Materials like cotton wool, newspaper and t-shirts are absorbent as they can soak up liquids like water, while glass bottles, plastic pails and rubber boots are non-absorbent as they do not soak up liquids. Absorption is the process by which absorbent materials take in and retain liquids within their structure.

1. Absorption
Absorbent
Materials
Non-absorbent
Materials

2. Absorption Absorbent
Materials
T-shirt
Newspaper
Cupboard
Cotton wool

3. Non-absorbent Materials
Glass
bottle
Plastic
pail
Rubber
boots
Coin