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Physical Properties of Materials

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are mechanical properties tested?

a)

By applying a force

b)

By applying high temperature

c)

By applying an electric current

d)

By placing in water

2.

What is density?

a)

How much material is packed into a space

b)

The maximum mass of a material

c)

The maximum volume a material can occupy

d)

The smallest volume a material can fill

3.

What is the density of water?

a)

100 kg/m^3

b)

1000 kg/m^3

c)

100 lb/m^3

d)

1000 lb/m^3

4.

What is thermal conductivity?

a)

How well heat passes through a material

b)

How well electrons pass through a material

c)

How well sound waves pass through a material

d)

How well light passes through a material

5.

Which material can be magnetized temporarily?

a)

iron

b)

carbon

c)

lithium

d)

argon

6.

Materials that do not allow electrons to pass through them are called _____

a)

incubators

b)

insulators

c)

inundators

d)

infiltrators

7.

The act of causing light to bend is ____

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

convection

d)

conduction

8.

A pushing or squeezing force is ______

a)

compression

b)

shear

c)

tension

d)

conduction

9.

______ is the property of deforming to a stretched state when a load is applied

a)

Polymerity

b)

Ductility

c)

Elasticity

d)

Plasticity

10.

Another group of mechanical properties is _______. These are properties that change with time.

a)

dynamic properties

b)

static properties

c)

thermal properties

d)

optical properties

11.

What is creep in materials science?

a)

A gradual deformation of a material under constant stress

b)

A sudden fracture of a material under stress

c)

The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation

d)

The resistance of a material to scratching or indentation

12.

What is fatigue in materials?

a)

A type of material deformation due to repeated stress

b)

A process of material hardening

c)

A method of material testing

d)

A type of corrosion in metals

13.

Which property is the resistance to wear or indentation?

a)

Toughness

b)

Hardness

c)

Resilience

d)

Stiffness

14.

What is resilience in the context of materials?

a)

The ability of a material to absorb energy and return a portion of it

b)

The ability of a material to resist breaking under tensile stress

c)

The ability of a material to resist bending under compression

d)

The ability of a material to resist corrosion

15.

A materials ability to deform permanently...

a)

Elasticity

b)

Malleability

c)

Plasticity

d)

Ductility

16.

When a mirror reflects light, it follow the property that angle of ________ = angle of reflection

a)

confluence

b)

prominence

c)

incidence

d)

indigence