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Material World

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are examples of materials?

a)

house, driveway and garden

b)

plastic, metal, fabric and glass

c)

soft, stretchy, transparent and red

d)

cat, dog, bird and fish

2.

Which of these are natural materials?

a)

wood, cotton, metal and wool

b)

plastic, rubber, glass and concrete

3.

Materials have different properties, these make them...

a)

hard and strong

b)

look and feel different

c)

more valuable

4.

Which of these are examples of properties of materials?

a)

hard and smooth

b)

soft and bendy

c)

transparent and flexible

d)

shiny and fragile

e)

all of these are properties of materials

5.

Which properties describe a table?

a)

shiny and flexible

b)

soft and stretchy

c)

hard and smooth

d)

magnetic and transparent

6.

Why do you think a raincoat is made of plastic?

a)

because it is strong and shiny

b)

because it is light and waterproof

c)

because it is soft and colourful

d)

because it is magnetic and flexible

7.

Why do you think gumboots are made of rubber?

a)

it is strong and waterproof

b)

it is soft and fluffy

c)

it is flexible and shiny

d)

it is strong and magnetic

8.

Why do you think a jumper is made of wool?

a)

it is strong and shiny

b)

it is hard and scratchy

c)

it is soft and warm

d)

it is dull and opaque

9.

What makes a test fair?

a)

you don't change anything

b)

you keep everything the same

c)

you change lots of different things

d)

you only change one thing. You keep everything else the same

10.

Which materials would soak up water the best?

a)

plastic, foil, rubber

b)

towel, paper towel, cloth

c)

newspaper, tissue paper, cardboard

11.

Which materials would repel water the best?

a)

plastic, foil, rubber

b)

towel, paper towel, cloth

c)

newspaper, tissue paper,

12.

Which materials would leak water the most?

a)

plastic, foil, rubber

b)

towel, paper towel, cloth

c)

newspaper, tissue paper,

13.

If you had something heavy to carry, what material would you want your bag made out of?

a)

newspaper

b)

fabric

14.

Tensile strength is to do with how much something can stretch before it breaks?

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Materials with high tensile strength....

a)

snap or tear easily under tension.

b)

stretch but do not snap under tension.

c)

do not snap, tear or stretch under tension.

16.

Materials with medium tensile strength....

a)

snap or tear easily under tension.

b)

stretch but do not snap under tension.

c)

do not snap, tear or stretch under tension.

17.

Materials with low tensile strength....

a)

snap or tear easily under tension.

b)

stretch but do not snap under tension.

c)

do not snap, tear or stretch under tension.

18.

To make a fair test you should only change one variable.

What is a variable?

a)

something that can be changed

b)

something that cannot be changed

19.

Why do they use rubber to make gloves to wash dishes with?

a)

because the rubber is waterproof

b)

because the rubber keeps your hands warm

c)

because rubber is stylish

d)

because rubber makes the dishes cleaner

20.

Why do they use thick material to make oven gloves?

a)

so they don't melt

b)

to stop the heat getting through and causing you to burn your hands when picking up hot dishes

c)

because they are waterproof

d)

because they can be made in lots of different colours to match your kitchen