Characteristics of Materials Quiz

What is the measure of a material's resistance to indentation or scratching?

• Ductility

• Hardness

• Stiffness

• Strength

Which property refers to the ability of a material to withstand an applied force without deformation or failure?

• Strength

• Creep

• Resilience

• Stiffness

What is the ability of a material to conduct heat called?

• Melting Point

• Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

• Resistivity

• Thermal Conductivity

Which property determines how much a material expands or contracts with changes in temperature?

• Resistivity

• Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

• Melting Point

• Thermal Conductivity

What is the measure of a material's opposition to the flow of electrical current called?

• Index of Refraction

• Conductivity

• Resistivity

• Dielectric Strength

Which property refers to a material's ability to transmit light without significant scattering or absorption?

• Index of Refraction

• Transparency

• Conductivity

• Reflectivity

What is the ability of a material to resist deterioration due to chemical reactions with its environment called?

• Chemical Reactivity

• Corrosion Resistance

• Chemical Composition

• Magnetization

Which property refers to a material's ability to become magnetized when exposed to a magnetic field?

• Magnetic Permeability

• Chemical Reactivity

• Magnetization

• Curie Temperature

What is the ability of a material to interact harmoniously with living tissues without causing harm or rejection called?

• Biocompatibility

• Magnetization

• Corrosion Resistance

• Transparency

Which property refers to the extent to which a material can be stretched or bent without breaking?

• Ductility

• Stiffness

• Hardness

• Strength