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Materials Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Things, materials, substances and components found in the natural environment

a)

synthetic materials

b)

natural resources

c)

artifical resources

d)

pure resourses

2.

Crude oil is used to make different kinds of plastics including PVC, vinyl and styrofoam.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What is a synthetic material?

a)

Any material that is man made

b)

Any material that is only made from natural resources

c)

Any material that is made of recycled materials

d)

Any material that is found in nature.

4.
What are synthetic materials mostly made from?
a)
Coal
b)
Chemicals
c)
Trees
d)
Gasoline
5.

Once formed, it can be heated and reformed over and over again

a)

thermoset

b)

thermoplastic

c)

elastomer

d)

kevlar

6.

Which of the following determine the properties of a polymer?

a)

chemical nature of the monomer

b)

length of the polymer chain

c)

how the monomers are joined together

d)

All of the above

7.

One disadvantage of Injection Molding is

a)

Tooling Cost

b)

Tight Tolerances

c)

No post process needed

d)

Low volumes

8.

What does HDPE mean?

a)

High Density Polystyrene

b)

High Density Polyethylene

c)

High Depth Polyvinyl chloride

d)

High Design Polyether

9.

What does PVC stand for?

a)

Polyvinyl chloride

b)

Polyvinyl cholesterol

c)

Polyvinyl chlorine

d)

Polyvinyl chlorite

10.

What type of resin would be used for PCB boards?

a)

Bakerlite

b)

Tree Resin

c)

Epoxy Resin

d)

Three part resin

11.

HDPE is often used for what type of product?

a)

Clingfilm

b)

Carrier bags

c)

CD cases

d)

Petrol cans

12.

What does polymers mean?

a)

many parts

b)

pieces of poly

c)

string of parts

d)

lots of them

13.

How are these bottles made?

a)

Blow moulding

b)

blow extrusion

c)

extrusion moulding

d)

injection bottles

14.

Which if these is a non-ferrous metal?

a)

stainless steel

b)

copper

c)

mild steel

d)

iron

15.

Which of these are manufactured boards?

a)

PDF

b)

MDF

c)

Plywood

d)

Plyboard

e)

Stock board

16.

What are standard components?

a)

components that are made to exact standards

b)

things you can buy anywhere

c)

components that are tested to reach safety limits

d)

components made to a range of set sizes, shapes and forms

17.

What does FSC timber mean?

a)

it is the name of Forest Shop Company where you buy stock timber products

b)

it means that wood has been sourced responsibly

c)

it means that the wood has a badge of quality

d)

it means the wood comes from a farm

18.

What does seasoning timber mean?

a)

it means cutting down trees at certain times of the year

b)

it means only using timer at the end of the growing season

c)

it means leaving timber to rot naturally

d)

it means drying out the timber to remove moisture

19.

When is a go/no go gauge used?

a)

to start a machine in operation

b)

to start marking out on wood

c)

to get an idea of when to start working with wood

d)

to check something is within acceptable tolerances

20.

What is melamine formaldehyde used for?

a)

children's plates, cups and bowls

b)

electrical plug sockets

c)

It is a strong adhesive

d)

a leather substitute