Gemma's Material Crossword

4. Often used for furniture, _____ is a thin, strong wooden board that consist of two or more layers pressed together.
5. ______ric paper can be used to create 3d shapes more effectively by using triangles to create angular shapes.
6. A alloy created by mixing Zinc - Zn - and copper - Co - it is also the name given to a selection of instruments.
7. ____ is often used for ship building as it is a hard durable timber although it is also a deciduous tree native to south-east Asia and India.
8. Is the process where you cover one material with another.
9. Short for Composite materials are materials created from two or more materials with a variety of chemical or physical properties.

1. This precious gem is the most expensive around, often a blue colour it can also be silvery.
2. This plastic easily softens upon being heated meaning it is easily moulded into a variety of shapes.
3. Crys_____ne is used as part of an alloy to create ceramic materials.
10. This type of wood grows from a little seed that squirrels love to munch on.
11. This chemical element has a chemical symbol of - Fe (from the Latin word Ferrum) - it can be used to make buckets, it is also said to be the most common element on earth!
12. This alloy beginning with S is widely used all over the world for support and construction.