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Polymer and metal forming

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 2 main types of plastic?

a)

Recyclable or non recyclable

b)

Coloured or clear

c)

thermo polymer and thermoset polymer

d)

recycled or not recycled

2.

1. What is the main property of thermo polymers?

a)

It is cheap

b)

It can be reheated and reused

c)

Comes in many colours

d)

It is a natural resource

3.

Is cellulose a synthetic polymer

a)

yes

b)

no

4.

What does HDPE mean?

a)

High Density Polystyrene

b)

High Density Polyethylene

c)

High Depth Polyvinyl chloride

d)

High Design Polyether

5.

What type of resin would be used for PCB boards?

a)

Bakerlite

b)

Tree Resin

c)

Epoxy Resin

d)

Three part resin

6.

What is the first stage of blow moulding?

a)

Melt the plastic sheet

b)

Injection mould a parison or pre-form

c)

Injection mould the lid

d)

Blow in hot air

7.

A shower tray would be made from what kind of plastic?

a)

Polypropylene PP

b)

Polystyrene PS

c)

Polymethyl-methacrylate Acrylic

d)

Polythene

8.

How are these bottles made?

a)

Blow moulding

b)

blow extrusion

c)

extrusion moulding

d)

injection bottles

9.

Which of the following processes is used to form hollow plastic items?

a)

Blow Moulding

b)

Injection Moulding

c)

Vacuum Forming

d)

Extrusion

10.

Plastics are given a number to identify how recyclable they are.


What does PP stand for in category 5?

a)

Paul Pogba

b)

Polyvinyl Plastic

c)

Polystyrene Plastic

d)

Polypropylene

11.

Which of the following products are made from Acrylic

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Which of the following products is made from Melamine Formaldehyde?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What material is used for injection moulding?

(a)  

14.

Blow moulding is used for...

a)

Making a complex 3D shape

b)

Making moulds that need a draft angle, air holes and rounded corners

c)

Making hollow components with large thick walls

d)

Making hollow thin walled components

15.

Which of these processes is used for mass/continuous production?

a)

Blow moulding

b)

Injection moulding

c)

Vacuum forming

d)

Extrusion

e)

Rotational moulding

16.

What products are made in Extrusion?

a)

Solid Rods

b)

Traffic cones

c)

Curtain tracks

d)

Drinks bottles

17.

What moulding process is this?

a)

Vacuum forming

b)

Rotational moulding

c)

Pipe moulding

d)

Injection moulding

18.

What moulding process uses thermoplastic?

a)

Blow moulding

b)

Injection moulding

c)

Vacuum forming

d)

Extrusion

e)

Rotational moulding

19.
Plastic pellets are stored in the ____________ at the top of the machine.
a)
pellets
b)
heaters
c)
screw
d)
hopper
20.
The plastic is propelled along the cylinder by a rotating ______________.
a)
cylinder
b)
nozzle
c)
screw
d)
hopper
21.
The ______________ around the cylinder raise the temperature of the plastic.
a)
cylinder
b)
nozzle
c)
heaters
d)
hopper
22.
The soft plastic is injected into a shaped ____________ between two halves of a mould.
a)
ram
b)
nozzle
c)
cavity
d)
mould
23.
Inside the cavity, the plastic is cooled by the ___________, and becomes hard.
a)
ram
b)
nozzle
c)
cavity
d)
mould
24.
The ___________ opens and the cold, hard plastic shape is ejected.
a)
ram
b)
nozzle
c)
cavity
d)
mould
25.

What is this process called

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum Forming

c)

Rotational Moulding

26.

What process is this?

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum Forming

c)

Blow Moulding

d)

Rotational Moulding

27.

What process would be used to make the main part of this product?

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum Forming

c)

Blow Moulding

d)

Rotational Moulding

28.

What process would be used to make the main part of this product?

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum Forming

c)

Blow Moulding

d)

Rotational Moulding

29.

Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image (Food Packaging)

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum forming

c)

Blow moulding

d)

Rotational moulding

e)

Plastic Extrusion

30.

Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image (Lego)

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

Vacuum forming

c)

Blow moulding

d)

Rotational moulding

e)

Plastic Extrusion

31.

Which process is most suited fro the products shown in the image?

a)

Injection Moulding

b)

compression moulding

c)

laser cutting

d)

Rotational moulding

32.

Blow moulding is used for...

a)

Making a complex 3D shape

b)

Making moulds that need a draft angle, air holes and rounded corners

c)

Making hollow components with large thick walls

d)

Making hollow thin walled components

33.

