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3D Printing: Day 2

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a 3D printer make?

a)

An image with length and width.

b)

An object with length, width and height.

c)

An image with length.

2.

Where do you design your image for the printer?

a)

On Kahoot

b)

On Facebook

c)

On Google Classroom

d)

On a CAD program

3.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

California Aided Design

b)

Coffee Adds Dimension

c)

Computer Aided Design

d)

Coconuts Are Delicious

4.

3D printers work by...

a)

adding 100's of layers (additive manufacturing).

b)

designing shapes.

c)

printing paper.

d)

remove edges.

5.

What materials does the 3D printer use?

a)

Glue

b)

Slices

c)

Filament

d)

Extruder

6.

True or False: You can print a camera with a 3D printer.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: You can print some parts of a camera with a 3D printer.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What type of filament do the 3D printers in STEM Lab use?

a)

ABS (petroleum-based)

b)

Google SketchUp

c)

TinkerCAD

d)

PLA (plant-based)

9.

What is a best benefit for using PLA over ABS?

a)

It comes in different colors.

b)

It saves you $2 per spool.

c)

It uses renewable resources.

10.

Which part of the printer allows the filament to exit (leave) the machine?

a)

The build plate.

b)

The base.

c)

The nozzle.

d)

The filament tube.

11.

Which part of the printer changes the state of matter of the filament?

a)

The base.

b)

The extruder.

c)

The nozzle.

d)

The filament tube.

12.

What unit of measurement is used in TinkerCAD?

a)

centimeters

b)

feet

c)

inches

d)

millimeters

13.

How many millimeters are in 30 centimeters?

_____mm = 30 cm

a)

3 mm

b)

300 mm

c)

30 mm

d)

3,000 mm

14.

Describe the changes in the state of matter from the:

filament --> extruder --> 3D printed object

a)

solid --> gas --> solid

b)

liquid --> solid --> liquid

c)

solid --> liquid --> solid

15.

All of these are reasons 3D printers weren't being used a lot before 2000, except:

a)

3D printers were too big.

b)

3D printers were too expensive.

c)

3D printers weren't invented yet.

16.

What is a 3D printer best used for?

a)

Printing unique, specific and custom projects.

b)

Printing mass production, common objects.

17.

Which object do you think would best be printed using a 3D printer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

How long does it take an object to print?

a)

15 minutes

b)

2-3 hours

c)

20 hours

d)

It depends, could but all of the above.