MANUFACTURED BOARDS

What are manufactured boards made from?

• Wood straight from trees

• Recycled wood

• cardboard boxes

• sawdust

Which of these is not a manufactured board?

• MDF

• plywood

• pine

• blockboard

What is chipboard made from?

• tiny wood fibres

• sawdust

• strips of blocks of thin wood

• small pieces of wood

What does MDF stand for?

• Medium Density Fibreboard

• Middle density fibreboard

• Maximum density fibreboard

• Manufactured density fibreboard

Which manmade board is often covered in thin plastic to improve its appearance?

• blockboard

• MDF

• plywood

• chipboard

Which of these is not an advantage of manmade boards compared to natural woods?

• Less expensive

• Easier to cut and shape

• Longer lasting and more durable

• Available in large sheets

Which of these statements is true?

• Plywood is made from layers of thin wood

• Plywood is made from wood fibres

• Plywood is made from wood chips

• Plywood is made from softwood

Which of these statements is true?

• MDF has a an attractive grain

• Chipboard has an attractive grain

• Plywood has an active grain

• Blockboard has an attractive grain

Chipboard is often covered in melamine and used for what?

• chairs for children

• boats building

• kitchen worktops

• scaffolding on building sites

Why can MDF not be burned?

• It explodes if heated too quickly

• It does not catch fire easily

• It can block up chimneys

• It gives off fumes