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ASK 1
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ASK 2
TRIVIA
100

How many metals are there on the periodic table?

A) about 21
B) about 91
C) about 71

B) about 91

100

The resistance of a material to being scratched:

a) What is STRENGHT?
b) What is LUSTRE?
c) What is HARDNESS?

c) What is HARDNESS?

100

TRUE OR FALSE:

All metals are magnetic.

FALSE
100

It's the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into thin sheets.


A) What is MALLEABILITY?
B) What is CONDUCTIVITY?
C) What is DUCTILITY?

A) What is MALLEABILITY?

100

The first metal to be discovered was:

a) iron
b) copper
c) bronze

B) copper
200

Which one of these sentences is true?

A) Steel doesn't rust but it corrodes.
B) Aluminium rusts and corrodes.
C) Aluminium doesn't rust but it corrodes.
D) Steel rusts and corrodes

C)  Aluminium doesn't rust but it corrodes.

200

It's the study of production and properties of metals.

What is metallurgy?

200

How do we call the ability of a material to conduct heat or electricity?

CONDUCTIVITY.
200

It means that it doesn't contain iron.

What does non-ferrous mean?

200
What is the only metal that is LIQUID at room temperature?

Mercury.

300

What are the most common non-ferrous materials used in mechanics?

Copper, zinc, tin and aluminium.

300

Lathe, milling machine, shaper, grinder

Tell me the name of 4 machine tools

300

Tell the name of at least 5 metals

Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron, Steel, Lead, Brass, Tin, Copper, Cast Iron, Zinc, etc.

300
We can divide metals into ferrous and non-ferrous.

How can we divide metals?

300

What's so special about "noble" metals?

A) they are only used by rich people
B) they in gaseous form
C) they are highly resistant to oxidation and corrosion
D) they are very easy to find 

C) they are highly resistant to oxidation and corrosion

400

How do we call the ability of a material to being drawn into wires?

DUCTILITY

400

Yes, it does. Steel is very shiny.

Does steel have luster?

400

What is an alloy?

It's the mix of two metals (e.g. Bronze = Tin + Copper) or a metal and a non-metal (Steel = Iron + Carbon)

400

They are special rocks, found through mining, from which we can obtain some metals.

What are ORES?

400

What are the most abundant metals found naturally?

Iron and aluminium.

500

Tell me at least 3 properties of metals

Conductivity, ductility, malleability, lustre, hardness, strenght

500

It's the process by which metal is heated and shaped by a compressive force using a hammer or a press.

What is forging?

500

Tell me at least 5 heat processes that involve metals

Casting, forging, drawing, tempering, annealing, rolling, sheet metal forming, extrustion

500
Blacksmith.

How do we call somebody who works with metals?

500

What is Tour Eifell made of?

Wrought Iron.