Science Final Assessment

Mark the words that describe properties of different materials.

• hard

• rough

• clean

• transparent

• breakable

Which of these materials would you use to build a house?

• Glass

• Paper

• Stone

• Wool

Metals are good...

• conductors.

• insulators.

Rubber is used in car tyres because it is very _______________.

• hard.

• elastic.

• soft.

• rough.

Which material is obtained when melting together sand, limestone and other materials?

• Plastic.

• Fibres.

• Glass.

• Ceramics.

What can plastic be used for? (tick all the right answers)

• Bottles.

• Doors.

• Plugs.

• Furniture.

• Plates.

Which of these metals is used in electric wires?

• Steel.

• Copper.

• Gold.

• Silver.

What is the metal found inside a thermometer called?

• Copper.

• Steel.

• Mercury.

• Aluminium.

Plastic, wood, cloth and cork are good ________________.

• conductors.

• insulators.

Electrical wires are usually covered in _________________ to protect us from getting an electrical shock.

• cloth

• wood

• plastic

• rubber