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1A material having a large spring constant will experience a greater change in length for a given applied force than a material with a small spring constant.
A)True
B)False



2Stress is the relative change in the dimensions or shape of a body as the result of an applied force.
A)True
B)False



3The ultimate strength of a material is the greatest stress it can withstand without rupturing.
A)True
B)False



4The smaller the bulk modulus of a material, the higher its compressibility.
A)True
B)False



5The radian may be a unit of strain.
A)True
B)False



6The modulus of elasticity has the same units as stress.
A)True
B)False



7Young’s modulus is constant for a particular material but varies with the length and cross-sectional area of a wire.
A)True
B)False



8Water has a greater compressibility than steel.
A)True
B)False



9Usually the shearing strain can be approximated by the tangent of the shearing angle.
A)True
B)False



10Young’s modulus applies for compressive stresses as well as tensile stresses.
A)True
B)False



11Two wires A and B, are made of the same material and are subjected to the same loads. The strain is greater for A when
A)A is twice as long as B
B)A has twice the diameter of B
C)A has twice the length and half the diameter
D)A has twice the diameter and half the length



12A shearing stress acting on a body changes its
A)shape
B)volume
C)length
D)area



13A unit for strain is the
A)inch
B)pound per square inch
C)newton per centimeter
D)radian



14The volume strain for a constant applied force increases directly with an increase in
A)surface area
B)compressibility
C)volume
D)bulk modulus



15According to Hooke’s law, an applied force will result in an elongation equal to
A)ks
B)s/k
C)F/s
D)F/k



16The modulus of rigidity is another name for
A)compressibility
B)bulk modulus
C)shear modulus
D)Young’s modulus



17When a force of 20 N produces an elongation of 0.4 cm, the spring constant is
A)5 N/cm
B)50 N/cm
C)8 N * cm
D)0.02 cm/N



18The cross-sectional area of a 20-in. copper wire is 0.001 in.². A force of 400 lb causes a stress of
A)4 X 10^5 lb/in.²
B)0.4 lb/in.²
C)20 lb/in.
D)50 lb/in.



19In Question 18 the Young’s modulus for copper is 17 X 106 lb/in.². The resultant elongation of the wire is approximately
A)0.012 in.
B)0.12 in.
C)0.47 in.
D)0.0047 in.



20A mechanical press contains 2 m³ of oil (B = 1700 MPa). If the volume of the oil decreases by 2 X 10-8 m³, the applied pressure must be approximately
A)17 Pa
B)68 Pa
C)0.06 Pa
D)1.7 X 1017 Pa



21Three types of stress are , , and .



22The constant ratio of stress to strain is called the .



23 is the relative change in the dimensions or shape of a body as a result of an applied force.



24Whenever a shearing stress is applied, the strain can be approximated by .



25The reciprocal of the bulk modulus is called and is denoted by the symbol .



26The stress on a body is the ratio of to .



27The ultimate strength of a material is always its elastic limit.



28Provided that the is not exceeded, an elastic strain is directly proportional to the . This is a statement of law.



29The term elastic limit refers to the maximum a body can experience without becoming permanently deformed.



30The only elastic modulus that applies for liquids is the .







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