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WorksheetsIB DP DT Topic 4-2 Glass
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The main component of glass is ...
silium
silica
sodium
boride
Some properties of glass are ...
hard, tough, translucent
soft, tough, transparent
hard, brittle, translucent
hard, brittle, transparent
Glass is moderately reactive to chemicals.
True
False
What characteristic makes glass suitable for use in hot drinks?
Low Thermal Expansion
Low Electrical Resistivity
Low Thermal Conductivity
High Thermal Conductivity
Glass can be used as a building material because of it's
High Tensile strength
High Compressive strength
High Torque strength
High Elasticity
What else other than sand is used to make glass?
Soda, Lime
Sodium, Borite
Metal oxides, cullet
What type of glass does the image show?
Tempered
Laminated
Toughened or Tempered glass does what when it breaks?
Breaks into sharp shards
Forms a shatter but is kept held together
Breaks into small, unsharp pieces
Doesn't really break at all
Soda Glass is the most commonly used for disposable items, why?
It's easy to make
It's less expensive
It's easy to recycle
All of the above
Cullet is a term used to describe what?
The offcuts and broken up pieces of glass, which is often used to make more glass.
The machine used to make plate glass and cut it to the shape and size required.
