What are raw materials?
Q: What are raw materials?
A: Raw materials are materials that have not been processed and are in their natural form.
Q: Where do raw materials come from?
A: Raw materials usually come from plants or trees, animals, or mines.
Q: What are some examples of raw materials?
A: Examples of raw materials include grains such as wheat and rice, vegetables such as carrots and onions, meat such as beef and chicken, wood from a tree, honey from a bee's nest, minerals or metal from a mine, and crude oil.
Q: Why are raw materials important?
A: Raw materials are important because they are made into other things and serve as the foundation for many products we use in our daily lives.
Q: What are some examples of things that are not raw materials because they have been processed?
A: Examples of things that are not raw materials because they have been processed include bread and pasta, toothpaste and soap, sausages, furniture such as chairs and tables, machines such as cars, jewelry, clothing and shoes, gasoline, and oil that goes in cars and coal.
Q: Can raw materials be used as finished products?
A: Raw materials cannot be used as finished products as they need to be processed to make them suitable for use.
Q: How is raw material transformed into other products?
A: Raw material is transformed into other products through processing, manufacturing, and other methods that involve value addition to the raw material.
