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Science: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Materials - Why That One? (Questions)

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Can you choose between different materials to do a job or make something? Choosing the right material can be quite hard. Sometimes more than one material could be used. But you have to choose the best material for the job. Why choose that material and not a different one? Here are some questions for you to try. Which material will be best?

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Saucepans are made from what material?

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

Cereal Boxes are made from what material?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Cardboard
[ ]	Steel

Gas Cookers are made from what material?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Cardboard

Railings are made from what material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Rock

Mirrors are made from what material?

[ ]	Stone
[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Glass

Toothbrushes are made from what material?

[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Water
[ ]	Cotton

Shirts are made from what material?

[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Cotton
[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Clay

Floor boards are made from what material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Glass
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Concrete

These toy building bricks are made from what material?

[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Concrete
[ ]	Clay
[ ]	Plastic

10.

Candles are made from what material?

[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Wax
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Water

Science: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Materials - Why That One? (Answers)

Saucepans are made from what material?

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

Saucepans are made of metal because they get hot and must not melt. The handles can be metal, wood or plastic

Cereal Boxes are made from what material?

[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Metal
[x]	Cardboard
[ ]	Steel

Inside the box is the packet. The cereals are inside the packet

Gas Cookers are made from what material?

[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Metal
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Cardboard

Most of a cooker is made of metal. It gets very hot

Railings are made from what material?

[x]	Metal
[ ]	Wood
[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Rock

Fences are made of wood, but railings are metal

Mirrors are made from what material?

[ ]	Stone
[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Rubber
[x]	Glass

Most of a mirror is made of glass

Toothbrushes are made from what material?

[ ]	Steel
[x]	Plastic
[ ]	Water
[ ]	Cotton

What color is your toothbrush?

Shirts are made from what material?

[ ]	Wood
[x]	Cotton
[ ]	Paper
[ ]	Clay

Cotton is used to make towels, sheets and underwear. It is a comfortable material

Floor boards are made from what material?

[ ]	Metal
[ ]	Glass
[x]	Wood
[ ]	Concrete

Does your house have a wooden floor?

These toy building bricks are made from what material?

[ ]	Brick
[ ]	Concrete
[ ]	Clay
[x]	Plastic

What can you build with your toy building bricks?

10.

Candles are made from what material?

[ ]	Plastic
[x]	Wax
[ ]	Rubber
[ ]	Water

Be careful with candles. Never play with candles or matches