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Forces and properties

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the force that stretches materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

2.

What is the name given to the force that compacts materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

3.

What is the name of the force that twists materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

4.

What is the name of the force slices material a part?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

5.

When steel concrete reinforcements are bent to shape what force acts on the inside of the bend?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

6.

When steel concrete reinforcements are bent to shape what force acts on the outside of the bend?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

7.

Hydraulic guillotines are used to cut metal plate what force does it use?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

8.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
9.
Manufactured boards are made by cutting up solid timber wood and sticking it back together again in different ways. Which board is made by sticking together very thin layers of hardwood?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
10.

What is this material?

a)

Blockboard

b)

Plywood

c)

M.D.F.

11.
Plywood has layers, called plies or a single ply, that are layered ...
a)
In opposite directions
b)
In the same direction
c)
In varying directions
12.
The ability of a material to withstand wear, especially as a result of weathering
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
13.
The ability of a material to withstand blows or sudden shocks without breaking
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
14.
The ability of a material to permanently deform in all directions without cracking
a)
plasticity
b)
ductility
c)
malleability
d)
elasticity
15.
The ability of a material to bend and then to return to its original shape and size
a)
plasticity
b)
ductility
c)
malleability
d)
elasticity
16.

The ability of a material to conduct heat or electricity

a)

conductivity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

fusibility

17.

The ability of a material to be drawn out into a wire

a)

plasticity

b)

ductility

c)

malleability

d)

elasticity

18.

When something breaks suddenly into very small pieces when broken it is considered to be

a)

brittle

b)

ductile

c)

hard

d)

tough

19.

Bending is

a)

Tension & Torsion

b)

Tension & Compression

c)

Torsion & Compression

d)

Shear & Tension

20.
The ability of a material to withstand wear, especially as a result of weathering
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
21.

Thermal properties refer to

a)

How a material heats up

b)

How a material responds to the cold

c)

how materials heat up and cool down

d)

how a material responds to a change in temperature

22.

What property does a brake disc need to have

a)

elasticity

b)

hardness

c)

flexibility

d)

Ductility

23.

Ductility describes

a)

a materials ability to be drawn into a wire or rolled into a sheet

b)

a materials ability to stretch

c)

A material that can be reshaped

d)

A material that can be rolled into a sheet of thin metalic material

24.

Hardness is a measure of

a)

how hard a material is

b)

how well a material can withstand dents and scratches

c)

how a material can withstand friction

d)

toughness

25.

a material which has high tensile strength will

a)

be able to withstand a large amount of force under tension

b)

not be able to withstand a large amount of force under tension

c)

be strong all the time

d)

be tough and resist all impacts

26.

What is an elastic material?

a)

Change their shape when under a load, but return to their original shape when the load is removed.

b)

Change their shape when under a load, but they remain permanently deformed when the load is removed.

c)

Break or crumble rather than deform under a load.

d)

Can easily be shaped by hammering or rolling, and they keep their new shape. Some materials can be made more malleable by heating.

27.

What is a brittle material?

a)

Change their shape when under a load, but return to their original shape when the load is removed.

b)

Change their shape when under a load, but they remain permanently deformed when the load is removed.

c)

Break or crumble rather than deform under a load.

d)

Can easily be shaped by hammering or rolling, and they keep their new shape. Some materials can be made more malleable by heating.

28.

Figure show of

a)

plasticity

b)

elasticity

c)

hardness

d)

ductility

29.

Figure show of

a)

ductility

b)

brittleness

c)

hardness

d)

strength

30.
Plywood has layers, called plies or a single ply, that are layered ...
a)
In opposite directions
b)
In the same direction
c)
In varying directions
31.

Why is plywood the most suitable material for a skateboard?

a)

The grain runs in two directions

b)

It can resist forces in different directions

c)

It can be easily shaped by lamination

32.

Physical properties are the traits a material has...

a)

before it is used

b)

when it is manipulated

33.

Working properties are how a material behaves...

a)

before it is used

b)

when it is manipulated.