WorksheetsDT - timber
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Ash is a
Hardwood
Softwood
Manmade Board
Pine is a
Hardwood
Softwood
Manmade Board
What is the name of this timber based product?
MDF
Chipboard
Plywood
Hardboard
Which process isn't used when trees are converted into workable timber?
Debarking
Gluing & Pressing
Seasoning
Felling
Conversion & Sawing
What does FSC stand for?
Forest Sustainability Council
Forest Sustainability Control
Forest Stewardship Council
Forest Stewardship Coorporation
Which type of wood is most expensive?
Hardwood
Softwood
Once trees have been sawn and converted into usable timber it needs to be (a) to prevent it from warping and splitting.
Wood can be air seasoned or seasoned in a (a) using heat to remove moisture.
Mahogany is a
Hardwood
Softwood
Manmade Board
What is timber conversion?
Converting wood to projects
Converting seeds to trees
Converting logs to boards
Converting land to forestry
What is a deciduous tree?
A tree that looses its leaves in autumn.
An evergreen tree
A Softwood.
A tree that has growth rings.
What is a manufactured board?
A natural timber
Man made board constructed from natural timbers
High grade cardboard
Composite material
Which best describes a softwood?
A slow growing tree.
Timber from a deciduous tree
An evergreen tree that has needles
A manufactured timber
What are the advantages of Plywood?
Cross grain construction, making it strong in every direction.
Low cost.
Flexible.
Available in large, flat, consistent sheets.
What does MDF stand for
Mild Density Foam
Medium Density foam
Mild Density Fiberboard
Medium Density Fiberboard
What is a "finite" resource?
A resource that will eventually run out
The last resource you use
A resource that will never run out
A resource that is biodegradable
What is meant by planned obsolescence?
Products are designed to be maintained
Products are designed to became useless
Products are designed to last forever
Products are designed to be recycled
Which of the following affect a product's Carbon Footprint?
Transportation of resources
How much the product costs
How much energy is used to make it
The aesthetics
How much energy it takes to use it
What is a good thing about Continuous Improvement of products?
Newer products can be more energy efficient
It's nice to have a new products
The latest version has better features
What are the bad things about Continuous Improvement of products
Old products are thrown away before they fail
New resources have to be used to make them
Newer products can be more energy efficient
Reduce, reuse, recycle are 3 of the 6 R's. Name another one
(a)
What is the last stage of a product's Life Cycle Assessment?
Choice of material
Manufacture
Using the product
Product disposal
What is meant by "Design for Disassembly"?
A product that has been designed to become obsolete
A product made from sustainable materials
A product that can be taken apart to be repaired or have parts replaced
A product that will biodegrade at the end of it's life
What are the main greenhouse gases?
methane and oxygen
carbon dioxide and oxygen
carbon dioxide and methane
nitrogen and methane
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6R's?
Repair
Reassess
Rethink
Recycle
What is meant by a product's Social Footprint?
The product's impact on people
How popular a product is
Which grit of sandpaper will give you the smoothest finish?
180 grit
120 grit
80 grit
100 grit
which one of these would you use if you wanted to change the colour of the wood grain?
Stain
Oil
Varnish
Sand paper
Give two reasons for applying a finish to timber
To make it look better
To protect it
To increase it's value
To stop it rusting
Materials come in specific shapes and sizes, what are these called?
Stock size
Specific size
Standard component
Stock form
