According to the reading on the course web pages, these are the names of the three 'cultural' revolutions named for
materials used during their historical era. ANS✔✔ Neolithic Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age
According to the reading on the course web pages, this played an important role throughout the Stone Age, Bronze Age,
and Iron Age. ANS✔✔ charcoal
According to the reading on the course web pages, these are two of the New World primary civilizations. ANS✔✔
Mesoamerica, Peru
According to the course reading, bitumen is: ANS✔✔ black and tar-like
According to the course reading, what do biomaterials do? ANS✔✔ are implanted in the body
This class of solid materials is made up of materials that are usually soft, ductile, have low thermal conductivity and can
be opaque, translucent or transparent. ANS✔✔ polymers
These materials are hard and possess the lowest electrical conductivity of all the materials. ANS✔✔ ceramics
These materials are compounds between metallic and nonmetallic elements; they are most frequently oxides, nitrides,
and carbides. ANS✔✔ ceramics
You are handed an opaque rod. In the lab you pull on the ends of the rod. It takes a lot of force to get it to start to
stretch. When it stretches out, it forms a very nice wire which conducts heat very well. What is the likely class of solid
material of your rod? ANS✔✔ metals
These materials are able to sense changes in their environment and then respond to these changes in predetermined
manners—traits that are also found in living organisms. ANS✔✔ smart materials
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How much does a clay terracotta warrior weigh? ANS✔✔ 600lbs
When did pottery figures replace human sacrifice? ANS✔✔ 300 years before the First Emperor
They used red clay to make the statues because of the following property ANS✔✔ Its density was just right to allow it to
dry without cracking
How long did the ancient sculptors have to make the 8000 sculptures? ANS✔✔ 11 years
How do the archeologists know that the arrowheads were manufactured in a standardized method? ANS✔✔ Very
consistent sizes
After much debate they decided that the statues were made: ANS✔✔ by building up strips of clay by a method called
coiling.
How does Xhang Binrou believe temperature was regulated during warrior production? ANS✔✔ Crafting warriors in
house dug out of hillsides
Why is the lacquer dangerous to work with? ANS✔✔ The tree is related to poison ivy
How are German scientists trying to save the color? ANS✔✔ Coating the warriors with plastic and curing the plastic with
an electron beam
What is the main difference between Chinese purple and Egyptian blue? ANS✔✔ atomic composition
To minimize product cost, materials engineers must take into account: ANS✔✔ component design, materials used, and
manufacturing processes.
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