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3D Printing

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the vocabulary term used for the material we use to make 3D objects?

a)

Filament

b)

Tubing

c)

Fabric

2.

What is the file format we export to print?

a)

.doc

b)

.pdf

c)

.jpeg

d)

.stl

3.

What does 3D mean?

a)

3 Diagonals

b)

3 Diameters

c)

3 Dimensional

d)

3 Dinosaurs

4.

Which is NOT something that you can print with a 3D printer?

a)

Tools

b)

Toys

c)

Clothing

d)

Body parts

e)

Water

5.

Identify the type of manufacturing done by a 3D printer.

a)

Subtractive

b)

Additive

c)

Forming

d)

Casting

6.

3D printers will print in layers...

a)

...from bottom to top

b)

...from left to right

c)

...from right to left

d)

...from top to bottom

7.

A slender threadlike material that is heated in a 3D printer in order to create an object is:

a)

Filament

b)

3D Fabric

c)

Fiberglass

d)

Felt

8.

This part of a 3D printer pushes the filament to the hot end of the nozzle:

a)

Nozzle

b)

Extruder

c)

Base

d)

Work Bed

9.

The spout from which the filament is pushed out onto the print bed is the:

a)

Nozzle

b)

Filament

c)

Base

d)

Extruder

10.

What do we call the space in TinkerCAD where we design our object?

a)

Graph

b)

Bottom

c)

Paper

d)

Workplane

11.

To create an empty space in a design is to make a:

a)

Hole

b)

Shadow

c)

Sad Place

d)

Bite

12.

In 3D design, to make an exact replica is to make what (check ALL that apply)?

a)

Duplicate

b)

Double

c)

Copy

d)

Twin

13.

One of the most common uses of 3D printing is to make:

a)

Cars

b)

Computers

c)

Prototypes

d)

Food

14.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

Computer Aligned Design

b)

Computer Aided Design

c)

Computer Abled Design

d)

Computer Archived Design

15.

Which of the following is a free app that we used to create files for 3D printing?

a)

TinkerCAD

b)

Solid Works

c)

3D CAD

d)

AutoCAD

16.

A first model of something from which other forms are developed is called a:

a)

Polytype

b)

Prototype

c)

Practice run

d)

Protozip

17.

Why do you need to calibrate your 3D printer (check ALL that apply)?

a)

So that the nozzle isn't too high

b)

So that the nozzle isn't too low

c)

So that your job prints properly

d)

You don't need to calibrate it very often

18.

This part of the printer is where the melted filament is extruded onto, and where your object takes shape.

a)

Print head

b)

Filament roll

c)

Print plate

d)

Nozzle

19.

What part of this will fail when it is printed?

a)

The walls will be too thin

b)

The shape will not be hollow

c)

The inside of the B will fall out

d)

The object will be too tall

20.

What is wrong with the solid heart on this object's side?

a)

It is too big

b)

It is too thick

c)

It isn't attached to the box

d)

It is tilted the wrong way

21.

What does calibrate mean?

a)

To adjust the setting and controls on a printer

b)

To move to California

c)

To turn a printer off

d)

To put the filament into the printer

22.

Which of the following are materials that filament could be made of (check ALL that apply)?

a)

Human cells

b)

Fabric

c)

Wood

d)

Rubber

e)

Silicone

23.

What material does Mrs. Bauer's 3D printer use?

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Metal

d)

Cheese

24.

When I take a drawing and make it suitable for printing it goes through a process called...

a)

Slicing

b)

Dicing

c)

Chopping

d)

Blending

25.

Which of these people may use a 3D printer in their job?

a)

Archaeologist

b)

Dentist

c)

Product Designer

d)

All of the above