Matter And Material Flashcards

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Is wood from the natural world?

A

Yes

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What do we use materials for?

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To make our lives better.

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What is a use for wood?

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Many things including houses.

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Name 3 materials made by scientists

A

Nylon
Plastic
Pens

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Name three materials not made from metal.

A

Glass
Clay
Paper

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5
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Name two ways to make paper stronger.

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Paper can be folded or made into tubes.

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What do struts and braces do?

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They hold other materials in place.

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Name a way you can make some materials stronger?

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The shapes of materials can be changed to make them stronger.

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How can you change the properties of materials?

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By mixing some materials together.

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What is Nylon?

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Nylon is a type of plastic used to make ladies stockings.

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Name the four types of materials

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METALS
NON-METALS
NATURAL
HUMAN MADE

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Name four ways to strengthen materials

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FOLD
TUBE
STRUTS
BRACES

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12
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Name the three phases of substances

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GAS
LIQUID
SOLID

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13
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Name a natural material

A

Wood

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Name a human made material

A

Plastic

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Where do we get most of our metals?

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They are dug out of the ground

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16
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Give three examples of metals

A

Copper
Gold
Silver
Iron

17
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What is plastic?

A

A strong light human made substance

18
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What are scientists?

A

People who are experts on natural and physical sciences.

19
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What are metals?

A

Solid and usually hard, natural substance.

20
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Explain property?

A

Things that belong to you. Things do not own things, but they have properties that describe them.

21
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Give an examples of a non-metal materials

A

Glass
Pottery
Paper
Wood

22
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What is glass made of?

A

Sand that is heated.

23
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Materials have different properties. Name some

A

A tin is shiny
Glass is see through and hard
Paint is soft and runny

24
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Materials come in many shapes, sizes, colour, textures and weight.

A

Yay

25
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What is nylon

A

A strong fabric made from plastic

26
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How can we make new materials?

A

By combining two or more materials

27
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Give an example of combing two materials.

A

If you mix dry clay and water together you get a new material which soft and slightly wet. Wet clay can be moulded

28
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What is wet clay used for?

A

It’s is used to make pots, cups, plates,

29
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How do we make wet clay strong?

A

It is heated to make it strong.

30
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What does re-in force mean?

A

It means that a material is made stronger.

31
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Clay is used to make bricks. What do we add to the clay to make it stronger!

A

Grass and straw

32
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Name a way we can make materials stronger and give an example

A

By changing its shape, example folding or tubing paper

33
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Do triangles, squares or rectangles keep their shape better?

A

Triangles

34
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What does skew mean?

A

Not straight

35
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What does parallel mean?

A

Two lines that are always the same distance apart

36
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What does STRUT mean?

A

Something that makes a structure stronger

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What does BRACE mean?

A

Something that makes a structure stronger.

38
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What is a BRACE?

A

Usually holds two things together

39
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What is a STRUT?

A

Usually keeps two,things apart or something off the ground.