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Engineering material Basic

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Ferrous metal

a)

Material that has good electrical resistance

b)

Metal that consists of Chromium

c)

Metal that has non magnetic properties

d)

Metal that has iron as a base metal

2.

Which metal is commonly used for electric switch-gears?

a)

Ceramics

b)

Thermoplastics

c)

Thermosetting

d)

Rubber

3.

Which metal is commonly used for Machine tools, vices and engine blocks

a)

Cast iron

b)

Mild steel

c)

high Carbon steel

d)

Stainless steel

4.

The ability of a material to be shaped in all directions without cracking or breaking.

a)

Hardness

b)

Ductility

c)

Malleability

d)

Conductivity

5.

Which picture is showing us clay?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

Which object is made of glass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What is this object made of?

a)

It is made of cardboard.

b)

It is made of glass.

c)

It is made of rubber.

d)

It is made of clay.

8.
What is this object made of?
a)
Rubber
b)
Plastic
c)
Oil
d)
Steel
9.
What is this object made of?
a)
Steel
b)
Iron
c)
Silver
d)
Glass
10.

Which of these materials is used to make rain boots?

a)

Paper

b)

Fabric

c)

Plastic

11.

Handles of cooking pots should be made of?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Glass

12.

Which of these are properties of glass?

a)

Bendy

b)

Transparent

c)

Dull

13.

Ceramics have good ability to withstand high temperatures without softening and deforming under

normal service conditions that’s why they are most widely used for?

a)

Electric insulators

b)

Water bottles

c)

Electric conductors

d)

Furnace lining

14.

Ceramics have good ability to resist chemical attack whoever they lack of

a)

Ductility

b)

Brittleness

c)

Hardness

d)

Electric conductivity

15.

Which one of the following materials is known as hard materials and is usually used as abrasives

and/or cutting tool tips?

a)

Polymer

b)

Metal

c)

High speed steel

d)

Ceramic

16.

Materials used for electric insolators must have a low degree of

a)

Thermal conductivity

b)

Hardness

c)

Electric conductivity

d)

Compressive strength

17.

Polymers are classified mainly into two categories

a)

Thermoplastic

b)

Elastomers

c)

Plastics

d)

Thermosetting

18.

When it heated becomes hard and rigid and it can never again be softened by heating

a)

Rubber

b)

Thermoplastic

c)

Thermosetting plastic

d)

Steel

19.

It becomes soften every time they are heated

a)

Gold

b)

Thermoplastic

c)

Thermosetting plastic

d)

Copper

20.

Engineering materials that have a good resistance to the corrosion

a)

Polymers

b)

Composites

c)

Metals

d)

Ceramics

21.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

Roughly, how many engineering materials are available to engineers today?

a)

3,000

b)

30,000

c)

300,000

d)

3,000,000

32.

All engineering materials can be sorted into 4 main categories. What are these 4 main categories? Select all correct answers

a)

Metals

b)

Plastics

c)

Ceramics

d)

Composites

e)

Polymers

33.

Which sequence correctly represents the historical use of materials by humans?

a)

Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites

b)

Metals, Polymers, Composites, Ceramics

c)

Ceramics, Metals, Polymers, Composites

d)

Polymers, Ceramics, Metals, Composites

34.

The heaviest materials are generally?

a)

Composites

b)

Polymers

c)

Metals

d)

Ceramics

35.

The lightest materials are generally?

a)

Composites

b)

Polymers

c)

Metals

d)

Ceramics

36.

Global consumption of steel is higher than all of the other metals put together.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The most abundant metal on Earth (including extracted and in it's crust) is?

a)

Titanium

b)

Aluminium

c)

Copper

d)

Iron

38.

How many alloys of steel are there?

a)

35,000

b)

3,500

c)

350

d)

35

39.

Steel is an alloy of?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Iron

c)

Lead

d)

Chromium

40.

Brass is an alloy of?

a)

Copper

b)

Nickel

c)

Iron

d)

Tin

41.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

44.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

50.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

51.

Roughly, how many engineering materials are available to engineers today?

a)

3,000

b)

30,000

c)

300,000

d)

3,000,000

52.

All engineering materials can be sorted into 4 main categories. What are these 4 main categories? Select all correct answers

a)

Metals

b)

Plastics

c)

Ceramics

d)

Composites

e)

Polymers

53.

Which sequence correctly represents the historical use of materials by humans?

a)

Metals, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites

b)

Metals, Polymers, Composites, Ceramics

c)

Ceramics, Metals, Polymers, Composites

d)

Polymers, Ceramics, Metals, Composites

54.

The heaviest materials are generally?

a)

Composites

b)

Polymers

c)

Metals

d)

Ceramics

55.

The lightest materials are generally?

a)

Composites

b)

Polymers

c)

Metals

d)

Ceramics

56.

Global consumption of steel is higher than all of the other metals put together.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The most abundant metal on Earth (including extracted and in it's crust) is?

a)

Titanium

b)

Aluminium

c)

Copper

d)

Iron

58.

How many alloys of steel are there?

a)

35,000

b)

3,500

c)

350

d)

35

59.

Steel is an alloy of?

a)

Aluminium

b)

Iron

c)

Lead

d)

Chromium

60.

Brass is an alloy of?

a)

Copper

b)

Nickel

c)

Iron

d)

Tin