Exploring Materials: Properties and Uses for Young Learners

Question 1

Which material is the best choice for making a water bottle that you can see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Question 2

Which material is the strongest? It's hard to break.

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 3

When you play outside in the rain, which material would be the best choice for your coat to keep you dry?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 4

Which material can stretch the most?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 5

What material is commonly used to make teddy bears?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

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Wood

Answer

Metal

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Plastic

Question 6

What material would be the best choice for building a dog house?

Accepted Answer

Wood

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Paper

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Glass

Question 7

What material is used to make clothes?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

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Metal

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Plastic

Question 8

Which material is the strongest and can hold the most weight without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 9

We want to build a sturdy house for the teddy bears. Which material would be the best choice?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Glass

Answer

Fabric

Question 10

Which material can carry electricity the best?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Water

Question 11

What material would be the best choice for making a boat that can float on water?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Question 12

Which material is the strongest and most difficult to bend?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 13

Jane wants to build a strong tower. Which material would be the best choice?

Accepted Answer

Hardwood

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Soft fabric

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Thin cardboard

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Bouncy rubber

Question 14

What material would be best for making a car that is strong and light?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Question 15

Which material can hold water the best?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 16

Which material is the strongest, like the tall, sturdy tree in the park?

Accepted Answer

Wood

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Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 17

Which material is best for making a box that can hold lots of toys?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Fabric

Question 18

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 19

We want to build a strong and sturdy toy car. Which material is the best choice?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cardboard

Question 20

We want to make a raincoat to keep us dry when it's raining. Which material would be the best to use?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cardboard

Question 21

Which material is the strongest and can hold the most weight?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 22

When we talk about different materials, we can describe them in different ways. Which of these are ways we can describe materials?

Accepted Answer

Strong or not strong

Accepted Answer

Rough or smooth

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Shiny or dull

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Big or small

Question 23

What material feels soft and like a cloud?

Accepted Answer

Cotton wool

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Question 24

Which material is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 25

What material would be the best choice for making a spoon that can stir hot soup without melting?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 26

When you touch a toy, you can feel how it feels. What word describes how a fluffy toy feels?

Accepted Answer

Soft, like a pillow

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Smooth, like glass

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Rough, like sandpaper

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Hard, like wood

Question 27

What word describes how easily something can be folded or bent?

Accepted Answer

Flexible

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Strong

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Hard

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Shiny

Question 28

We want our houses to be strong and stay standing. Which of these materials would be the best choice for building a house?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Fabric

Answer

Paper

Question 29

When we finish using a piece of paper, what can we do with it so that we can use it again?

Accepted Answer

Put it in the recycling bin.

Answer

Throw it in the bin.

Answer

Burn it.

Answer

Use it to wrap presents.

Question 30

How can we make cardboard more sturdy?

Accepted Answer

Glue two pieces of cardboard together.

Accepted Answer

Tape several pieces of cardboard together.

Answer

Paint it with a thick layer of paint.

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Fold the cardboard into a cone shape.

Question 31

When you're finished playing with your old toys, what's a good way to make them useful again?

Accepted Answer

Put them in the recycling bin

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Throw them away

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Burn them

Question 32

What material would be the best choice for building a boat that is strong and can keep water out?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Fabric

Question 33

Which material is the strongest and can hold the most weight without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 34

We want to make a bottle that won't let water leak out. Which of these would be the best material to use?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Paper

Answer

Wood

Question 35

Which material is hard and can be used to build a strong castle?

Accepted Answer

Stone

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 36

We want to build a boat that can float on water. Which of these materials would be the best choice?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Metal

Question 37

How can we make a cardboard box stronger?

Accepted Answer

Use thicker cardboard.

Accepted Answer

Add extra cardboard with glue.

Answer

Cut holes in the box.

Question 38

What can we do with old paper to help the planet?

Accepted Answer

Write on it again.

Accepted Answer

Use it for drawing.

Answer

Throw it away.

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Tear it up.

Question 39

What is a natural material?

Accepted Answer

A. Wood

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B. Plastic

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C. Metal

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D. Glass

Question 40

Which material would be the best choice for making a toy car that rolls smoothly and quietly?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Sand

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Question 41

Which material can we use over and over without harming our planet?

