Degradation is defined as the destructive change in the glove material.

• A. Destructive change in the glove material
• B. Color change without material loss
• C. Increase in glove thickness
• D. Glove wearing out due to temperature

Answer: (A)

Degradation means the material actually undergoes damage that weakens or destroys its properties, compromising the glove’s protective function. It’s not just a cosmetic change; it’s a destructive change to the material itself caused by factors like chemical exposure, heat, or wear. That’s why describing degradation as a destructive change in the glove material is the correct framing. A color change without material loss isn’t degradation, because there’s no destruction of the material. An increase in thickness isn’t inherently destructive, and wearing out due to temperature describes wear or aging rather than the specific destructive change to the material’s structure and properties.