Introduction to Materials Science

Name the four main groups of materials

• metals, glasses, elastics and composites

• metals, ceramics, polymers and elastics

• metals, ceramics, polymers and composites

• metals, glasses, ceramics and polymers

Which of the following types of materials are usually grouped with polymers?

• hybrids

• elastomers

• ceramics

• composites

Which of the following is a ceramic?

• concrete

• nickel

• polyvinyl chloride

• clay

In composites, the individual materials...

• obtain new chemical properties.

• must be from the same class.

• retain their chemical identities.

• chemically react with each other.

The purpose of combining materials to make a composite is ...

• fun but not useful.

• to benefit from the properties that each material has.

• to form new chemical properties.

Which of the following is a polymer?

• brick

• sulfur

• nylon

• zinc

Where on the Periodic Table do you find metals?

• everywhere

• the right

• the top

• the left

When you take a metal and combine it with a non-metal, you can get a ...

• ceramic

• composite

• polymer

• new metal

A polymer has a backbone made of ...

• carbon and silicon

• carbon and nitrogen

• carbon and hydrogen

• carbon and oxygen

Which of the following is a composite?

• steel

• glue

• silica glass

• wood