Accepted Answer

Recycled plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 42

Which material is best for building something strong and sturdy?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Rubber

Question 43

Trees give us some materials. What is a good thing to do when we have used up these materials?

Accepted Answer

Plant a new tree to replace the one we used.

Answer

Throw them away so we can get new ones.

Answer

Use as much as we want, there will always be more.

Answer

Burn them to get rid of them quickly.

Question 44

How can we make good choices about the materials we use to help our planet?

Accepted Answer

Use materials that can be recycled many times, like paper and plastic.

Accepted Answer

Use materials that come from plants, like wood or cotton.

Answer

Use materials that are very strong and will last a long time, like metal.

Answer

Use as many different materials as we can find.

Question 45

Why is it important to know about the different qualities of materials?

Accepted Answer

So we can pick the best material for what we want to make.

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So we can make things that are beautiful.

Answer

So we can learn about science.

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So we can show off to our friends.

Question 46

What's the difference between things that come from nature and things that people make?

Accepted Answer

Things from nature come from plants and animals, while things people make are not found in nature.

Answer

Things from nature are hard, while things people make are soft.

Answer

Things people make are always better than things from nature.

Answer

Things from nature are not used in modern buildings.

Question 47

When building, metal is strong. But what's one good thing and one not-so-good thing about using metal?

Accepted Answer

Good: metal is strong; Not-so-good: metal is heavy.

Answer

Good: metal is light; Not-so-good: metal breaks easily.

Answer

Good: metal keeps water out; Not-so-good: metal can't stop fire.

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Good: metal moves heat well; Not-so-good: metal can't keep heat in.

Question 48

Who uses their knowledge of different materials to build houses?

Accepted Answer

A builder

Answer

A doctor

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A teacher

Question 49

Which material feels soft and cozy like your teddy bear?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 50

Which material is strong enough to build a bridge that cars can drive over?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Question 51

What material do we use to let the sunlight into our homes?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 52

Which material doesn't get wet when it rains, like your raincoat?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Question 53

Which material can make electricity flow through it, like the wires in your lamp?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 54

Which of these is the strongest? Like, really hard to break?

Accepted Answer

A strong piece of wood like a tree trunk

Answer

A soft and bendy paper

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A thick piece of cardboard like a box

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A soft and fluffy piece of fabric like a blanket

Question 55

Which of these feels the bumpiest? Like, if you ran your finger over it?

Accepted Answer

A rough piece of sandpaper

Answer

A smooth piece of glass like a window

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A soft and smooth piece of cotton

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A shiny piece of plastic

Question 56

Which of these can you bend without breaking?

Accepted Answer

A thick piece of cardboard

Answer

A hard piece of glass

Answer

A strong piece of metal

Answer

A thick piece of wood

Question 57

What makes paper special?

Accepted Answer

It's bendy and can be folded easily

Answer

It's super strong and can't be torn

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It's bumpy and rough to touch

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It doesn't let water in

Question 58

Which of these comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

A soft and cozy piece of cotton

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A hard and shiny piece of metal

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A clear and see-through piece of glass

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A colorful and bendy piece of plastic

Question 59

If you want to make your cardboard stronger, what should you do?

Accepted Answer

Stack it up like building blocks

Answer

Fold it up like a paper airplane

Answer

Cut it into tiny pieces

Answer

Get it wet like a sponge

Question 60

What would be the best material to build a bridge that won't fall down?

Accepted Answer

A strong and sturdy piece of wood

Answer

A thin and bendy piece of paper

Answer

A soft and fluffy piece of fabric

Answer

A pile of loose sand

Question 61

What does 'waterproof' mean?

Accepted Answer

It can't get wet, no matter what

Answer

It gets wet on the outside, but stays dry inside

Answer

It gets wet, but dries up really fast

Answer

It can't get wet from the inside, but gets wet from the outside

Question 62

We can bend some things easily, like this straw. Which of these can we also bend easily?

Accepted Answer

A plastic straw

Answer

A metal spoon

Answer

A wooden stick

Answer

A glass bottle

Question 63

Which material feels soft and fluffy?

Accepted Answer

Cotton wool

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 64

What material can help your boat float on water?

Accepted Answer

Cork

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Heavy metal

Answer

Wood