Materials

Materials BBC activities

This a video about materials and their properties.

After watching this video from BBC GCSE Bitesize web page, you have to answer these questions:
1. Ferrous metals are metals that contain ………………….
2. Stainless steel is a ferrous metal ……………….
3. Stainless steel is made from iron, …………….. and ……………….. which makes it shiny and ………………………….
3. Aluminium is ………….. , corrosion resistant and good at conducting ………………..
4. Copper is another non-ferrous metal, it is ……………. and also corrosion resistant.
5. Composite are made by combining diferent ………………. to create new, ……………… materials.
6. Fibreglass is a composite. It is made from glass fibre which is a …………………….. material, and epoxi resin which is ………………. agent.
7. Ceramics are made by combining …………………………… sand and feldspar and ………………. the mixture at incredibly high temperatures. The result is a …………….. and smooth material.