Strength Abilities
The ability to withstand shearing forces
What is shear strength?
When a substance transitions from solid to gas
What is sublimation?
The temperature at which a solid transitions to a liquid
What is the melting point?
An ionized gas
What is a plasma?
Metals are great exemplars of this property, which is why metals are used in power cords and transmission lines.
What is electrical conductivity?
The ability to withstand stretching forces without breaking
What is tensile strength?
Daily Double!
The energy involved when a substance transitions from liquid to gas (or vapor)
What is the heat of vaporization?
The melting point of water in degrees Celsius
What is zero degrees Celsius?
A graph of temperature vs energy, showing at least one phase transition
What is a phase diagram?
I am the property that allows metals like copper and aluminum to be drawn into thin wires.
What is ductility?
The ability to stretch without breaking or becoming permanently deformed
What is elasticity?
When a substance transitions from liquid to gas when heated
What is vaporization?
or
What is boiling?
The temperature at which a substance transitions from a liquid to a gas
What is the boiling point?
The process of a substance changing from one phase to another
What is a phase transition?
Daily Double!
A silver spoon in a cup of hot tea quickly becomes hot to the touch, owing to this property.
What is thermal conductivity?
The ability to withstand crushing forces
What is compressive strength?
When a substance transitions from liquid to gas below its boiling point
What is evaporation?
The boiling point of water
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
or
What is 212 degrees Fahrenheit?
A non-chemical property of a substance
What is a physical property?
I am the property that allows metals like copper and gold to be hammered into shapes.
What is malleability?
Daily double!
The ability to resist scratching
What is hardness?
The energy involved when a substance transitions from solid to liquid
What is the heat of fusion?
The lowest temperature theoretically possible.
What is absolute zero?
or
What is zero kelvins?
The amount of force applied per unit area on a surface
What is pressure?
I am the property that describes a substance’s tendency to shatter.
What is brittleness?