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Material Science and Engineering Answer Key Quiz 1 Group 1

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MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

GROUP 1
QUESTIONS: MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What materials were predominantly used during the Stone Age?


a. Bronze, Copper, Tin
b. Iron, Steel, Aluminum
c. Stone, Bone, Wood
d. Polymers, Composites

Correct Answer: c

2. Which era is characterized by the development of bronze for tools and weapons?
a. Stone Age
b. Iron Age
c. Bronze Age
d. Modern Era

Correct Answer: c

3. During which period did the Iron Age occur?


a. 3000 BCE to 1200 BCE
b. Approximately 3.3 million years ago to 2000 BCE
c. 20th century to present
d. 1200 BCE to 550 BCE

Correct Answer: d

4. What are composites known for?


a. High thermal conductivity
b. Low electrical resistivity
c. Combining materials for superior properties
d. Poor insulative properties

Correct Answer: c

5. Which of the following is a primary goal of Materials Engineering?


a. Enhancing fuel efficiency in automobiles
b. Developing sustainable materials for construction
c. Designing software applications
d. Creating financial investment strategies

Correct Answer: b

6. What defines a material's fundamental properties at the atomic level?


a. Bonding characteristics and chemical composition
b. Arrangement of nuclei and electronic orbitals
c. Crystal lattice and grain boundaries
d. Macroscopic texture and color
Correct Answer: b

7. What defines a material's fundamental properties at the atomic level?


a. Bonding characteristics and chemical composition
b. Arrangement of nuclei and electronic orbitals
c. Crystal lattice and grain boundaries
d. Macroscopic texture and color

Correct Answer: b

8. What is corrosion resistance?


a. Ability to resist heat and UV rays
b. Ability to resist oxidation
c. Elemental composition of a material
d. Structure revealed by microscopic magnifications

Correct Answer: b

9. Which property involves the ability of a material to withstand heat, UV rays, moisture, and
pollutants?
a. Composition
b. Microstructure
c. Outdoor Weatherability
d. Stereospecificity

Correct Answer: c

10. What is the definition of density?


a. The temperature at which a material liquefies
b. The amount of mass per unit volume
c. The visual perception of color
d. The ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in another material

Correct Answer: b

11. Which property is described as the temperature at which ferromagnetic material can no longer
be magnetized by outside forces?
a. Refractive Index
b. Melting Point
c. Specific Gravity
d. Curie Point

Correct Answer: d

12. What is the property called that retards the transfer of heat?
a. Heat Capacity
b. Thermal Conductivity
c. Thermal Resistance
d. Thermal Expansion
Correct Answer: c

13. What does electrical conductivity specify?


a. The resistance of a material per unit length
b. The highest potential difference an insulator can withstand
c. The electrical character of a material
d. The efficiency of a material to absorb thermal energy

Correct Answer: c

14. What is dielectric strength?


a. The ratio of the resistivity of a material to its length
b. The electrical resistance of a material per unit cross-sectional area
c. The highest potential difference an insulating material can withstand without electrical
breakdown
d. The ease with which a material conducts electric current

Correct Answer: c

15. What is the measure of the fraction of incident light that is reflected at the interface?
a. Refractive Index
b. Reflection
c. Transmission
d. Reflectivity

Correct Answer: d

16. What does "roughness" refer to in dimensional properties?


a. Deviation from edge straightness
b. A wavelike variation from a perfect surface
c. Relatively fine shaped surface irregularities
d. Direction of a predominating surface pattern

Correct Answer: c

17. What does Hooke's law state?


a. The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation
b. The property of a material to withstand great deformation together with high stress
c. The distortion in an object is directly proportional to the distorting force within the
elastic limit
d. The amount of mass per unit volume

Correct Answer: c

18. Which property describes the tendency of a material to shatter before much strain has taken
place?
a. Toughness
b. Brittleness
c. Elasticity
d. Hardness

Correct Answer: b

19. What is the modulus of elasticity?


a. The ratio of stress to strain in a material loaded within its elastic range
b. The property of a material to shatter before much strain has taken place
c. The flow of a material under the influence of stresses
d. The ability to resist penetration

Correct Answer: a

20. What is the property of a material to withstand great deformation together with high stress
without fracture?
a. Brittleness
b. Toughness
c. Ductility
d. Resilience

Correct Answer: b

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