Team 1
What material is commonly used to make window panes because it is transparent?
Glass
What material is commonly used to make electrical wire coverings because it is an insulator?
Plastic
What material is made from trees and commonly used to make furniture?
Wood
What material is commonly used to make drinks cans?
Aluminium
What material is attracted to a magnet?
Iron
What tool is used to tighten a screw?
Screwdriver
What tool is used to measure the length of a piece of wood?
Ruler
What tool is used to cut wood by hand?
Saw
What tool is used to make a hole in a piece of wood?
Drill
What tool is used to grip and hold small objects?
Pliers
What type of energy does a battery store?
Chemical energy
What type of energy does a moving bicycle have?
Kinetic energy
What is the name given to a material that allows electricity to flow through it?
Conductor
What type of energy is stored in a stretched elastic band?
Elastic potential energy
What is the name of the force that slows down moving objects when surfaces rub together?
Friction
What is the name of the process used to join two pieces of metal using a heated filler material?
Soldering
What is the name of the process used to remove material from wood using sandpaper?
Sanding
What is the name of the process used to protect steel from rusting by coating it with zinc?
Galvanising
What is the name of the process used to bend a metal sheet into a new shape?
Folding
What process involves heating and cooling steel to change its properties?
Heat treatment
What simple machine is used in a ramp to help move heavy objects?
Inclined plane
What simple machine is found in a seesaw?
Lever
What type of gear has straight teeth and is commonly used in clocks and machines?
Spur gear
What mechanism converts rotary motion into linear motion using a toothed wheel and straight toothed bar?
Rack and pinion
What mechanism converts rotary motion into reciprocating motion?
Crank and slider