Which process fits this description - molten metal is forced into a mould to cool and set?

a)

Sand Casting

b)

Die Casting

c)

Injection Moulding

d)

Rotational Moulding

34.

Which of the following is an advantage of sand casting?

a)

It allows fairly complex models to be cast

b)

It is quick to do

c)

It is fully automated

d)

it is very accurate

35.

Which kinds of products can be made by the process of vacuum forming?

a)

Plastic pipes

b)

Gears and locks

c)

Trays, dishes and containers

d)

Sports equipment

36.

Which of the following are disadvantages of injection moulding?

a)

High initial tooling cost

b)

It takes a while to complete the process

c)

Materials used for it are high in cost

d)

Part design restrictions

37.

Choose the correct advantage of rotational moulding

a)

It has fast production rates

b)

It will provide a uniform wall thickness

c)

It can provide detailed and complex parts

d)

It is inexpensive

38.

Why might die casting be chosen to manufacture a product? Choose two correct answers

a)

It can make very large parts

b)

It is extremely accurate

c)

It gives a smooth surface finish

d)

It is cheap to set up

39.

Which of the following products could be made by sand casting?

a)

Scale model cars, tools, gears

b)

Engine parts, sharpeners, gears

c)

Engine parts, tools, scale model cars

d)

Engine parts, tools, gears

40.

What kind of material is used in the process of vacuum forming?

a)

Glass

b)

Metal

c)

Wood

d)

Plastic

41.

How might you identify that a product has been injection moulded? Choose two correct answers

a)

Ribs

b)

Rounded corners

c)

Mould split lines

d)

Injection marks

42.

What kind of products are made through rotational moulding?

a)

Balls & hollow plastic toys

b)

Balls & plastic baskets

c)

Plastic baskets & hollow plastic toys

d)

Candle holders & balls

43.

What is rapid prototyping?

a)

Getting a product from the design stage to manufacturing as quickly as you can

b)

Creating CAD drawings in large amounts

c)

Manufacturing products very quickly on a production line

d)

A quick method of producing 3D models direct from a CAD drawing

44.

Why would a company choose to use laser cutting? Choose two correct answers

a)

It can produce detailed and complex designs

b)

It is very accurate - each product is an exact copy of the last

c)

It has a very consistent production rate

d)

It doesn't use a lot of energy to operate the machinery

45.

Name a suitable process for the fabrication of this joint.

a)

Brazing

b)

Welding

c)

Soldering

d)

Epoxy resin

46.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of this kitchen sink.

a)

Die casting

b)

Milling

c)

Spinning

d)

Press forming

47.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of this car wheel.

a)

Die casting

b)

Milling

c)

Spinning

d)

Press forming

48.

Name the joining/filling method shown.

a)

Epoxy Resin

b)

Brazing

c)

Soldering

d)

Welding

49.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of this component.

a)

Die casting

b)

Milling

c)

Spinning

d)

Press forming

50.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of these components.

a)

Die casting

b)

Milling

c)

Spinning

d)

Press forming

51.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of these components.

a)

Sand casting

b)

Sintering

c)

Drop Forging

d)

Deep drawing

52.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of these components.

a)

Sand casting

b)

Sintered

c)

Forged

d)

Deep drawing

53.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of these components.

a)

Cupping

b)

CNC Router

c)

Spinning

d)

CNC Lathe

54.

Name a suitable process for the fabrication of this car door panel.

a)

Press forming

b)

die casting

c)

Drop forging

d)

Cold forming

55.

Name a suitable process for the manufacture of this component.

a)

Piercing

b)

Cupping

c)

Drop Forging

d)

Investment Casting

56.

Name a suitable process for the fabrication of this tag.

a)

Press forming

b)

Punching

c)

Drop forging

d)

Cold forming

57.

1. Forming is a process that changes the shape of the metal by changing its phase.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

2. Which of the following components is mainly manufactured by performing metal forging?

a)

Piston

b)

Engine block

c)

Connecting rod

d)

Crankcase

59.

3. The metal forging operation can only be performed by manual means.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

4. Metal forming is a process in which the metal is deformed plastically to get into the desired shape.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

5. Which of the following manufacturing processes is mainly considered for producing the components of very high strength?

a)

Casting

b)

Forging

c)

Extrusion

d)

Rolling

62.

6. Which of the following components are manufactured by the sheet metal forming process?

a)

Engine blocks

b)

Connecting rods

c)

Electric wires

d)

Car bodies

63.

7. Which of the following processes is not the type of metal forming process?

a)

Extrusion

b)

Injection moulding

c)

Forging

d)

Drawing