)

Clothing