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Materials Science Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of Young's modulus?

a)

Stress / strain

b)

Strain / stress

c)

Force / area

d)

Area / force

2.

What is the process of strengthening a metal by plastic deformation?

a)

Annealing

b)

Quenching

c)

Work hardening

d)

Tempering

3.

What is the definition of toughness?

a)

Resistance to scratching

b)

Resistance to indentation

c)

Energy absorbed during fracture

d)

Stiffness

4.

What is the primary characteristic of ceramics?

a)

High ductility

b)

High conductivity

c)

High hardness

d)

High flexibility

5.

What is the glass transition temperature?

a)

Melting point

b)

Crystallization point

c)

Transition from rigid to rubbery state

d)

Boiling point

6.

What is a composite material?

a)

Single element

b)

Single compound

c)

Combination of two or more materials

d)

Pure metal

7.

What makes polymers different from metals?

a)

High melting point

b)

Long chain molecules

c)

High hardness

d)

High density

8.

What is the definition of fatigue in materials?

a)

Failure due to static load

b)

Failure due to cyclic loading

c)

Failure due to high temperature

d)

Failure due to corrosion

9.

What is the process of heat treatment to reduce internal stresses?

a)

Quenching

b)

Tempering

c)

Annealing

d)

Cold working

10.

Which defect in a crystal is an empty lattice site?

a)

Interstitial

b)

Vacancy

c)

Substitutional

d)

Dislocation

11.

Which property measures a material's resistance to indentation?

a)

Toughness

b)

Ductility

c)

Hardness

d)

Elasticity

12.

Which structure exhibits long-range atomic order?

a)

Amorphous

b)

Crystalline

c)

Polycrystalline

d)

Nanocrystalline

13.

Which process increases metal ductility by heating then slow cooling?

a)

Quenching

b)

Tempering

c)

Annealing

d)

Cold working

14.

Which mechanism primarily controls plastic deformation in metals?

a)

Grain boundary sliding

b)

Dislocation motion

c)

Atomic diffusion

d)

Twinning

15.

Which phenomenon degrades metals via redox reactions?

a)

Creep

b)

Corrosion

c)

Fatigue

d)

Work hardening

16.

What is the primary advantage of composite materials?

a)

High strength-to-weight ratio

b)

Low melting point

c)

High thermal conductivity

d)

Uniform density