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Woods: GCSE

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Natural woods are classified as softwoods and hardwoods.
Which are cheaper?
a)
softwoods
b)
hardwoods
2.
Which are more durable?
a)
softwoods
b)
hardwoods
3.
Which would you choose for making a high quality dining table?
a)
softwood
b)
hardwood
4.
Which would you use for building a roof structure?
a)
softwood
b)
hardwood
5.
Manufactured boards are made by cutting up solid timber wood and sticking it back together again in different ways. Which board is made by sticking together very thin layers of hardwood?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
6.
Which board is made by gluing and pressing together very small pieces of softwood?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
7.
Which board is made by by gluing and compressing tiny fibres of softwood?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
8.
Which board is very cheap but thin and weak? It's name gives the wrong impression of what it is like.
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
9.
Which board would you use for flooring under a carpet?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
10.
Which board would you use for the back of a cupboard?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
11.
Which board would you use for making mid price furniture and kitchen units?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
12.
Which board would you use for making more expensive furniture?
a)
MDF
b)
plywood
c)
chipboard
d)
hardboard
13.

Why would a designer choose to use Pine over Mahogany?

a)

Pine is sustainable.

b)

Pine is more expensive.

c)

Pine has a nicer aesthetic.

d)

Pine comes in larger sizes.

14.

Lamination can be used to increase strength. How is this achieved in Plywood?

a)

Because the grain runs in opposite directions to add strength.

b)

Because the glue is good at adding strength.

c)

Because the trees for Plywood are stronger.

d)

Because the Plywood is thicker.

15.

What is a veneer and why would you apply it to MDF?

a)

It is a thin layer of timber used to make MDF stronger.

b)

It is a thin layer of a material used to make MDF look different.

c)

It is a type of timber that makes MDF waterproof.

d)

It is a type of timber that helps MDF look different.

16.

Why are trees, and therefore timber plantations, important to the environment?

a)

Trees help to soak up atmospheric pollutants, like methane.

b)

Trees help to soak up the rain.

c)

Trees help to soak up carbon dioxide.

d)

Trees help to soak up atmospheric gases, like oxygen.

17.

Softwoods come from...

a)

coniferous trees

b)

deciduous trees

18.

Oak come from..

a)

deciduous tree

b)

coniferous tree