Solid Properties on Malleability and Ductility

Which of the following is considered a ductile material?

• copper

• gold

• glass

• paper

What does malleable mean?

• ductile

• shiny

• elastic

• can be hammered into different shapes

Which of the following is an example of a malleable metal?

• plastic

• titanium

• silver

• copper

Ductility means

• breaks easily

• process of turning to liquid when heated

• stretchable

• able to be drawn out into a long thin wire without breaking

Able to be drawn into wire is

• malleable

• brittle

• hard

• ductile

Which of these objects are manufactured from metals?

• pencil

• tire

• box

• paper clip

Why is iron a useful metal?

• because it is hard and strong

• because it is very light

• because it rusts easily

• because it is brittle

Why is gold used in the manufacture of jewelry?

• It is heavy.

• It is malleable and has luster.

• It is magnetic.

• It breaks easily.

Copper can be used to make

• jewelry

• furniture

• wire

• airplane

Able to be beaten or hammered into shapes

• elastic

• brittle

• malleable

• ductile