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Materials Treasure Hunt
Materials Treasure Hunt
What is meant by
the words
properties of
materials?
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2.
What does
brittle
mean?
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3.
Name a brittle
material
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What does
viscous mean?
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10.
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Name the 2
uncommon
materials that
are magnetic?
11.
What does
Name an elastic
absorbent mean? material
9.
Name 2 shiny
metals used to
make good
jewellery.
12.
What is another
name for
elasticity?
13.
What does
opaque mean?
16.
Name 2
properties of
brick
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15.
Which cans,
aluminium or steel,
are removed from
rubbish using
magnets?
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What is the
What material
opposite of rigid? would be good for
making socks?
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Which poles of a
magnet attract
each other?
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Which end of a
magnet will pick
up a copper rod?
What does
transparent
mean?
21.
Name a use of
glass
24.
What would happen
to a rubber band
when weight is
removed from it?
25.
Which end of a
magnet will pick
up an iron nail?
26.
27.
If you spilled a
box of pins how
could you pick
them up quickly?
Give 3 properties
of a good
material for
making a bridge.
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Which of these is
absorbent?
plastic, paper, or
foil
Which poles of a
magnet repel
each other?
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2
breaks easily
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glass (any named
brittle material)
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because it is
transparent
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waterproof
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sticky
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iron and steel
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Cobalt and nickel
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soaks up water
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rubber or other elastic stretchiness
material
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You cannot see
through it
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steel
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poles (N or S)
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flexible (bendy)
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to push away
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north and south
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neither end copper is
non-magnetic
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you can see through it
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it would go back to its
original length
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both ends (N and S)
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using a magnet
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paper
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it would stretch
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north and north or
south and south
strong, hard,
hardwearing, waterproof
bridge)
breaks easily
because it is
transparent
waterproof
sticky
soaks up water
steel
hard, waterproof,
hardwearing, strong
poles (N or S)
(material to make socks)
flexible (bendy)
to push away
using a magnet
paper
it would stretch