Quiz on Economic Sectors and Materials

Which of the following statements is true?

• Manufacturing furniture is an example of a primary sector industry.

• Transporting food to stores is part of secondary sector industry.

• Mining iron ore is a primary sector industry.

• Office management is part of the primary sector industry.

Mass-production of bread occurs in the ____ sector of the economy.

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Research and development occurs in the ____ sector of the economy.

• primary

• secondary

• tertiary

• quaternary

Which of the following is a renewable material?

• Petroleum.

• Fish.

• Sand.

• Iron.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable material?

• Copper.

• Cheese.

• Bamboo.

• Fish.

Using raw materials to make products is called ____.

• mining

• servicing

• manufacturing

• retailing

Products built to last a long time are ____.

• durable

• nondurable

• nonrenewable

• interchangeable

An assembly line has workers ____.

• making and fitting together parts they have made by hand

• using various tools to make nonstandard parts fit together

• making decisions about how parts fit together

• putting together standard parts in a planned sequence

Which of the following could not be manufactured using an automated production system?

• Steel pipes for transporting natural gas to homes.

• The outer casing for a washing machine.

• Clothes designed for a fashion show.

• Plastic furniture from recycled bottles.

Which of the following is a characteristic of just-in-time delivery?

• Enough parts are made and stored for one week’s production.

• Only the parts needed for one day’s production are ordered.

• Just enough parts are made for one year’s production.

• Production continues until the warehouse is full.