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Engineering Worksheet: Materials

Engineering lesson 19: Materials and their properties · Set 547 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Match the property to the job): Ask: what must it do — keep water out, bend, let light through, carry current or stay cool? Metals and graphite conduct electricity; rubber, plastic, dry wood, glass, pottery and cloth insulate. Pick the material whose main property fits the job.

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  1. 1.🧱 Which material is best for a window pane? (a) steel (b) wood (c) brick (d) glass
  2. 2.Which of these needs a transparent material? (a) a hair band (b) a spectacle lens (c) a skipping rope (d) a cooking pot handle
  3. 3.🧱 Is graphite an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) an insulator (b) a conductor
  4. 4.True or false: a window pane needs a waterproof material. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these needs a transparent material? (a) a window pane (b) a boat hull (c) a skipping rope (d) a roof sheet
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dry wood (b) copper (c) glass (d) clay pottery
  7. 7.🧱 Is clay pottery an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) an insulator (b) a conductor
  8. 8.🧱 Is iron an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) an insulator (b) a conductor
  9. 9.🧱 Which property matters most for a hair band? (a) flexible (b) waterproof (c) electrical conductor (d) heat insulator
  10. 10.🧱 Is rubber an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) a conductor (b) an insulator
  11. 11.🧱 Is glass an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) a conductor (b) an insulator
  12. 12.True or false: a yoga mat needs a waterproof material. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧱 Which property matters most for a yoga mat? (a) heat insulator (b) electrical conductor (c) flexible (d) waterproof
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plastic (b) clay pottery (c) dry wood (d) steel
  15. 15.Which of these needs a waterproof material? (a) a skipping rope (b) an oven glove (c) an umbrella cover (d) a spectacle lens
  16. 16.🧱 Is aluminium an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) an insulator (b) a conductor
  17. 17.🧱 Which material is best for the core of an electric wire? (a) glass (b) copper (c) rubber (d) wood
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copper (b) brass (c) steel (d) clay pottery
  19. 19.Which of these needs an electrical conductor? (a) an oven glove (b) a window pane (c) a water tank (d) a plug pin
  20. 20.True or false: a yoga mat needs a heat insulator. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a tea flask lining needs an electrical conductor. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧱 Which property matters most for a roof sheet? (a) flexible (b) waterproof (c) electrical conductor (d) heat insulator
  23. 23.True or false: a raincoat needs a flexible material. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧱 Which property matters most for a car windscreen? (a) electrical conductor (b) heat insulator (c) waterproof (d) transparent
  25. 25.Which of these needs a heat insulator? (a) a skipping rope (b) a water tank (c) a tea flask lining (d) a roof sheet
  26. 26.🧱 Which property matters most for a cooking pot handle? (a) flexible (b) heat insulator (c) electrical conductor (d) waterproof
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plastic (b) cotton cloth (c) aluminium (d) dry wood
  28. 28.🧱 Which material is best for the bars inside concrete? (a) rubber (b) plastic (c) glass (d) steel
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copper (b) aluminium (c) rubber (d) steel
  30. 30.🧱 Which material is best for a cooking pot handle? (a) wood or plastic (b) aluminium (c) iron (d) copper
  31. 31.True or false: a car seat belt needs a heat insulator. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these needs a flexible material? (a) a roof sheet (b) an umbrella cover (c) a spectacle lens (d) a skipping rope
  33. 33.🧱 Is steel an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) a conductor (b) an insulator
  34. 34.Which of these needs a heat insulator? (a) a cooking pot handle (b) a boat hull (c) a roof sheet (d) the core of a wire
  35. 35.Which of these needs an electrical conductor? (a) a tea flask lining (b) the core of a wire (c) a car windscreen (d) a roof sheet
  36. 36.Which of these needs a flexible material? (a) a hair band (b) a plug pin (c) an umbrella cover (d) a roof sheet
  37. 37.🧱 Is brass an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) a conductor (b) an insulator
  38. 38.True or false: a yoga mat needs a flexible material. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧱 Is copper an electrical conductor or an insulator? (a) a conductor (b) an insulator
  40. 40.True or false: an umbrella cover needs a heat insulator. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. glass
  2. a spectacle lens
  3. a conductor
  4. False
  5. a window pane
  6. copper
  7. an insulator
  8. a conductor
  9. flexible
  10. an insulator
  11. an insulator
  12. False
  13. flexible
  14. steel
  15. an umbrella cover
  16. a conductor
  17. copper
  18. clay pottery
  19. a plug pin
  20. False
  21. False
  22. waterproof
  23. False
  24. transparent
  25. a tea flask lining
  26. heat insulator
  27. aluminium
  28. steel
  29. rubber
  30. wood or plastic
  31. False
  32. a skipping rope
  33. a conductor
  34. a cooking pot handle
  35. the core of a wire
  36. a hair band
  37. a conductor
  38. True
  39. a conductor
  40. False

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