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Materials Science

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What material can conduct heat and electricity, can be hammered into a shape, or drawn into a wire.

a)

metal

b)

plastic

c)

fabric

d)

glass

2.

What is this material?

a)

Plastic

b)

Metal

c)

Glass

d)

Cardboard

3.

Which of these are properties of glass?

a)

Bendy

b)

Transparent

c)

Dull

4.

Bob found a metal can of soup. Which list describes the most likely physical property of the can?

a)

shiny, hard, reflective

b)

very soft, conducts heat

c)

conducts electricity, square

d)

magnetic, flexible, very soft

5.

Which object has a physical property that conducts electricity?

a)

foam cup

b)

metal fork

c)

plastic knife

d)

wooden spoon

6.

What is this material?

a)

plastic

b)

rubber

c)

metal

d)

wood

7.

Which pictures are showing us plastic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which object is made of clay?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is the window made of?

a)

It is made of wood and wool.

b)

It is made of wood and glass.

c)

It is made of glass and plastic.

d)

It is made of metal and wood.

10.

What properties belong to this material?

(you can choose more than one)

a)

Transparent

b)

Rigid

c)

Insulator

11.

Which one is a conductor?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

Which objects are made from magnetic materials?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

A material that is poor in conducting heat is called an insulator material.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Aluminium is a widely used material. This is because it;

a)

Is light-weight

b)

Is strong

c)

Doesn't rust

d)

A, B & C are all correct

15.

What properties belong to this material?

a)

waterproof

b)

flexible

c)

transparent

d)

rigid

e)

insulator

16.

The ability of a material to bend without breaking is the property of ___________ . . . .

a)

transparency

b)

strength

c)

flexibility

d)

hardness

17.

  • - non-magnetic

  • - non-waterproof

  • - insulator

  • - soft & smooth

These properties all belong to . . . .

a)

metal

b)

fabric

c)

rubber

d)

glass

18.

These materials conduct heat:

a)

metal

b)

plastic

c)

wood

d)

glass

19.

Wool & silk are-

a)

Animal fibre

b)

Plant fibre

c)

Synthetic fibre

d)

Synthetic nylon

20.

Wool is obtained from the ____ of sheep.

a)

Silk

b)

Sheep

c)

Fibre

d)

Fleece

21.

The process when wool is made into a single strand of yarn is called:

a)

shearing

b)

spinning

c)

combing

d)

dyeing

22.

The process of removing fleece from sheep is called...

a)

Carding

b)

Shearing

c)

Spinning

d)

ginning

23.

List 3 properties that make wool an excellent fibre for clothing:

24.

One major reason people DON'T wear wool is because it's

(a)