KS1 Materials | Metal and Non-Metal and their Uses

Science Quiz - Materials - Metal and Non-Metal (Questions)

This quiz addresses the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Science for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically this quiz is aimed at the section dealing with Materials.

Are all solids made of metal? No - wood, glass and plastic are not metal. They are non-metals. How can you tell the difference between metals and non-metals? Metals are very important. They are often very strong. Metals are used in wires. They are inside lots of things that look plastic - computers and televisions have metals inside them. What do you know about metals and how they are used to make things?

What are cars mainly made from?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Stone
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Plastic

What are pound coins made from?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Card
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Water
[ ]	Oxygen
[ ]	Copper

Look at these chairs. The legs of these chairs are made from _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Clay
[ ]	Metal

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Diamond
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Gold

Gold is used to make jewellery. Other metals are also used to make jewellery. Which one of these is a metal used to make jewellery?

[ ]	Lead
[ ]	Iron
[ ]	Silver
[ ]	Tin

These drinks cans are made from aluminium. Aluminium is a _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Gas
[ ]	Liquid
[ ]	Metal

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Iron
[ ]	Steam

The picture shows a tyre swing in a playground. Which one of these is made from metal?

[ ]	The tyre
[ ]	The bark on the ground
[ ]	The chains
[ ]	The air

10.

Sam is helping in the garden. He has a trowel. The trowel has a wooden handle. What is the rest of the trowel made from?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber

Science Quiz - Materials - Metal and Non-Metal (Answers)

What are cars mainly made from?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Stone
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Plastic

The engine of a car is made of metal. Most of the body of the car is also made of metal

What are pound coins made from?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Card
[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Metal

Coins are made of metal. What colour is a 10p piece?

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Water
[ ]	Oxygen
[x]	Copper

A lot of water pipes are made of copper

Look at these chairs. The legs of these chairs are made from _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Clay
[x]	Metal

What are the legs of the chair you are sitting on made from?

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Diamond
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Cotton
[x]	Gold

Diamond is not a metal

Gold is used to make jewellery. Other metals are also used to make jewellery. Which one of these is a metal used to make jewellery?

[ ]	Lead
[ ]	Iron
[x]	Silver
[ ]	Tin

Gold, silver and bronze are used to make medals

These drinks cans are made from aluminium. Aluminium is a _____.

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Gas
[ ]	Liquid
[x]	Metal

Aluminium is a light metal. It is used to make aeroplanes

Which one of these is a metal?

[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Brick
[x]	Iron
[ ]	Steam

The picture is Iron Bridge in Shropshire. It was the first bridge in the world that was built from iron

The picture shows a tyre swing in a playground. Which one of these is made from metal?

[ ]	The tyre
[ ]	The bark on the ground
[x]	The chains
[ ]	The air

What is your favourite type of swing?

10.

Sam is helping in the garden. He has a trowel. The trowel has a wooden handle. What is the rest of the trowel made from?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber

What is the difference between a trowel and a spade?