Quiz · Materials & Manufacturing
Silicon in your phone, lithium in your battery, Gore-Tex in your jacket and concrete in your city: discover how materials shape modern technology, sport, medicine and the push to recycle and live more sustainably.
How everyday products are made, the properties of metals, plastics, glass and textiles, and the materials behind modern technology.
Before you start
You have 30 seconds for each question. When time runs out, the question counts as wrong.
Your first choice is the one that counts. It is checked straight away, with an explanation where there is one.
At the end you see your score and can go back through every question and its answer.
XP scales with your score. Replays earn XP only when you beat your previous best.
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