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WorksheetsIntroduction to Materials
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which answer choice is NOT one of the key areas of materials?
Ceramics
Metals
Fluids
Polymers
Composites
Which type of material was the first to be transformed by humans to make a useful object?
Metals
Ceramics
Polymers
Composites
Plastics are what type of material?
Metals
Composites
Ceramics
Polymers
Which metal is a ferrous metal?
Silver
Titanium
Iron
Copper
Nickel
Synthetic polymers are made of hydrocarbons from what source?
Plants
Metal ores
Sand
Petroleum
What ceramic material did ancient Romans make from sand?
Glass
Bronze
Steel
Paper
What is the earliest and most common composite material made by man?
Iron
Concrete
Clay
Wood
What two substances must a composite material contain?
A matrix and a reinforcement
Iron and another metal
Organic and inorganic substances
Clay and sand
Metals have a(n) ___________ structure such as face-centered cubic or body-centered cubic.
organic
crystalline
hydrocarbon
ferrous
Ceramics are lightweight, strong, and stiff, but they can also be ___________.
ductile
rusty
dense
brittle
What element is commonly added to iron to make an alloy with higher strength than the iron alone?
carbon
glass
steel
clay
Which of these substances is an organic polymer?
Nylon
Polyvinyl chloride
Cellulose
Polyester
