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Polymers and Scales of production/qc

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What scale of production is used in the manufacture of paper?

a)

One off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

Continuous

2.

What scale of production is used in the manufacture of soft drinks?

a)

Continuous

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

JIT

3.

Sometimes called custom production it is dependent upon highly skilled workers who are able to take on a number of tasks and build a product to a customer’s exact needs.

a)

One off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

JIT

4.

This involves manufacturing a number of identical products, usually by workers who take on more specialised roles.

a)

One off

b)

Batch

c)

Mass

d)

Continuous

5.

What scale of production is used in the manufacture of cars?

a)

Mass

b)

Batch

c)

One off

d)

Continuous

6.

This is where the number of products required is so huge that the production line needs to run day and night.

a)

Mass

b)

JIT

c)

Continuous

d)

Batch

7.

No two products will be exactly the same which is often the reason the customers are prepared to pay more.

a)

JIT

b)

One off

c)

Mass

d)

Batch

8.
What is the difference between a natural and synthetic material?
a)
Natural material is made from chemicals and synthetic is made from nature
b)
Natural material is made directly from nature and synthetic material is made from chemicals
c)
Natural material is made from petroleum and synthetic material is made from wool
d)
Natural material is made from trees and synthetic materials are made from plastics
9.

What does this symbol on a plastic container mean?

a)

It is specially for pets.

b)

It can be recycled easily.

c)

You shouldn't put food or drink in it.

10.

What are the 2 main types of plastic?

a)

Recyclable or non recyclable

b)

Coloured or clear

c)

thermo polymer and thermoset polymer

d)

recycled or not recycled

11.

What type of resin would be used for PCB boards?

a)

Bakerlite

b)

Tree Resin

c)

Epoxy Resin

d)

Three part resin

12.

A shower tray would be made from what kind of plastic?

a)

Polypropylene PP

b)

Polystyrene PS

c)

Polymethyl-methacrylate Acrylic

d)

Polythene

13.

How are these bottles made?

a)

Blow moulding

b)

blow extrusion

c)

extrusion moulding

d)

injection bottles

14.

Figure shows a section of a Injection Molding Machine. Name the "?" part.

a)

Compression unit

b)

Mold Unit

c)

Ejection Unit

d)

Heating Unit

15.

What is the defect called?

a)

Flashing

b)

Sink Mark

c)

Weld Line

d)

Short shots

16.

What is the name of the process?


(1)injection molding of parison;

(2) stretching;

(3) blowing.

a)

Injection blow molding

b)

Stretch blow molding

c)

Injection blow Molding

d)

Rotational Molding

17.

The following are the benefits of Compression Moulding, EXCEPT,

a)

Low Cost

b)

Little Waste

c)

Produce Large Parts

d)

High Production Rate

18.
Who needs to be satisfied with the quality of products?
a)
Rivals
b)
Suppliers
c)
Customers
19.
What happens when a business produces faulty goods?
a)
It increases costs
b)
It increases costs and damages the reputation of the firm
c)
It is an example of Total Quality Management
20.

When products are checked throughout the production process this is called

a)

Quality Circles

b)

Quality Assurance

c)

Quality Control

21.

Total Quality Management involves

a)

Management

b)

management, workforce, suppliers, and even customers, in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

c)

management and customers, in order to meet or exceed customer expectations.

22.

Which of the following are key components of a Total Quality Management system?

a)

Individual responsibility, incremental improvement, use of raw data

b)

Collective responsibility, continual improvement, use of raw data

c)

Group responsibility, staged improvement, knowledge

d)

Involves everyone, continual improvement, use of data and knowledge

23.
A modern material is...
a)
a material that has been recently developed for specific applications.
b)
a material that reacts to a stimulus
c)
a material invented since the year 2000
d)
a material with useful properties
24.
These materials react and change with a physical change in their environment e.g. heat, light, electrical current.
a)
Smart Materials
b)
Modern materials
c)
Nano materials
d)
New Materials
25.
I am a smart material that is easily bent when cool but jump back into shape when heated above a certain temperature eg. nitinol
a)
Shape memory Alloys
b)
Nano Materials
c)
Ceramics
d)
Cornstarch polymers
26.
Materials that use small particles to give them cool properties:
-they have medical uses(antibacterial fabrics)
-Self cleaning fabrics
a)
Smart Materials
b)
Nano materials
c)
Modern Materials
d)
Super alloys
27.
Respond to changes in temperature by changing colour, t-shirts, mugs and temperature strips
a)
Nanomaterials
b)
Thermochromic materials
c)
Integrated electronics
d)
Thermochronic Materials
28.
Amazing strength to weight ratio and is easily moulded/shaped. Resistant to corrosion, rigid/stiff and quite expensive.
a)
Kevlar
b)
Carbon fibre
c)
GRP
d)
Tungsten
29.
Good strength to weight ratio. Easily moulded/shaped and is resistant to corrosion. Durable and relatively inexpensive.
a)
GRP ( Glass reinforced plastic)
b)
Polmorphic
c)
Kevlar
d)
Smart Ceramics
30.
Material made from a combination if two or more different materials, in layers or in a mixture
a)
Lamination
b)
Layering
c)
Composite
d)
Alloy
31.
Which one of these is NOT a composite?
a)
GRP
b)
laminate wood flooring
c)
neoprene
d)
Concrete
32.
A composite material is made of 
a)
A single material
b)
Two or more separate materials
c)
Two or more chemically combined materials
d)
None of these