Materials Random Retrieval

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Materials Random Retrieval

This quiz contains all the questions in the Materials section. The website will pick 10 questions at random.

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HMS Astute is a nuclear-powered submarine in service with the Royal Navy, she can dive to depth of 300 m in seawater of density 1024 kgm-3. If the pressure inside the submarine is kept at sea level (1.01x105 Pa), calculate the resultant force on a section of the hull of area 20 m2 at her maximum depth.

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In order to calculate viscous drag (F), the equation above is used. What is a unit for η?

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A steel ball bearing is dropped into a fluid and travels 60 cm in 2.53 s. The diameter of the ball bearing is 6 mm and its mass 15.3 g. Calculate the viscosity of the fluid. g=9.81 Nkg-1

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Which material is the densest?

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Which material on the graph above is the strongest?

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Which material on the graph above is the stiffest?

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What is another term for tensile deformation?

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A meteor traveling through space has a k = 4.2x106 Nm-1 and a force of 5x108 N. Calculate the extension of the meteor.

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Estimate k from the graph shown above.

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Under a 4 N force, two identical springs, in parallel, stretch 130 mm. Calculate the spring constant for one of the springs.

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