Materail Categories

Question 1

Adehisive

Answer 1

A substance which bonds surfaces of materials together

Question 2

Aesthetic

Answer 2

How something looks

Question 3

Alloy

Answer 3

A mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal

Question 4

Biodegradable

Answer 4

Material that can be broken down in the environment by microorganisms

Question 5

Brittle

Answer 5

If something is brittle it is easily broken

Question 6

Coniferous

Answer 6

Trees that do not lose their leaves during autumn to prepare for winter

Question 7

Crude oil

Answer 7

Mixture of hydrocarbons, mainly alkanes, formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient dead marine organisms

Question 8

Deciduous

Answer 8

Trees that lose their leaves during autumn to prepare for winter

Question 9

Degrade

Answer 9

To break down and deteriorate

Question 10

Density

Answer 10

Compactness of a material

Question 11

Extraction

Answer 11

The process of obtaining a metal from a mineral, usually by reduction or electrolysis

Question 12

Fibre

Answer 12

Single, hair-like strands that derive from either natural or synthetic sources

Question 13

Insulator

Answer 13

Material that is a poor conductor of electricity or heat

Question 14

Non-ferrous

Answer 14

A metal that does not contain iron

Question 15

Non renewable

Answer 15

A resource that cannot be replaced when it is used up, such as oil, natural gas or coal

Question 16

Ore

Answer 16

A rock containing enough quantities of a mineral for extraction to be possible

Question 17

Pliable

Answer 17

Flexible and easy to bend

Question 18

Polymer

Answer 18

A large molecule formed from many identical smaller molecules known as monomers

Question 19

Refined

Answer 19

Remove unwanted substances from a substance

Question 20

Sheer

Answer 20

A force across a material, eg scissors cut by applying a shear force

Question 21

Thermoforming

Answer 21

Also called ‘thermoplastic’. Can be reformed when heated, and therefore can often be recycled

Question 22

Thermosetting

Answer 22

Also called ‘thermoset’. Can only be formed once as it cannot be reheated and therefore cannot be recycled.

Question 23

Veneer

Answer 23

A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material

Question 24

Wood pulp

Answer 24

Wood fibres processed and reduced down with chemicals or mechanically broken down into smaller parts to make paper.

Question 25

Yarn

Answer 25

Short threads spun to form one long thread