Investigating the Properties of Materials: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

Which material is the strongest and would be the best choice for building a bridge?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 2

Which of these materials is most flexible?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 3

Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 4

Which of these materials is most transparent?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Cardboard

Answer

Wood

Question 5

Which of these materials is most flammable?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Answer

Stone

Question 6

Which of these materials is most biodegradable?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Question 7

Which property of wood makes it a good choice for making furniture and buildings?

Accepted Answer

It is strong and durable.

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It can bend easily.

Answer

It conducts electricity well.

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It attracts metal objects.

Question 8

Which property tells us how much force a material can handle before it changes shape forever?

Accepted Answer

Strength

Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Durability

Question 9

What is the toughest material?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 10

What is the most important feature to think about when choosing a material to make a raincoat?

Accepted Answer

It keeps water out

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Strength

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Flexibility

Answer

See-through

Question 11

Which of these materials conducts electricity the best?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

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Wood

Question 12

What is the best choice of material for building a bridge that will be strong and last a long time?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Question 13

Which material can conduct heat the best?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Fabric

Question 14

Which of these does NOT affect how strong a material is?

Accepted Answer

Smell

Answer

Thickness

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Shape

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Temperature

Question 15

Which of these materials can bend the easiest?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Steel

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 16

Which property allows a material to go back to its original shape after being stretched?

Accepted Answer

Elasticity

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Malleability

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Hardness

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Brittleness

Question 17

Which material is the most easy to break?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Question 18

Which property makes a material able to last a long time without breaking down?

Accepted Answer

Durability

Answer

Strength

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Flexibility

Answer

Conductivity

Question 19

Which material is the best at keeping heat inside?

Accepted Answer

Wool

Answer

Copper

Answer

Water

Answer

Air

Question 20

What property of a material tells us how well it conducts heat?

Accepted Answer

Conductivity

Answer

Strength

Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Durability

Question 21

Which of these materials is the best insulator?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 22

What's the main difference between a conductor and an insulator?

Accepted Answer

Conductors let heat pass through, while insulators don't.

Answer

Insulators let heat pass through, while conductors don't.

Answer

Conductors are flexible, while insulators aren't.

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Insulators are strong, while conductors are weak.

Question 23

Which of these materials is the hardest?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Answer

Glass

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Question 24

Which material is the most flexible?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Question 25

What property of a material tells us how strong it is?

Accepted Answer

Strength

Answer

Hardness

Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Conductivity

Question 26

Which of these materials is the strongest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Glass

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Question 27

How can you test the properties of a material?

Accepted Answer

Try things with it.

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Look at it closely.

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Read about it in a book.

Answer

Ask an expert.

Question 28

Which of these things bends the most easily?

Accepted Answer

A piece of rubber

Answer

A piece of wood

Answer

A piece of metal

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A piece of plastic

Question 29

Which of these things conducts electricity the best?

Accepted Answer

A piece of copper wire

Answer

A piece of paper

Answer

A piece of wood

Answer

A piece of fabric

Question 30

Which of these things comes from nature?

Accepted Answer

Cotton

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 31

Which of these things is the hardest on the Mohs scale?

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Answer

Gold

Answer

Steel

Answer

Wood

Question 32

Which of these things lets light through it?

Accepted Answer

A piece of glass

Answer

A piece of paper

Answer

A piece of wood

Answer

A piece of fabric

Question 33

What is the special name for the property of a material that shows how much light it lets through?

Accepted Answer

Opacity

Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Strength

Answer

Buoyancy

Question 34

What is the special property of a material that lets it float on water?

Accepted Answer

Density

Answer

Hardness

Answer

Electrical conductivity

Answer

Opacity

Question 35

Which of these things breaks the easiest?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Question 36

Which material allows electricity to flow through it most easily?

Accepted Answer

Copper

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 37

Which material lets electricity flow through it the best?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Rubber

Question 38

When we use materials, they have different properties. Which property affects how well a material can let heat pass through it?

Accepted Answer

Thermal conductivity

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Hardness

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Electrical conductivity

Question 39

Which material can you bend and stretch the most?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 40

Which of the following materials is the strongest and most difficult to bend or break?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Question 41

Which of the following materials can be stretched or bent easily without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal

Question 42

Which of the following materials can conduct electricity?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

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Plastic

Question 43

Which of the following materials is attracted to magnets?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Paper

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Wood

Question 44

Which of the following materials can soak up liquids?

Accepted Answer

Paper

Answer

Glass

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Metal

Question 45

Which of the following materials can let electricity flow through it easily?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Plastic

Question 46

Which material can be bent and stretched without breaking?

Accepted Answer

Rubber

Answer

Metal

Answer

Glass

Question 47

Which material is not likely to break easily?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Paper

Answer

Rubber

Question 48

Which material allows you to see through it?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Metal

Answer

Rubber

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Wood

Question 49

When choosing a material to make a raincoat, which property should be considered the most?

Accepted Answer

Water resistance

Answer

Flexibility

Answer

Strength

Answer

Electrical conductivity

Question 50

Which material is the best choice for making a cooking pot?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Wood

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Plastic

Question 51

Which material is suitable for making a window?

Accepted Answer

Glass

Answer

Rubber

Answer

Wood

Answer

Metal