waterproof

• Does not let water

through
– Macintosh
– Gore-Tex
absorbent

• soaks up water

– Bounty
– Nappy
flexible

• Bends easily
– Cheese strings
– Leather belt
brittle

• Breaks up or shatters
easily
– Dry spaghetti
– Breaking glass
elastic

• Returns to its original

shape after being
stretched or bent
– Bungee cord
– Elastic band
plastic

• Stays in its shape

after it has been
stretched
– Chewing gum
– Blu-tac
electrical conductor

• Allows electricity to
flow
– Copper wires
– Gold hi-fi leads
electrical insulator

• Does not allow

electricity to flow
– Plastic cables
– Rubber
Heat conductor

• Allows heat to pass

through
– Copper pan
– Aluminium pan
heat insulator

• Slows down the

transfer of heat
– Down
– Loft insulation
high density

• Heavy for a certain

volume
– Gold
low density

• Light for a certain

volume
– Helium Balloon
hard

• Does not dent or

scratch easily
– Diamond
– Tungsten
soft

• Easy to bend, scratch

or dent
– Carved Soapstone
– Engraving (tin, copper)
stiff

• Does not bend but

doesn’t break easily
– Brush bristles
strong

• Difficult to break
– Steel girder
tough

• Does not break or

shatter easily
– Bullet proof glass
– Kevlar
transparent

• See-through
– Glass/Plexiglass
– Ice
opaque

• Not see through

– Anything not
transparent or
translucent