Materials used in building 1. Read the description and tick in the table as appropriate.

(V) Wood, plastic and aluminium are materials. They are all lightweight and strong in compression and tension. Wood is cheap while plastic and aluminium are expensive. Plastic is also flexible. lightweight Wood Plastic Aluminium V V V cheap V V V expensive Strong in compression and tension V V V Flexible

2. Now look at the following table about 3 other materials and complete the description. cheap Brick Concrete Reinforced concrete V V V Strong in compression V V V Strong in tension V Fireproof/ weatherproof V V Heavy V

Brick, concrete and reinforced concrete are BUILDING MATERIALS. They are ALL cheap and STRONG IN COMPRESSION but REINFORCED CONCRETE is also strong in tension. Concrete and REINFORCED CONCRETE are ALSO fireproof and weatherproof WHILE bricks are HEAVY.

3. Now describe the following table about iron and steel Strong in tension Iron Steel V Strong in compression V V Rusts V V Molds to any shape V

Iron and steel are building materials. They are all strong in compression and rusts but steel is also strong in tension while iron molds to any shape.