Creep is affected by the following factors: a) Temperature b) Strain c) Stress d) Strain rate e) a and b above f) a and c above. At a microscopic level, the yield stress is defined as the minimum stress to: a) Break all the bonds in a crystal b) Increase the distance between two atoms in a crystal c) Cause dislocation motion d) Rotate a grain e) Increase vacancy concentration f) None of the above. Factors that influence the mechanical properties of semicrystalline polymers include: a) Molecular weight b) Degree of crystallinity c) Pre-deformation by drawing d) Heat-treating e) a and b above f) a, b, and d above g) a, b, c, and d above. A brittle fracture involves: a) Necking b) Microvoid formation, coalescence, and growth c) Cup-and-cone formation d) All of the above e) None of the above. A region adjacent to the weld that may have experienced microstructural and property alterations is termed: a) Solidification zone b) Heat-affected zone c) Weldability d) Diffusion bonding e) All of the above. The mechanisms of brittle failure of ceramic materials can be explained by: a) Difficulty of slip b) Electrically charged nature of the ions c) Easy dislocation motion d) a and b above e) b and c above.