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Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wood is pine?
a)
hardwood
b)
softwood
2.
Which type of wood is oak?
a)
hardwood
b)
softwood
3.
Which type of wood comes from trees with needles?
a)
softwood
b)
hardwood
4.
Which type of wood comes from trees with broad leaves?
a)
softwood
b)
hardwood
5.
Which type of wood is used more commonly for finish work on high quality furniture?
a)
softwood
b)
hardwood
6.

What type of tree grows faster?

a)

Hardwood

b)

Softwood

7.

Which of these is a hardwood?

a)

Pine

b)

Spruce

c)

Cedar

d)

Oak

8.
What is the formula for density?
a)
density = mass x volume
b)
density = mass / volume
c)
density = mass + volume
d)
density = mass - volume
9.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14 g and a volume of 2 cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
10.
Frank has a paper clip. It has a mass of 9g and a volume of 3cm3. What is its density?
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
1/3 g/cm3
c)
27 g/cm3
d)
39 g/cm3
11.
Calculate the density of the cube.
a)
3 g/cm3
b)
4 g/cm3
c)
2 g/cm3
d)
5 g/cm3
12.

Which box has a higher density?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

They are the same

13.

Steel generally speaking is made of

a)

iron and carbon

b)

copper and iron

c)

tin and carbon

d)

aluminum and nickel

14.

Brass is an alloy made of

a)

copper and zinc

b)

copper and tin

c)

copper and nickel

d)

copper and aluminum

15.

Bronze is an alloy made of

a)

aluminum and magnesium

b)

copper and tin

c)

lead and tin

d)

copper and nickel

16.

Steel can become stainless when alloyed with _____.

a)

chromium and nickel

b)

copper and zinc

c)

tin and lead

d)

iron aand carbon

17.

A mixture of metals is called an (a)   .

18.

In steel, iron is mixed with small amounts of non-metal, _______ .

a)

Copper

b)

Carbon

c)

Diamonds

d)

Wood

19.

Thermosetting plastic is

a)

a plastic that can be repeatedly reheated and remoulded.

b)

a plastic that can be distorted under pressure but will return to its original shape after pressure is released.

c)

a plastic that can not be repeatedly reheated and remoulded.

20.

Which plastic does this recycling symbol represent?

a)

PVC

b)

PET

c)

PP

d)

HDPE

21.

What is tension

a)

A pushing/ compressing force

b)

A normal force

c)

A pulling/stretching force

d)

An abnormal force

22.

Maximum stress in engineering stress-strain diagram is called

a)

Yield strength

b)

Breaking strength

c)

Tensile strength

d)

Young's Modulus

23.

Stress =

a)

Load (P) / Area (A)

b)

Force (F) / Area (A)

c)

Area (A) / Force (F)

d)

Area (A) / Load (P)

24.

Strain =

a)

Initial Length / Change in Length

b)

Initial Length / Final Length

c)

Change in Length / Initial Length

d)

Change in Length / (Final Length - Initial Length)

25.

Tensile strength is

a)

The ability of a material to resist a pulling, stretching force.

b)

Required in a window

c)

The ability of a material to resist a squashing force

d)

The ability of a material to be drawn into a wire

26.

The rope between the tug and the ship would need to have good

a)

Ductility

b)

Hardness

c)

Tensile strength

d)

Malleability

27.

Malleability is the ability of a material to

a)

withstand impact.

b)

resist indentation, abrasion and wear.

c)

be plastictally deformed by a comprehensive force.

d)

be plastically deformed by a tensile force.

28.

The drill would need to have what property?

a)

Malleability

b)

Ductility

c)

Conductivity

d)

Hardness

29.

Toughness is

a)

the ability of a material to resist indentation, abrasion and wear.

b)

the ability of a material to withstand impact.

c)

carry an electrical charge.

d)

the ability to be draw into a wire.

30.

An important property of this safety hat is?

a)

Hardness

b)

Ductility

c)

Tensile strength

d)

Toughness

31.

Ductility is

a)

when a material can be plastically deformed into shape using a compresive force.

b)

the ability of a material to resist fracture from a tensile force

c)

when a material can be plastically deformed into shape using a tensile force.

d)

the ability of a material to resist fracture from a compresive force.

32.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

33.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

34.

Which type of tree has cones as seeds?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

35.

Which type of tree are fruit trees?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

36.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

37.

Which type of trees make soft wood?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

38.

Man made product that has several layers.

a)

MDF

b)

Chip Board

c)

Plywood

d)

OSB

39.

What are plastics made from?

a)

sand

b)

trees

c)

oil

d)

salt

40.

The most used plastic of them all is...

a)

PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)

b)

HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene)

c)

Nylon

d)

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)