Materials and their Properties: Identifying and Classifying Materials Quiz

Question 1

Which of these materials can you see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Question 2

Which of these materials is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Granite

Answer

Styrofoam

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Cotton

Question 3

Which of these materials will a magnet pick up?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 4

Which of these materials lets heat pass through it best?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Answer

Styrofoam

Question 5

Which of these materials can hold the most water?

Accepted Answer

Sponge

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 6

Which of these materials is most likely to break easily if you drop it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 7

What material do we use to make windows to see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 8

What is our favorite material to make clothes with?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 9

What material do we use to make lots of toys because it can bend easily?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 10

Which material can you bend and fold the most?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 11

Which group of materials only includes those that don't let light pass through them?

Accepted Answer

Opaque materials

Answer

Metals

Answer

Plastics

Answer

Transparent materials

Question 12

Which group includes materials that are usually shiny and can carry electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metals

Answer

Rocks

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabrics

Question 13

Which of these everyday objects is made from a flexible material?

Accepted Answer

A rubber band

Answer

A metal spoon

Answer

A wooden block

Answer

A glass window

Question 14

Which group of materials is most likely to soak up water?

Accepted Answer

Natural fibres

Answer

Metals

Answer

Plastics

Answer

Synthetic fibres

Question 15

Which material is the hardest?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Question 16

Which group includes materials that are often used to make clothes?

Accepted Answer

Fabrics

Answer

Metals

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 17

Which of these everyday objects is made from a see-through material?

Accepted Answer

A glass window

Answer

A metal pan

Answer

A wooden table

Answer

A rubber ball

Question 18

Which material can you see through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 19

Which material comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 20

Which material can you bend easily?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 21

Which material will float on water?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Stone

Question 22

Which material is attracted to magnets?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 23

Which material can soak up water?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Question 24

Which of the following materials can be bent easily?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 25

Which material is good at conducting heat?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Question 26

Which of the following is a material that comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Question 27

Which material is used to make the black round things at the bottom of cars?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 28

Car tires need to be strong and grippy. What material are they made from?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Question 29

Which of these materials is stronger?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 30

What does sandpaper feel like?

Accepted Answer

Rough

Answer

Smooth

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Soft

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Shiny

Question 31

Which of these materials lets light pass through?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 32

Which of these can electricity easily flow through?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 33

Which material is shiny and can be easily reshaped?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 34

Which of these groups do wood, metal, plastic, and rubber belong to?

Accepted Answer

Natural and man-made materials

Answer

Hard and soft materials

Answer

Transparent and opaque materials

Question 35

How are plywood and hardwood alike, and what is one way they are different?

Accepted Answer

Both are made of wood, but plywood is thinner than hardwood.

Answer

Hardwood is always stronger than plywood.

Answer

Plywood costs more than hardwood.

Question 36

When light passes through a material, we call it:

Accepted Answer

Transparent

Answer

Opaque

Answer

Translucent

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Reflective

Question 37

Which of these is the hardest material?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Question 38

A rough material feels:

Accepted Answer

Bumpy

Answer

Smooth

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Shiny

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Soft

Question 39

Which of these materials is found in nature?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 40

What kind of material are our clothes usually made of?

Accepted Answer

Fabric

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Question 41

Which of these materials can bend the easiest?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 42

What is a special property of a magnet?

Accepted Answer

It can attract metal.

Answer

It is transparent.

Answer

It is very flexible.

Answer

It is not affected by water.

Question 43

Which of these is made of metal?

Accepted Answer

Metal spoon

Answer

Plastic cup

Answer

Rubber ball

Answer

Wooden chair

Question 44

Which of the following is NOT a property of materials?

Accepted Answer

Taste

Answer

Hardness

Answer

Transparency

Answer

Flexibility

Question 45

Which of the following materials allows light to pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 46

Which of the following materials is difficult to scratch?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Fabric

Question 47

Which of the following materials attracts magnets?

Accepted Answer

Iron

Answer

Copper

Answer

Gold

Answer

Aluminium

Question 48

Which of the following materials allows electricity to flow through it easily?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Question 49

Which of these materials is best for making a window?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Question 50

Which material is NOT transparent?

Accepted Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Window pane

Answer

Eyeglasses lens

Answer

Clear plastic wrap

Question 51

Which material feels the roughest?

Accepted Answer

Sandpaper

Answer

Glass bottle

Answer

Cotton wool

Answer

Aluminum foil

Question 52

A spoon is made of metal because metal is...

Accepted Answer

Strong and easy to shape

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Soft and fluffy

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Transparent and flexible

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Rough and opaque

Question 53

Which of these materials is most likely to break if dropped?

Accepted Answer

Ceramic mug

Answer

Rubber ball

Answer

Wooden spoon

Question 54

What material are pencils usually made from?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 55

Which material would you use to make a waterproof raincoat?

Accepted Answer

Plastic

Answer

Cotton

Answer

Paper

Answer

Sponge

Question 56

Which of these materials can be easily squashed?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Answer

Glass marble

Answer

Metal spoon

Answer

Rock

Question 57

Which group contains only natural materials?

Accepted Answer

Wood, wool, rock

Answer

Metal, rubber, fabric

Answer

Plastic, glass, paper

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Leather, cotton, brick

Question 58

Why is glass a suitable material for making a drinking glass?

Accepted Answer

It is transparent and waterproof.

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It is absorbent and fragile.

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It is opaque and rough.

Answer

It is flexible and soft.