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Year 9 design technology exam paper

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is not a consideration in the Life Cycle Assessment:

a)

Resource extraction

b)

Recycling and end of life

c)

Worker’s rights

2.

Which one of the following materials would not be suitable for use on a vacuum former?

a)

High Impact Polystyrene

b)

Poly Vinyl Chloride

c)

Aluminium

d)

Acrylic

3.

Which of the following tools tightens the drill piece in to a drilling machine?

a)

Chuck key

b)

Allen key

c)

Yale Key

d)

Screw driver

4.

Which answer below is NOT a benefit of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing.

a)

They will have much less material in stock; therefore they have less money tied up/invested in materials they are not using.

b)

They do not have to employ staff on permanent contracts; therefore they can employ staff as and when required; reducing the wage bill.

c)

They can use alternative energy to hold stocks and products for a period of time.

d)

Once the products have been manufactured they are shipped out; therefore no expensive storage/warehouse required.

5.

Give one example of a finite energy source.

a)

Coal

b)

Solar

c)

Geo thermal

d)

Tidal

6.

Give one example of a non-finite energy source.

a)

Gas

b)

Oil

c)

Wind

d)

Coal

7.

Look at the cam pictured . Which one of the following statements is false?

a)

It is a snail shaped cam

b)

It has an even rise and fall

c)

It only works in one direction

d)

It has a long dwell

8.

Softwood trees grow faster than hardwood trees.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What angle do isometric drawings use?

a)

45°

b)

30°

c)

90°

d)

180°

10.

Which of these is NOT a hardwood?

a)

Balsa

b)

Mahogany

c)

Larch

d)

Beech

11.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

Computer aided design

b)

Computer added design

c)

Click and design

d)

Click aided design

12.

Which of these are not a disadvantage to using CAD?

a)

Software can be complex to learn

b)

Security issues surrounding the storage and transmission of digital design files.

c)

CAD software can process complex stress testing

d)

software may not be compatible with other systems at the company

13.

Copper and zinc are alloyed to make brass rather than

using them as raw metals to enhance the properties of both element metals .

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following is not an example of an alloy?

a)

Brass

b)

Bronze

c)

Steel

d)

Gold

15.

Which of the following is not an effect of global warming?

a)

Heavy rainfall in Europe

b)

More extreme weather phenomenon

c)

Melting of the polar ice caps

d)

Rising sea levels