Question 16

Which among the following materials would you identify as soft materials and why ?

Ice, rubber band, leaf, eraser, pencil, pearl, a piece of wooden board, cooked rice, pulses and fresh chapati.

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Materials which can be compressed, cut, bent (moulded) or scratched easily are called soft materials. Rubber band, leaf, eraser, cooked rice and fresh chapati are soft materials because they can be compressed, cut, bent (moulded) or scratched easily.

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Question 16 Which among the following materials would you identify as soft materials and why ? Ice, rubber band, leaf, eraser, pencil, pearl, a piece of wooden board, cooked rice, pulses and fresh chapati.

Materials which can be compressed, cut, bent (moulded) or scratched easily are called soft materials. Rubber band, leaf, eraser, cooked rice and fresh chapati are soft materials because they can be compressed, cut, bent (moulded) or scratched easily.

Question 16

Which among the following materials would you identify as soft materials and why ?

Ice, rubber band, leaf, eraser, pencil, pearl, a piece of wooden board, cooked rice, pulses and fresh chapati.