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  1. This reddish-brown metal is an excellent conductor of electricity and is used in wiring throughout homes and buildings.

    • Aluminum
    • Lead
    • Copper
    • Zinc
  2. This process involves heating metal to high temperatures and then cooling it slowly to reduce hardness and increase ductility.

    • Annealing
    • Quenching
    • Tempering
    • Forging
  3. This common alloy combines iron with a small percentage of carbon to create one of civilization's most important materials.

    • Bronze
    • Steel
    • Brass
    • Pewter
  4. This silvery-white metal is the most abundant metal in Earth's crust and is known for being lightweight yet strong.

    • Titanium
    • Magnesium
    • Iron
    • Aluminum
  5. This yellow precious metal has been treasured for millennia due to its luster, malleability, and resistance to tarnishing.

    • Gold
    • Brass
    • Bronze
    • Pyrite
  6. This ancient alloy of copper and tin was so important that an entire age of human civilization is named after it.

    • Brass
    • Steel
    • Bronze
    • Pewter
  7. This orange-brown coating forms on iron and steel when exposed to moisture and oxygen over time.

    • Patina
    • Rust
    • Scale
    • Slag
  8. This heat treatment process involves rapidly cooling hot metal by plunging it into water, oil, or another liquid.

    • Annealing
    • Tempering
    • Normalizing
    • Quenching

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