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Using the 3D printer

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is ABS

a)

Short for Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, a petroleum-based thermoplastic used to make filament for FDM-type 3D printers.

b)

Apple boy sisters

c)

Analytical design

2.

What is PLA

a)

Type of plastic used in printing

b)

Type of acid

c)

Polylactic Acid. A biodegradable thermoplastic polymer made from plant starch, used as a 3D printer material. Often PLA is used as a short form, actually referring to filament made of PLA.

3.

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.

4.

Where do you design your image for the printer?

a)

On Kahoot

b)

On Facebook

c)

On Google Classroom

d)

On a CAD program

5.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

California Aided Design

b)

Coffee Adds Dimension

c)

Computer Aided Design

d)

Coconuts Are Delicious

6.

3D printers work by...

a)

adding 100's of layers (additive manufacturing).

b)

designing shapes.

c)

printing paper.

d)

remove edges.

7.

What materials does the 3D printer use?

a)

Glue

b)

Slices

c)

Filament

d)

Extruder

8.

The technical name for the material used to make 3D printed objects is:

a)

Plastic

b)

Filament

c)

Ink

d)

Steel

9.

Students will __________ the printing head and extrude filament before starting the print

a)

heat

b)

stop

c)

initialize

d)

cool

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.

This is the core of the printer the plastic gets drawn in melted and pushed out.

a)

Frame

b)

Bed Surfaces

c)

Extruder

d)

User Interface

12.
What generally causes a printer to jam? 
a)
The printer is too hot when pulling out the print material
b)
The printer is not level
c)
The printer is cold when someone pulls on the PLA
d)
 none of the above
13.

The material that is used for 3D printing. It has the shape of a wire and is usually coiled on a spool.

a)

Filament

b)

PLA

c)

Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)

d)

ABS

14.

The accuracy with which the print head moves around in the X and Y direction. Instead of moving around in a perfect circle it moves around in steps of 12.5 micron.

a)

Positioning precision

b)

Layer resolution

c)

PLA

d)

Filament

15.

A common name for the parts that control the extrusion of the filament. This means that the extruder on an Ultimaker exists of the material feeder, bowden tube and print head.

a)

Extruder

b)

Slicing

c)

STL

d)

Travel speed

16.
What is a raft?
And why would you use it?
a)
Layers that go underneath an object
b)
Layers that go around the object
17.

If I have a model with arms that stand out for the sides what do I have to turn on to print it?

a)

raft

b)

structure

c)

supports

d)

fixtures

18.

The largest size a printer can make is knows as it's

a)

mass dimensions

b)

ultimate size

c)

build area

d)

print bed

19.

__________ means how solidly filled your object is.

a)

stuffing

b)

infill

c)

solidity

d)

hardness

20.
What is the cause of prints not sticking?
a)
Greasy french fries
b)
Filament warping or not touching buildplate
c)
Printing too slow
d)
Too much infill
21.
If layers are not sticking which is not a solution?
a)
Adjust print bed temperature
b)
Adjust temperature inside room
c)
Raise nozzle temperature
d)
Lower nozzle temperature
22.
Warping prints are caused by.....
a)
Print bed not level
b)
Filament not sticking to bed
c)
Print bed not heated
d)
All of the above
23.

What is it called when you combine 1 or more objects together to make them 1 solid shape?

a)

Group

b)

Combine

c)

Mesh together

d)

Stick

24.

What are the two main types of filament?

a)

ABS and PLA

b)

Polyamide (nylon) and Paper

c)

Thread and Fabric

d)

Aluminium and Plastic

25.

What is a prototype?

a)

A model of a product

b)

The idea for a product

c)

The final design of a product

d)

The sketch of a product

26.

3D Printing is a _______________ manufacturing process

a)

additive

b)

subtractive

c)

multiplicative

d)

divisional

27.

The on/off button is located on back ______________ side of the machine.

a)

middle of front panel

b)

lower left

c)

bottom side

d)

front left .

28.

Before starting the 3-d printers, students will check for ____________in the plates

a)

3D Printer

b)

defects

c)

plate

d)

abs plastic