1.

The word "nano" means:

a. one millioneth
b. one thousandth
c. one trillioneth
d. one billioneth
2. Nanotechnology allows the manipulation of atoms or molecules to create or modify
materials at the nanoscale.
a. True
b. False
3. What is nanotechnology?
a. Study and manipulation of technology that is micro sized
b. Study and manipulation of matter that is small but can still be seen by the
human eyes
c. Study and manipulation of matter at a scale of 1-100 nano meters
d. Study and manipulation of matter that moves at a speed measured in nano
seconds
4. Why the properties of nanomaterials are different significantly compared to bulk
materials?
a. Avalanche effect
b. Synergistic effect
c. Confinement effect
d. Quantum Effect
5. Nanotubes are considered as Two-dimensional (2-D) nanomaterials
a. No
b. Yes
6. Nanoscale materials are defined as a set of substances where:
a. At least one dimension is between 1 nm and 100 nm.
b. At least two dimension is between 1nm-100nm
c. At least one dimension is between 1-1000nm
d. None of the Above
7. Nanomaterials can exist in single, fused, aggregated or agglomerated forms with
spherical, tubular, and irregular shapes.
a. True
b. False
8. Nanofilms are considered as Two-dimensional (2-D) nanomaterials
a. No
b. Yes
9. 3-D nanomaterials cannot contain dispersions of nanoparticles, bundles of
nanowires, and nanotubes as well as multinanolayers.
a. True
b. False
10. Use nanoscale versions of ingredients to provide better UV protection, deeper
skin penetration, long-lasting effects, increased color and finish quality etc.
a. Cosmetic manufacturers
b. Nanoelectronics
c. Textiles
d. None of the above
11. Which of the following is a unique property of nanoparticles because of their
small size?
a. Lower melting point
b. different colors
c. greater reactivity than bulk materials
d. all of the above
12. What exactly is a quantum dot?
a. A fictional term used in science fiction for the endpoints of wormholes
b. A semiconductor nanostructure that confines the motion of conduction band
electrons, valence band holes, or excitons in all three spatial directions.
c. The sharpest possible tip of an Atomic Force Microscope
d. Unexplained spots that appear in electron microscopy images of
nanostructures smaller than 1 nanometer
13. synthesis of nanoparticles is possible with
a. Top-down method
b. Bottom-up method
c. Both
d. Neither a nor b
14. What is the starting material for top-down approach
a. Solid state
b. Gaseous
c. Liquid
d. Both b and c
15.
TOP-DOWN PROCESS

16.

BOTTOM-UP PROCESS

17. What best approximates the diameter of a DNA molecule?

a. 3 Angstroms
b. 100 Angstroms
c. 20 nanometers
d. 2 nanometers
18. Nanoparticles have dimensions intermediate between those of individual atoms and bulk solids,
they have intermediate electronic properties as well.
a. True
 b. False
19. Give two main advantages of nanomaterials (in general) to their bulk counterparts:
1.
2.

20. What are the classification of nano materials based on their physical dimensions?

1.
2.
3.
Crystals
1. The basic repeating structural unit of a crystalline solid (showing the pattern).
a. Unit cell
b. Lattice Point
c. Crystal
d. Amorphous
2. Give two kinds of solid
2.a.
2.b
3. Crystalline is to anisotropic as amorphous is to:
a. disotropic
b. isotropic
c. sinosotropic
d. none of these
4. Enumerate the Seven Crystal Systems (Bravais Lattices)
4a.
4b.
4c.
4d.
5. What are the three types of Cubic Cells?
5a.
5b.
5c.
6. The number of atoms surrounding an atom in a crystal lattice.
a. coordination number
b. crystalline
c. crystal point
d. unit cell
7. The coordination number for Simple/ Primitive Cubic Cell is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 12
8. The coordination number for Body Centered Cubic Cell is
a. 12
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8
9. The coordination number for Face Centered Cubic Cell is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 12
10. The coordination number for Hexagonal-Closed Pack is
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 12
11. Give the 4 Types of Crystals
11a.
11b.
11c.
11d.
12. This crystal has properties of conventional liquids and those of solid crystals
a. solid crystal
b. liquid crystal
c. gaseous crystal
d. ionic crystal
13. Cu is an example of ________ element.
a. metal
b. non-metal
c. gas
d. metalloid
14. Variable hardness and melting point, good conductor of heat and electricity
a. Metallic Crystal
b. Ionic Crystal
c. Covalent Network
d. Covalent Molecular
15. The lattice points are occupied by molecules, so the attractive forces between them are van
der Waals forces and/or hydrogen bonding.
a. Metallic Crystal
b. Ionic Crystal
c. Covalent Network
d. Covalent Molecular
Metals
1. Give the two metallic bonding models.
a.
b.

