ConcepTest: Pull-A-Band Shape

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell, David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

If you pull on a rubber band it will change shape. The change of shape is an example of _________.

a) stress
b) viscosity
c) strain
d) brittleness

Student Responses:

No data yet. The correct response is C.

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