Emerging Technologies and Materials in Construction Quiz

Which of the following is an example of emerging technologies and materials in construction?

• Plywood

• Graphene

• Cotton

• Brick

What type of innovative construction material is mentioned that has the ability to repair itself?

• Self-cleaning glass

• Self-healing concrete

• Solar-reflective tiles

• Insulating foam

Which of the following is NOT listed as an example of evolving materials in construction?

• Surface coverings

• Ventilated building materials

• Transparent aluminum

• Reinforced steel

Who were the two researchers that isolated graphene in 2004 at the University of Manchester?

• Professor Andre Geim and Professor Kostya Novoselov

• Professor Albert Einstein and Professor Niels Bohr

• Professor Isaac Newton and Professor Stephen Hawking

• Professor Marie Curie and Professor Rosalind Franklin

For what work did the researchers win the Nobel Prize in Physics?

• For their pioneering work extracting the graphene from graphite

• For discovering the electron

• For developing the general theory of relativity

• For their contributions to quantum mechanics

How much stronger is graphene's tensile strength compared to steel?

• 200 times stronger

• 100 times stronger

• 50 times stronger

• 300 times stronger

Graphene's electrical mobility is how many times that of silicon?

• Two to three times

• Five to six times

• Ten times

• Equal to silicon

Which of the following is NOT listed as a potential application of graphene?

• Interactive panels

• Spray-on solar panels

• High-speed processors

• Long-lasting LEDs

Graphene composites are known to be stronger than which of the following materials?

• Plastic

• Wood

• Steel

• Aluminum

Compared to a human hair, graphene is:

• About the same thickness

• 10 times thinner

• 100,000 times thinner

• 1 million times thinner