2. A metal crystal is viewed as a three-dimensional array of metal cations immersed in a

“sea” of delocalized electrons that are free to move throughout the crystal.
a. True
b. False
3. Because metals generally have low electronegativities, they tend to form cations and
almost always have positive oxidation numbers in their compounds.
a. True
b. False
4. The electronegativity of elements increases from left to right across a period and from
bottom to top in a group.
a. True
b. False
5. is the property that enables a material to withstand shock and be deformed without
rupturing
a. Ductility
b. Toughness
c. Malleability
d. Luster
6. Why are metals lustrous in appearance?
a. Due to electronegativity
b. Due to deformation
c. due to the large cloud of relatively free electrons
d. All of these
7. This is a property which enables a material to withstand extensive permanent
deformation from compression; can be stamped; hammered or rolled into sheets.
a. Ductility
b. Toughness
c. Malleability
d. Luster
8. A property that enables a material to withstand extensive permanent deformation from
tension, can be stretched or drawn wire.
a. Ductility
b. Toughness
c. Malleability
d. Luster
9. Are elements that normally are not conductors, but will conduct electricity at elevated
temperatures or when combined with a small amount of certain other elements.
a. Metal
b. Semiconductors
c. Insulators
d. Conductors
10. Enumerate the properties of metals.
10a.
10b.
10c.
11. Metals exist in nature in either the free or combined state.
a. True
b. False
12. The science and technology of extracting metals from their ores.
a. Metallurgy
b. Metology
c. Metal
d. Metalloid
13. ____________ is a naturally occurring substance with a range of chemical composition.
a. Ore
b. Mineral
c. Metal
d. Metalloid
14. What are the two metallurgical processes?
 14a.
14b.
15. Give at least two examples of separation method:
15a.
15b.
16. Separation due to difference in ability of water and oil to wet the surfaces of the mineral
and the gangue.
a. Flotation
b. Magnets
c. Panning for gold
d. Chemical treatment
17. There are no chemical reducing agents strong enough to reduce compounds of the most
active metals, so these metals are produced by _____________________.
a. Electrolysis
b. Purification
c. Electrolytic reduction
d. None of these
18. Is a metallurgical process that includes distillation, chemical purification and
electrofining.
a. Refining
b. Reduction
c. Chemical Treatment
d. Magnets
19. Give two processes for Chemical treatment
19.
20.
Polymer
1. a substance composed of large repeating numbers of reactive organic units called
monomers.
a. Monomer
b. Polymer
c. Unit cell
d. Crystal
2. The word polymer comes from the Greek words “polus” and “meros” which means
“______”.
a. Unit cells
b. Many parts
c. Many units
d. Monomer
3. What are the classifications of polymers based on source.
3a.
3b.
3c.
 4. Give at least two examples on each of the classification.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
5. What are the classifications of polymers based on chain backbone.
5a.
5b.
6. What are the classifications of polymers based on structure.
6a.
6b.
6c.
7. What are the classifications of polymers based on composition.
7a.
7b.
8. What are the classifications of polymers based on molecular force.
8a.
8b.
8c.
8d.
9. Give the two modes of polymerization
9a.
9b.
10. Housewares, medical equipment (can be sterilized), appliances, toys, electronic
components, tubing and pipe, fibers and filaments, coatings. These are applications for which
resin type?
a. Polypropylene
b. Polyvinyl
c. Polystyrene
d. Plastics.