AQA DT Unit 1: Core principles 3

What is design for disassembly?

• When its good for nature

• When products can be taken apart to be reused or repaired

• When its good for the environment

• When it can be recycled.

Select 3 products that have ‘planned obsolescence’

• Water bottles

• Shopping bags

• Phones

• Washing machines

What is green design?

• Naturally grown products

• Products that do not effect the air

• Products that come from crude oil

• Products that do not effect the ocean

Name 2 types of fossil fuels

• Tidal energy

• Gas

• Solar energy

• Oil

What is a hybrid car?

• A vehicle that has an electric motor

• Powered by green energy

• It has an electric motor and a petrol motor

• A car powered by solar energy

Select the modern materials

• Titanium

• Oak

• Steel

• Cast iron

Name an application for Titanium

• Armour

• Aeroplane wings

• Dental work

• Cars

Name an application for Polymorph

• Manufacturing iphones

• Dental work

• Manufacturing awkward shapes such as ergonomic handles

• Glasses

What is optical fibre commonly used for?

• For under cupboard lighting

• For glow in the dark products

• For LEDs

• To see the internal parts of the human body

What do the letters LCD stand for?

• Liquid Computer Dimension

• Liquid Crystal Dimension

• Liquid Computer Display

• Liquid Crystal Displays