Basic Sources of Materials

Basic Sources of Materials

Every item around us is made of different material. These materials come from different sources and have different material properties. The type of material chosen to create something is important in order to ensure that the object created works well and serves its purpose

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Basic Sources of Materials

There are various objects used in our daily lives that are made of basic resources such as plants, animals, petroleum and rocks.

Plants

Sources	Materials	Objects
Rubber trees	Rubber	Tyres Rubber gloves
Logs	Wood	Wooden cupboard Wooden char
Cotton plants	Cotton	Clothes Towels

Animals

Sheeps	Wool	Woolen cap Sweater
Cows	Cow skin	Leather shoes Leather sofa
Silkworms	Silk cocoon	Silk clothes Silk neck ties

Petroleum

Petroleum

Plastic
Synthetic clothes

Plastic bag
Plastic bottle
Raincoat
Tent

Rocks

Metal	Gold Copper	Gold necklace Pewter objects Coins
Soil	Clay Sand	Seramic bowl Bricks Mirror Glass bottle

Basic Sources of Materials

Every item around us is made of different material. These materials come from different sources and have different material properties. The type of material chosen to create something is important in order to ensure that the object created works well and serves its purpose

8.1

Basic Sources of Materials

There are various objects used in our daily lives that are made of basic resources such as plants, animals, petroleum and rocks.

Plants

Sources	Materials	Objects
Rubber trees	Rubber	Tyres Rubber gloves
Logs	Wood	Wooden cupboard Wooden char
Cotton plants	Cotton	Clothes Towels

Animals

Sheeps	Wool	Woolen cap Sweater
Cows	Cow skin	Leather shoes Leather sofa
Silkworms	Silk cocoon	Silk clothes Silk neck ties

Petroleum

Petroleum

Plastic
Synthetic clothes

Plastic bag
Plastic bottle
Raincoat
Tent

Rocks

Metal	Gold Copper	Gold necklace Pewter objects Coins
Soil	Clay Sand	Seramic bowl Bricks Mirror Glass bottle