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Glass

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

The picture shows a louvre window with glass panes. What is the material used in making the window glass?

a)

Fibreglass

b)

Soda lime glass

c)

Lead glass

d)

Borosilicate glass

2.

The diagram shows a few test tubes used in laboratory. What is the chemical added to make the glass heat resistant?

a)

Calcium carbonate

b)

Sodium carbonate

c)

Lead(II) oxide

d)

Boron oxide

3.

Substance X is added to glass to make it sensitive to light. What is X?

a)

Silicon dioxide and sodium carbonate

b)

Lead oxide and silicon dioxide

c)

Boron oxide and lead(II) oxide

d)

Silver chloride and copper(I) chloride

4.

This type of glass contains silver bromide and becomes darker when exposed to light. What is the name of this type of glass?

a)

Lead glass

b)

Borosilicate glass

c)

Soda lime glass

d)

Photochromic glass

5.

Lead glass is suitable for making chandeliers. What is a property of this type of glass?

a)

High refractive index

b)

High melting point

c)

Cheap and easily available

d)

Does not break easily

6.

Silicon dioxide is a major component of glass. What is the type of glass formed when 24 % of lead(II) oxide is heated with silicon dioxide?

a)

Fused glass

b)

Lead crystal glass

c)

Borosilicate glass

d)

Soda lime glass

7.

A transparent solid is formed when molten sand at high temperature is cooled quickly.

What is this solid?

a)

Ceramic

b)

Fused glass

c)

Soda lime glass

d)

Borosilicate glass

8.

Material Y has the following properties:

- Resistance towards chemical substances

- Low coefficient of thermal expansion

a)

Bronze

b)

Polystyrene

c)

Borosilicate glass

d)

Conducting glass

9.

Which of the following glass has a low softening point and can be easily moulded into different shapes?

a)

Fused quartz glass

b)

Soda lime glass

c)

Borosilicate glass

d)

Photochromic glass

10.

Lead glass is very suitable for making fine glassware and art objects because this type of glass

a)

has a high refractive index

b)

has a high softening point

c)

is most transparent to ultraviolet and infrared rays

d)

is a good heat insulator

11.

The raw materials for making soda lime glass are

a)

sodium carbonate

b)

calcium carbonate

c)

silicon dioxide

d)

boron oxide

12.

A decorative glassware manufacturer wants to make a display panel that is sensitive to the intensity of light.

What is the most suitable material?

a)

Conducting glass

b)

Photochromic glass

c)

Lead glass

d)

Borosilicate glass

13.

Which of the following glass has the lowest melting point?

a)

Fused glass

b)

Soda-lime glass

c)

Borosilicate glass

d)

Lead crystal glass

14.

When a mixture of sand, sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate is heated to a temperature of 1500oc , which type of glass if produced?

a)

Soda-lime glass

b)

Fused glass

c)

Borosilicate glass

d)

Photochromic glass

15.

A manufactured substance has the following properties:

- Hard

- Transparent

- Chemically inert

- Impermeable to liquid


What is the substance?

a)

Alloy

b)

Glass

c)

Ceramic

d)

Polymer