MSE 250 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
1. Atomic-bonding related properties include __, __, and __.
a. melting point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
b. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
c. freezing point; elastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
d. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
e. freezing point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion - ANSWER a. melting
point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
2. The bond-strength of metals, ceramics and polymers is related to the __, __, and __.a.
freezing point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
b. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
c. freezing point; elastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
d. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
e. melting point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion - ANSWER e. melting
point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
3. The melting point of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding __ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
b. potential well; force curve
c. kinetic well; force curve
d. force well; kinetic curve
e. thermal well; thermal curve - ANSWER b. potential well; force curve
4. The Young's Modulus of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding __ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
,b. kinetic well; force curve
c. force well; kinetic curve
d. potential well; force curve
e. thermal well; thermal curve - ANSWER d. potential well; force curve
5. The coefficient of thermal expansion of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding
__ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
b. kinetic well; force curve
c. force well; kinetic curve
d. thermal well; thermal curve
e. potential well; force curve - ANSWER e. potential well; force curve
6. Different bond-types found in metals, ceramics and polymers affect the processing __
and __ that can be used for the material.
a. temperatures; methods
b. pressures; volumes
c. temperatures; volumes
d. densities; masses
e. methods; densities - ANSWER a. temperatures; methods
7. Different bond-strengths found in metals, ceramics and polymers affect the
processing __ and __ that can be used for the material.
a. pressures; volumes
b. temperatures; volumes
c. temperatures; methods
d. densities; masses
e. methods; densities - ANSWER c. temperatures; methods
,8. The process of selecting a material for a given application depends in part on the type
of __ in the material.
a. electrons
b. bonding
c. protons
d. neutrons
e. all of the above - ANSWER b. bonding
9. The process of selecting a material for a given application depends in part on the __
and applicable __ of the material.
a. properties; types
b. types; properties
c. properties; processing
d. processing; types
e. processing; electronics - ANSWER c. properties; processing
10. Hooke's law relates the __ of a material to the __ that is applied on the material.
a. force; extension
b. extension; force
c. extension; compression
d. compression; extension
e. density; mass - ANSWER b. extension; force
11. Hooke's law states that F = __, where k is the spring constant and x is the deflection
of the material.
a. k+x
b. k-x
, c. k*x
d. k/x
e. k^x - ANSWER c. k*x
12. The units of the spring constant (in Hooke's law) are __.
a. N.cm
b. N+cm
c. N-cm
d. N/cm
e. N^cm - ANSWER d. N/cm
13. The spring constant of a material is given by k = __, where F is the force applied to
the material, and x is the deflection or extension of the material.
a. F*x
b. F+x
c. F/x
d. F-x
e. F^x - ANSWER c. F/x
14. Stress is the force per unit __.
a. area
b. length
c. volume
d. mass
e. density - ANSWER a. area
15. Stress can also be called normalized __.
1. Atomic-bonding related properties include __, __, and __.
a. melting point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
b. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
c. freezing point; elastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
d. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
e. freezing point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion - ANSWER a. melting
point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
2. The bond-strength of metals, ceramics and polymers is related to the __, __, and __.a.
freezing point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
b. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
c. freezing point; elastic modulus; coefficient of electrical expansion
d. melting point; plastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
e. melting point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion - ANSWER e. melting
point; elastic modulus; coefficient of thermal expansion
3. The melting point of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding __ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
b. potential well; force curve
c. kinetic well; force curve
d. force well; kinetic curve
e. thermal well; thermal curve - ANSWER b. potential well; force curve
4. The Young's Modulus of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding __ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
,b. kinetic well; force curve
c. force well; kinetic curve
d. potential well; force curve
e. thermal well; thermal curve - ANSWER d. potential well; force curve
5. The coefficient of thermal expansion of a material correlates with its atomic-bonding
__ and __.
a. force well; potential curve
b. kinetic well; force curve
c. force well; kinetic curve
d. thermal well; thermal curve
e. potential well; force curve - ANSWER e. potential well; force curve
6. Different bond-types found in metals, ceramics and polymers affect the processing __
and __ that can be used for the material.
a. temperatures; methods
b. pressures; volumes
c. temperatures; volumes
d. densities; masses
e. methods; densities - ANSWER a. temperatures; methods
7. Different bond-strengths found in metals, ceramics and polymers affect the
processing __ and __ that can be used for the material.
a. pressures; volumes
b. temperatures; volumes
c. temperatures; methods
d. densities; masses
e. methods; densities - ANSWER c. temperatures; methods
,8. The process of selecting a material for a given application depends in part on the type
of __ in the material.
a. electrons
b. bonding
c. protons
d. neutrons
e. all of the above - ANSWER b. bonding
9. The process of selecting a material for a given application depends in part on the __
and applicable __ of the material.
a. properties; types
b. types; properties
c. properties; processing
d. processing; types
e. processing; electronics - ANSWER c. properties; processing
10. Hooke's law relates the __ of a material to the __ that is applied on the material.
a. force; extension
b. extension; force
c. extension; compression
d. compression; extension
e. density; mass - ANSWER b. extension; force
11. Hooke's law states that F = __, where k is the spring constant and x is the deflection
of the material.
a. k+x
b. k-x
, c. k*x
d. k/x
e. k^x - ANSWER c. k*x
12. The units of the spring constant (in Hooke's law) are __.
a. N.cm
b. N+cm
c. N-cm
d. N/cm
e. N^cm - ANSWER d. N/cm
13. The spring constant of a material is given by k = __, where F is the force applied to
the material, and x is the deflection or extension of the material.
a. F*x
b. F+x
c. F/x
d. F-x
e. F^x - ANSWER c. F/x
14. Stress is the force per unit __.
a. area
b. length
c. volume
d. mass
e. density - ANSWER a. area
15. Stress can also be called normalized __.
