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General 8552 GCSE DT QUIZ

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Oil, Coal and gas are materials that are taken form the ground, these are examples of...

a)

A finite resource

b)

A infinite resource

c)

A non-finite resource

d)

A renewable or sustainable resource

2.

A finite resource is a resource that...

a)

Does run out and is not sustainable

b)

Does not run out

c)

Is sustainable

d)

Is renewable

3.

Which of the following are renewable methods of generating electricity?

a)

Tidal or wave power

b)

Wind power

c)

Solar power

d)

Gas, coal electrical power stations

4.

A project that is carbon neutral means that...

a)

It is polluting the environment with Co2

b)

That the emissions or pollution has been balanced out by planting trees or through buying carbon credits

c)

That carbon it leaves no carbon footprint

d)

Unsure

5.

Something that is sustainable means that...

a)

It is long lasting and does not run out an example might be a tree that can be re-planted again and again.

b)

It will run out an have a negative impact on the environment

c)

It is sustainable and functional

d)

It impacts the environment by cutting down trees.

6.

Continuous improvement is where

a)

Designers and manufactures constantly try to improve their designs

b)

Where manufacturers try to reduce the environmental impact of a product

c)

It is an automation process that is continuous and works 24/7

d)

It is a robotic continuous improvement

7.

What are the 6Rs?

a)

Recycle, re-make, repair, re-design, reduce, refuse

b)

Repair, re-use, recycle, Re-design, reduce, refuse

c)

Repair, re-use,recycle, rethink, reduce, rebuke

d)

Repair, re-use, recycle, rethink,reduce, refuse

8.

Which of the following statements are not true

a)

Automation can increase the efficiency of manufacturing

b)

Automation is the use of machines to carry out tasks automatically

c)

Automation can be used to manufacture a whole product

d)

Automation always requires a lot of input from humans

9.

Which one of the following is an approach to manufacturing designed to minimise the amount of resources used and waste produced?

a)

Computer aided manufacturing

b)

Lean manufacturing

c)

Computer aided design

d)

Flexible manufacturing

10.

Which one of the following is a process of a designing products using a computer?

a)

CAM

b)

CNC

c)

CAD

d)

3D PRINTING

11.

An engine in a car is made by machining a solid block of material such as aluminium. Which one of the following is suitable CAM machine that could be used to carry out this process?

a)

3D printing

b)

CNC milling machine

c)

Computer

d)

Laser cutter

12.

Which one of the following is suitable for rapid prototyping?

a)

CNC router

b)

Laser cutting

c)

3D Printer

d)

CNC MILLING MACHINE

13.

Which one of the following statements about CAD is not true?

a)

It allows designers to model a product quickly

b)

CAD software can be used to make 2D or 3D designs

c)

It allows designers to spot problems with a design before it is made

d)

It takes a long time to make small alterations to a design made using CAD.

14.

Manufacturers are always looking for ways to make their products better. For example, they often change their designs to incorporate new technology. What is this process called.

a)

Design for disassembly

b)

Continuous improvement

c)

Life cycle assessment

d)

Product enhancement or technology push

15.

Some companies are owned by their members , this is called a..

a)

Partnership

b)

Co-operative

c)

Enterprise

d)

Virtual partnership

16.

Products can be re-designed in response to market pull, which one of the following describes market pull?

a)

New technology making a product cheaper to manufacture

b)

Making a product based on the wants and needs of consumers

c)

a new material allowing a product to be lighter

d)

making a product more expensive to buy

17.

Businesses and entrepreneurs often come up with new ideas. What is this called?

a)

Enterprise

b)

reward

c)

innovation

d)

market pull

18.

Which one of the following does the process of crowdfunding not involve?

a)

People called backers that invest in an idea

b)

Promoting a business idea to try and attract investment

c)

An application to a bank for a loan

d)

A website to promote a business idea to potential investors

19.

Which one of the following statements about power generation is true

a)

Heat causes water to form steam, which turns turbines

b)

Rotating generators produce electricity

c)

Rotating turbines turn a generator

d)

The flow of water is used to turn a generator

20.

Which one of the following describes a material's ability to be drawn into a wire?

a)

Mallebility

b)

fusibility

c)

ductility

d)

electrical conductivity

21.

Which one of the following statements is not true

a)

A spring needs to be elastic so it can return to its original shape

b)

An electrical wire needs to be a good electrical insulator so electricity can travel throught it

c)

A towel needs to be absorbent to soak up moisture

d)

A climbing rope needs to be a strong so that it can hold the weight of a person

22.

What type of board is made up of expanded polystyrene?

a)

Corrigated carboard

b)

Solid white board

c)

Duplex board

d)

Foam core board

23.

A designer wants to make an accurate copy of a design drawing. Which one of the following types of paper would most commonly be used for this purpose?

a)

Isometric grid paper

b)

Layout paper

c)

Cartridge paper

d)

Tracing paper

24.

Which one of the following is true

a)

Inkjet card is designed to let the ink bleed when used with an ink jet printer

b)

Solid white board is bleached white to make it suitable for printing on

c)

Isometric grid paper has squares printed onto it suitable for orthographic and scale drawings

d)

Cartridge paper has a textured surface that can only be drawn on in pencil

25.

Which one of the following is a type of ferrous metal?

a)

Low carbon steel

b)

Aluminium

c)

Copper

d)

Brass

26.

Which one of the following is a type of thermoforming plastic?

a)

Urea-formaldehyde

b)

Acrylic

c)

Melamine-formaldehyde

d)

Polyester resin

27.

Which one of the following statements is not true?

a)

Epoxy resin is rigid and corrosion-resitant

b)

Polyester resin is added to glass fibres to form glass reinforced plastic

c)

Penol-formaldehyde is a heat resistant but hard to mould into different shapes

d)

High impact polystyrene is a rigid plastic for vacuum forming