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Understanding Material Properties (Quick Review)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which property is important if a material needs to be resistant to spreading of a crack?

a)

Hardness

b)

Fracture toughness

c)

Electrical resistivity

d)

Density

2.

Which property relates the type of material to the weight of the final part?

a)

Yield strength

b)

Young's modulus of elasticity

c)

Density

d)

Hardness

3.

A material needs a high ___________ to resist permanent deformation under load.

a)

ductility

b)

toughness

c)

hardness

d)

yield strength

4.

What property predicts how much a material will change size or shape during heating and cooling?

a)

Coefficient of thermal expansion

b)

Melting point

c)

Specific heat

d)

Thermal conductivity

5.

What does high thermal conductivity indicate?

a)

The material melts at a high temperature

b)

The material allows heat to flow through easily

c)

The material expands a great deal when heated

d)

The material absorbs and holds a lot of heat

6.

Ceramic materials are brittle, meaning they have low ________________.

a)

melting point

b)

hardness

c)

tensile strength

d)

ductility

7.

Which property indicates that a material has the strength to resist twisting?

a)

Fracture toughness

b)

Shear modulus

c)

Electrical resistivity

d)

Hardness

8.

A material with high electrical resistivity is a good _____________.

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

conductor AND insulator

9.

To resist surface denting and scratching, choose a material with high _______________.

a)

ductility

b)

density

c)

melting point

d)

hardness

10.

A material that breaks easily under a pulling force has a low ____________________.

a)

ultimate tensile strength

b)

shear modulus

c)

coefficient of thermal expansion

d)

electrical resistivity