Materials

Question 1

What are materials?

Answer 1

Materials are elements that are used in the construction and manufacturing industry to make or create things or structures.

Question 2

What are the two major categories of materials?

Answer 2

natural
synthetic

Question 3

how are natural materials made?

Answer 3

They are used just as they ocurred in nature.

Question 4

How are synthetic materials made?

Answer 4

They are created through processing in factories or laboratories.

Question 5

What is the characteristics defined for materials?

Answer 5

Those features of an element which are unique to that particular material.

Question 6

What is the properties defined for materials?

Answer 6

The feature of a material that can be observed in particular conditions.

Question 7

What are the characteristics of wood?

Answer 7

-Grain pattern
-Odour
-Porous
-Absorbent
-Defects

Question 8

What are the characteristics of plastic?

Answer 8

-Transparent
-Odourless
-Lightweight
-Does not corrode
-Smooth

Question 9

What are the characteristics of glass?

Answer 9

-Transparent
-Odourless
-Heavy
-Does not corrrode
-smooth

Question 10

What are the characteristics of metal?

Answer 10

-Lustrous
-Odour
-Smooth
-Some are prone to rust
-Opaque

Question 11

What are some characteristics of material?

Answer 11

-Toughness
-Elasticity
-Hardness
-Plasticity