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Understanding Materials: Woods

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Softwoods come from deciduous trees?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What do softwoods have instead of leaves?

(a)  

3.

Why do softwoods tend to be cheaper to buy?

a)

They grow quickly

b)

They are tall

c)

They are soft

4.

Which of the following are softwoods?

a)

Pine

b)

Spruce

c)

Beech

d)

MDF

5.

Hardwoods come from broad leafed trees?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

It is pale and has a velvety feel. It has exceptional strength to weight properties. It is the lightest and softest type of hardwood on the market. What is it?

a)

Pine

b)

Oak

c)

Balsa

d)

Plywood

7.

What does MDF stand for?

(a)  

8.

What products are often made from beech?

a)

Floorboards

b)

Furniture

c)

House Beams

d)

Toys

e)

Cooking Utensils

9.

How are manufactured boards made?

a)

Nailing lots of wood together

b)

Manufacturing MDF trees

c)

Gluing wood layers and fibres together

d)

Cutting them out of plastic

10.

Which of the following are types of manufactured boards?

a)

Pine

b)

Plywood

c)

MDF

d)

Balsa

e)

Chipboard