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Introduction to Materials

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which answer choice is NOT one of the key areas of materials?

a)

Ceramics

b)

Metals

c)

Fluids

d)

Polymers

e)

Composites

2.

Which type of material was the first to be transformed by humans to make a useful object?

a)

Metals

b)

Ceramics

c)

Polymers

d)

Composites

3.

Plastics are what type of material?

a)

Metals

b)

Composites

c)

Ceramics

d)

Polymers

4.

Which metal is a ferrous metal?

a)

Silver

b)

Titanium

c)

Iron

d)

Copper

e)

Nickel

5.

Synthetic polymers are made of hydrocarbons from what source?

a)

Plants

b)

Metal ores

c)

Sand

d)

Petroleum

6.

What ceramic material did ancient Romans make from sand?

a)

Glass

b)

Bronze

c)

Steel

d)

Paper

7.

What is the earliest and most common composite material made by man?

a)

Iron

b)

Concrete

c)

Clay

d)

Wood

8.

What two substances must a composite material contain?

a)

A matrix and a reinforcement

b)

Iron and another metal

c)

Organic and inorganic substances

d)

Clay and sand

9.

Metals have a(n) ___________ structure such as face-centered cubic or body-centered cubic.

a)

organic

b)

crystalline

c)

hydrocarbon

d)

ferrous

10.

Ceramics are lightweight, strong, and stiff, but they can also be ___________.

a)

ductile

b)

rusty

c)

dense

d)

brittle

11.

What element is commonly added to iron to make an alloy with higher strength than the iron alone?

a)

carbon

b)

glass

c)

steel

d)

clay

12.

Which of these substances is an organic polymer?

a)

Nylon

b)

Polyvinyl chloride

c)

Cellulose

d)

Polyester