Common Materials and Uses
What material are windows made from?
Glass
What material is made from sand?
a) plastic
b) rubber
c) metal
d) glass
d) glass
Name 2 different properties
Strong, flexible...
What one is made from metal?
a) plastic button
b) wooden table
c) aluminium can
d) cotton shirt
c) aluminium can
What metal is used to make electrical wires?
a) Gold
b) Copper
c) Steel
d) Iron
b) Copper
Name 3 different materials
Metal
Plastic
Ceramic
Wood
Fibre/fabric
Glass
Rubber
What material is made from clay?
Hint: it starts with the letter 'C'
Ceramic
What property means "does not break easily"?
Strong
What common property of metals means "to reflect light"?
Shiny
Why isn't gold used to make bridges?
Valuable
Soft/ Not strong or hard enough
People would try to steal it
What are 3 different objects made out of fibre/fabric?
Clothes
Towel
Sheets
Bags
Couch
Dolls
Socks
Where do most metals come from?
Rock (ores)
Why is glass used to make windows? Answer with the name of a property
Transparent
Most metals can be bent and rolled without breaking. What property is this describing?
Malleable (malleability)
What metal is used to make planes because it is lightweight?
Aluminium
What object is made from RUBBER?
a) container
b) balloon
c) shirt
d) water bottle
b) balloon
Rubber can be made from 2 things/ 2 ways. What are they?
Natural rubber comes from a rubber tree
Synthetic rubber comes from crude oil
What property is most important to look for when choosing material to make a towel out of?
Absorbent
Could also say soft and flexible :)
What properties of iron make it not suitable to make jewellery from it?
Can rust
Heavy
Not very valuable
Silver is the best electrical conductor. Why don't we use it to make power cords?
Too expensive/valuable
What fibre are towels usually made from?
Cotton
Where do wool, cotton, and silk come from?
Wool- Sheep
Cotton- Cotton Plant
Silk- Silk Worm
Name two rigid materials
Glass, ceramic, hard plastics, metals
What property of metals make them suitable to make power cords out of?
They conduct electricity
Why is mercury the only metal suitable to make a thermometer from?
It is liquid at room temperature.
Liquid mercury expands as it is heated.