Materials Science and Properties Quiz

What is materials science?

• The study of the characteristics and uses of materials

• The process of creating synthetic materials

• The study of natural resources

• The art of crafting materials

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What is a raw material?

• Any natural resource that is used to make finished products

• A synthetic polymer

• A type of woven fabric

• A transparent fusion product

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Define synthetic.

• Not naturally produced; made by artificial processes

• A natural resource

• A type of metal

• A type of ceramic

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What is the property of a material?

• A measurable or observable characteristic

• The ability to conduct electricity

• The ability to be molded

• The ability to resist fracture

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What is the function of a material?

• How something works

• The ability to maintain shape

• The ability to soak up water

• The ability to be hammered into sheets

What is the composition of a material?

• The makeup of something

• The ability to be pulled into a wire

• The ability to transfer heat

• The ability to bounce back after being disturbed

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What is the structure of a material?

• How something is built

• The ability to be fused

• The ability to resist deformation

• The ability to increase in size with temperature

What is wood?

• Material that comes from trees

• A type of metal

• A synthetic polymer

• A type of ceramic

What are metals?

• Materials that are good conductors of heat and electric current

• Materials that are made from clay

• Materials that are transparent

• Materials that are woven

What are ceramics?

• Objects made from clay or other combinations of minerals baked at high temperature

• A type of synthetic polymer

• A type of woven fabric

• A material made from animal skin

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