science Properties of Materials Quiz 2.1

What is the maximum force a material can withstand when being pulled apart?

• Tensile Strength

• Compressive Strength

• Shear Strength

• Torsion Strength

When a material can resist being twisted, it is said to have which property?

• Tensile Strength

• Compressive Strength

• Shear Strength

• Torsion Strength

The measure of how well a material conducts heat or electricity is what?

• Tensile Strength

• Compressive Strength

• Heat and Electrical Conductivity

• Torsion Strength

If a material can withstand being hammered and shaped without breaking, which property does it have?

• Hardness

• Toughness

• Malleability

• Ductility

The amount that a material can be pulled, pushed, stretched or deformed without breaking describes which property?

• Hardness

• Toughness

• Malleability

• Ductility

What is the measure of how materials withstand heavy loads without breaking?

• Tensile Strength

• Compressive Strength

• Shear Strength

• Strength

What is brass a mixture of?

• Copper and zinc

• Copper and tin

• Copper, zinc, and tin

• Iron and carbon

What does the word ferrous mean?

• Containing iron that rusts

• Not containing iron

• Containing copper and zinc

• Containing iron and carbon

Which plastic cannot be solvent welded?

• uPVC

• cuPVC

• Polyethylene

• Polypropylene

Which plastic does not melt?

• uPVC

• cuPVC

• Polyethylene

• Thermo-setting plastics