Materials
Application of materials
Adjectives
Cause and effect
100
What material is shown in this picture?
Sponge
100
Which of these properties do you need to make shoes that you can use in water?
a) transparent
b) absorbent
c) water-proof
d) watery
Water-proof
100
Which of these adjectives best fit to describe a glass?
a) transparent
b) opaque
c) stretchable
d) squishy
transparent
100
Identify an effect for the following cause :
Viviana left the ice-cream in the sun. So....
a) the ice-cream froze
b) the ice-cream melted
c) the ice-cream evaporated
d) the ice-cream remained the same
the ice-cream melted
200
This material is made from sand and is used to make transparent windows and windshields.
Glass
200
Which of these materials is transparent?
a) Wood
b) Metal
c) Glass
d) Rubber
Glass
200
Which of these properties make rubber a great material for making balloons?
a) flexible
b) transparent
c) hard
d) shiny
flexible
200
What do you think is the cause of tiny water droplets on your window early in the winter morning?
a) the water vapour condenses on the windows
b) water melts away from the buildings
c) your mom poured the water there
d) the water evaporated from the kettle.
the water vapour condenses on the windows
300
This material is stretchy, flexible and bouncy. So we use it to make tyres and stretchy bands.
Rubber
300
Which of these materials rust easily when it comes in contact with air, water & salt.
a) Plastic
b) Cotton
c) Iron
d) Rubber
Iron
300
Which of these properties of a metal make it perfect for frying pans?
a) shiny
b) heat-resistant (means they can withstand heat)
c) bendy
d) transparent
heat-resistant
300
What happens when you boil water?
a) some of the water evaporates because of the heat
b) nothing happens
c) some of the water evaporates because of the magnetic force
d) water freezes in the pot
a) some of the water evaporates because of the heat
400
This material is strong and flexible. It never goes away from the environment. It breaks in to tiny pieces and pollutes the environment.
Plastic
400
Which of these materials is best for making a frying pan?
Plastic
Wool
Metal
Paper
Metal
400
What property best describes leather?
a) water-resistant
b) magentic
c) fragile
water-resistant
400
What causes a room to smell good when we spray a nice perfume?
a) The liquid freezes in to a solid and the molecules stick together in the room
b) gas spreads and fills the space in the room
c) the air in the room condenses and sticks to the perfume bottle
d) the bottle melts and flows like a liquid.
b) gas spreads and fills the space in the room
500
This is a shiny material. We use it to make pots for the kitchen. It also comes in foil so people can use it to wrap their food.
Aluminium
500
What properties should a bath towel have?
a) soft
b) water absorbent
c) quick-drying
d) all of the above
all of the above
500
Which of these properties does not describe concrete rocks?
a) magnetic
b) strong
c) durable
d) fire-resistant
magnetic
500
What causes cloud formation?
a) foam flies up from fluffy pillows and become clouds
b) water freezes to become solid clouds
c) water condenses in to clouds from the ocean
d)) water evaporates from the earth, and form clouds which are made of water vapour.
d)) water evaporates from the earth, and form clouds which are made of water vapour.