Properties of Materials

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Properties of Materials: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Shape of Solids, Iron Nail Sink in Water, States of Matter, Examples of Solid, Examples of Liquid, Examples of Gas, Properties of Materials, Properties of Plastic, Properties of Metal, Properties of Glass, etc.

Important Questions on Properties of Materials

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An iron nail floats in water.

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Sawdust is an example of an_____ substance in water.

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A mixture of water and sawdust is an example of homogeneous mixture.

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_____ is insoluble in water.

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The material that floats and does not dissolve in water.

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Name three insoluble materials in water.

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Name the object which allow the complete passage of light through them.

(Choose from the following: Transparent/ Opaque/ Translucent).

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Mirror is a/an

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Classify the following objects into different states of matter:

[Water, Petrol, Sugar, Camphor, Salt, Wood, Water vapour, Smoke, Diesel, Coconut Oil]

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What is the difference between water and a stone?

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Unscramble the following word to make a meaningful word.

GETMLNI

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Which of the following state of sugar will dissolve first?

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Sawdust is soluble in water.

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Fill in the blank with an appropriate word:

An example of a solid is _____ (milk/rock/oxygen).

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Can you pour ghee if it has been left outside on a cold day? Is it solid, liquid or gas? Ask someone to heat some ghee. Can you pour it now? What happens when the ghee is heated for longer? What do you see rising from it? What do you smell?

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We can fill the air in a balloon. 

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Give an example of a translucent material. 

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Which of the following activities does not add impurities to surface water?

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Change one word to make the sentence true.

Tracing paper is an example of an opaque substance.

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Change one word to make the sentence true.

The property due to which materials are light and heavy is expressed as texture.