FIBER QUIZ

Which of these statements is true?

• Fibers are made from various types of fabrics

• Yarns are made from fibers

• Fabrics are the basic building block of cloth

• All of these

Which of these fibers is NOT mentioned in the video?

• Wool

• Acrylic

• Linen

• Polyester

• Antron

In general, which type of fiber is best at absorbing moisture?

• Sponge

• man made

• synthetic

• natural

• Those made from petrochemicals

"Static cling" is most likely a problem in clothing made of fibers that are....

• synthetic

• hydrophilic

• natural

• woven rather that knit

A fabric called a blend is...

• Is made of both natural and synthetic fibers

• made of two or more different fibers

• made from petrochemicals

• a blend of both cellulosic and non-cellulosic fibers

A blend of 80% polyester and 20% cotton will..

• wrinkle easily

• feel much like cotton

• be only a little different that polyester alone

• make the polyester weaker

Which of these fibers has the longest filament?

• premium cotton such as pima

• wool

• linen

• silk

The purpose of a cotton gin is to ...

• separate the long usable fibers from the short unusable fibers

• separate the fibers from the seeds

• make the cotton into yarn

• turn the cotton into large bales

Good Middling, and Good Ordinary are

• types of polyester

• slang for low grade cotton

• grades of cotton

• grades of wool

A carding machine...

• separates seeds from cotton fibers

• straightens wool fibers

• extrudes a syrupy liquid that turns into cards of polyester

• removes silk from the cocoon of silkworms

• thrashes flax to remove twigs