Physical Properties of Materials

How are mechanical properties tested?

• By applying a force

• By applying high temperature

• By applying an electric current

• By placing in water

What is density?

• How much material is packed into a space

• The maximum mass of a material

• The maximum volume a material can occupy

• The smallest volume a material can fill

What is the density of water?

• 100 kg/m^3

• 1000 kg/m^3

• 100 lb/m^3

• 1000 lb/m^3

What is thermal conductivity?

• How well heat passes through a material

• How well electrons pass through a material

• How well sound waves pass through a material

• How well light passes through a material

Which material can be magnetized temporarily?

• iron

• carbon

• lithium

• argon

Materials that do not allow electrons to pass through them are called _____

• incubators

• insulators

• inundators

• infiltrators

The act of causing light to bend is ____

• refraction

• reflection

• convection

• conduction

A pushing or squeezing force is ______

• compression

• shear

• tension

• conduction

______ is the property of deforming to a stretched state when a load is applied

• Polymerity

• Ductility

• Elasticity

• Plasticity

Another group of mechanical properties is _______. These are properties that change with time.

• dynamic properties

• static properties

• thermal properties

• optical properties