P3 Materials

Why are materials important in our daily lives?

• They provide food for us

• They provide water for us

• They allow us to manufacture objects that we use

• They help to classify objects in an orderly manner

Which property of materials must be considered when makinga gate?

• Strength

• Flexibility

• Buoyancy

• Transparency

Which property of materials must be considered when making electrical wires?

• Strength

• Transparency

• Flexibility

• Buoyancy

Which describes the transparency of a material?

• Its ability to stay on a water surface

• Its ability to bend without breaking

• The amount of water it allows to pass through

• The amount of light it allows to pass through

Below is a pair of glasses. What property of material must part X have?

• Allows water to pass through

• Allows light to pass through

• Strong

• Flexible

Which material may come from a living thing?

• Glass

• Fabrics

• Metals

• Plastics

Which of the following can be used to classify materials?

• Living and non-living

• From air and from ground

• From animals and plants

• Natural and man-made

Which material comes from the ground?

• Wood

• Ceramics

• Metal

• Rubber

Which of the following are man-made materials only?

• Fabric and wood

• Rubber and glass

• Glass and plastics

• Wood and plastics

What is the property of wood?

• It allows some light to pass through.

• It floats on water.

• It is flexible.

• It allows water to pass through.