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Engineering Terms Stress Strain Material Properties

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A simple machine that allows you to test your design.
a)
solution
b)
design
c)
prototype
d)
iterative process
2.
This person searches for answers to technological and natural questions to obtain knowledge of why something is the way it is.
a)
scientist 
b)
engineer
c)
technologist
3.
Someone who wants to know how and why things work.  They also design and build things.
a)
scientist
b)
ME!
c)
Engineer
4.

What is the deformation of materials in response to stress?

a)

Stress

b)

Strain

c)

Elastic Deformation

d)

Plastic Deformation

e)

Fault

5.

What is the process when stress causes a material to strain, but afterward the material returns to its original shape?

a)

Stress

b)

Strain

c)

Elastic Deformation

d)

Plastic Deformation

e)

Fault

6.

Deformation

a)

the process by which the shape of a material changes because of stress

b)

the amount of force per square unit area on a given material

c)

stress that occurs when an object is stretched

d)

stress that occurs when an object is squeezed

7.
The ability of a material to withstand wear, especially as a result of weathering
a)
durability
b)
hardness
c)
toughness
d)
strength
8.

The ability of the material to return to its original shape and size after being stretched.

a)

Elasticity

b)

Flexibility

c)

Hardness

d)

Absorbency

9.

The ability of the material to withstand scratches.

a)

Toughness

b)

Hardness

c)

Strength

d)

Buoyancy

10.

The ability of the material to support heavy weights without breaking.

a)

Toughness

b)

Hardness

c)

Strength

d)

Density

11.

The ability of the material to bend without breaking.

a)

Elasticity

b)

Absorbency

c)

Toughness

d)

Flexibility

12.

The ability of the material to withstand repeated forces applied to it without breaking.

a)

Toughness

b)

Hardness

c)

Strength

d)

Elasticity