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Which is Stronger Glue or Tape?

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Glue

b)

Tape

2.

Over 8 thousand years old, ancient people used glue to waterproof baskets and construct utensils. What did they make it from?

a)

Cactus plants

b)

Animal guts

c)

Human & animal bones

d)

Animal & and plant materials

3.

What are adhesives made from today? Choose more than one!

a)

Synthetic (man made) molecules

b)

Natural proteins & carbohydrates (like vegetable starch or dextrin, milk protein or casein, and tree resin)

c)

Sticky rice

4.

Glue and tape need both adhesive and cohesive bonds. An adhesive bond occurs between the adhesive molecules & the molecules of whatever it’s sticking to

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A cohesive bond happens between the glues own molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why doesn’t glue in a jar stick to the inside of the jar?

a)

The jars are non-stick

b)

The jar is coated with oil

c)

Glue is dissolved in another liquid (solvent) that prevents it from sticking to the inside of the bottle

d)

Because glue never dries

7.

There are some glues that use 2 or more chemicals that react and cause stronger bonds than glues that just dry (without a chemical reaction)

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does it mean to say that tape is reversible, but glue is irreversible?

a)

You can use tape on both sides, but not glue

b)

You can’t get glue off of things easily once it is dry

c)

You can re-glue something after it is dry

d)

You can re-tape something with the same tape

9.

What is Van der Waals forces?

a)

A permanent bond

b)

An extremely strong bond

c)

A bond that only works once

d)

A weaker reversible bond-like one found in tape

10.

Which has the strongest adhesive bonds?

a)

Tape

b)

Glue

c)

Depends

d)

Neither

11.

What is the BEST adhesive?

a)

Tape

b)

Glue

c)

It depends on the situation

d)

Frosting

12.

Which adhesive works best in outer space?

a)

Glue

b)

Tape

c)

Neither

13.

What type of adhesive is resistant to heat?

a)

Glue Stick

b)

Epoxy

c)

Elmer's School glue

d)

Super Glue