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WorksheetsGCSE D&T Unit 6 - Sources, Origins and Properties
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does wood come from?
a)
The Sea
b)
Trees
c)
Concrete
2.
Roughly how many different types of trees are there?
a)
13000
b)
23000
c)
33000
3.
What is meant by the word durable?
a)
How long a material will last for
b)
How strong a product is
c)
How nice a product looks
4.
What does the abbreviation FSC stand for?
a)
Forest Sales Commission
b)
Forestry Stewardship Council
c)
Forest Service Community
5.
What is the term used for the time is takes a tree to grow?
a)
Becoming Big
b)
Harvesting
c)
Cultivation
6.
What is the process called when trees are cut down?
a)
Cutting
b)
Thinning
c)
Felling
7.
What is meant by the term product mileage in relation to timber?
a)
How tall a tree is
b)
How long it takes a tree to grow
c)
How many miles wood travels from tree to end user
8.
What is the process called when trees are processed into timber that can be sold?
a)
Conversion
b)
Cutting
c)
Processing
9.
What does sustainability mean?
a)
Ensuring that a material will last a very long time and not run out
b)
Materials being used and disposed through landfills
c)
Making sure a material does not last a long time
10.
In the UK, sustainably managed forests must be FSC or PEFC accredited, true or false?
a)
true
b)
false
11.
It is important to plan for the future, what work is used to predict what the future demand for timber may be?
a)
Future Prediction
b)
Trend Forecasting
c)
Guessing
12.
Much of the timber waste at saw mills can eb used for the production of what…
a)
Paper
b)
Metal
c)
Manufactured Boards
13.
Trees are a non-polluting resource, what do they absorb?<br />
a)
CO2
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
14.
Trees are a non-polluting resource, what do they release?<br />
a)
CO2
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
15.
Pine, cedar and larch are examples of what type of timber?
a)
Hardwood
b)
Softwood
c)
Manufactured Boards
16.
Which type of timber grows the fastest?
a)
Hardwood
b)
Softwood
c)
Manufactured Boards
17.
Oak, birch, beech and ash are examples of what type of timber?
a)
Hardwood
b)
Softwood
c)
Manufactured Boards
18.
Which type of timber is generally the most expensive?
a)
Hardwood
b)
Softwood
c)
Manufactured Boards
19.
What is the name given to natural defects in a piece of timber?
a)
Scratch
b)
Knock
c)
Knots
20.
What is the name given to the natural lines that appear on timber?
a)
Knots
b)
Grain
c)
Lines
21.
How are manufactured boards often processed and sold?
a)
Large Sheets
b)
Planks
c)
Random Sizes
22.
What is the name of the technique of layering materials using heat, pressure and adhesives?
a)
Layers
b)
Gluing
c)
Laminating
23.
What does MDF stand for?
a)
Manufactured Board
b)
Medium Density Fibreboard
c)
Manufactured Dense Wood
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