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3D Printer Assessment

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What can you 3D Print?

Categorize the following

Prosthetic Arm

Fruit

Houses

Toys

Real Animals

Plants

Food

Yes I can
No I cannot
2.

What is this?

a)

Filament

b)

Glue

c)

String

3.

3D printers use plastic ________ on top of each other.

a)

Layers

b)

Paper

4.

Order FIRST to LAST thing to do for 3D Printing?

a)

Have an IDEA!

b)

Put it in the computer

c)

Computer "SLICES" item

d)

Filament melts

e)

Plastic layers to make item!

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
5.

Match the following

a)

1.

Filament

b)

2.

Extruder

c)

3.

Build Plate

d)

4.

Display

6.

Where is the extruder?

7.

What is the main material used in 3D printing?

a)

Metal

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

8.

What is the process of 3D printing called?

a)

Layering

b)

Stacking

c)

Printing

9.

Should I touch a 3D printer when it is working?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

What does a 3D printer create?

a)

An image with length and width.

b)

An object with length, width, and height.

c)

An image with length.

11.

Where do you design your image for the printer?

a)

On Kahoot

b)

On Facebook

c)

On Google Classroom

d)

On a CAD program

12.

What does CAD stand for?

a)

California Aided Design

b)

Coffee Adds Dimension

c)

Computer-Aided Design

d)

Coconuts Are Delicious

13.

3D printers work by...

a)

adding hundreds of layers (additive manufacturing).

b)

designing shapes.

c)

printing paper.

d)

removing edges.

14.

What material does a 3D printer use?

a)

Glue

b)

Slices

c)

Filament

d)

Extruder

15.

True or False: You can print a camera using a 3D printer.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: You can 3D print some parts of a camera.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What type of filament do the 3D printers in the STEM Lab use?

a)

ABS (petroleum-based)

b)

Google SketchUp

c)

TinkerCAD

d)

PLA (plant-based)

18.

What is the best benefit of using PLA over ABS?

a)

It comes in different colors.

b)

It saves you $2 per spool.

c)

It uses renewable resources.

19.

Which part of the printer allows the filament to exit the machine?

a)

The build plate.

b)

The base.

c)

The nozzle.

d)

The filament tube.

20.

Which part of the printer changes the state of matter of the filament?

a)

The base.

b)

The extruder.

c)

The nozzle.

d)

The filament tube.

21.

Which unit of measurement is used in TinkerCAD?

a)

centimeters

b)

feet

c)

inches

d)

millimeters

22.

How many millimeters are in 30 centimeters?

_____ mm = 30 cm

a)

3 mm

b)

300 mm

c)

30 mm

d)

3,000 mm

23.

Describe the changes in the state of matter from:

filament → extruder → 3D printed object

a)

solid → gas → solid

b)

liquid → solid → liquid

c)

solid → liquid → solid

24.

All of these are reasons why 3D printers were not widely used before 2000, except:

a)

3D printers were too big.

b)

3D printers were too expensive.

c)

3D printers weren't invented yet.

25.

What is a 3D printer best used for?

a)

Printing unique, specific, and custom projects.

b)

Printing mass-produced, common objects.

26.

Which object do you think would best be printed using a 3D printer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

How long does it take to print an object?

a)

15 minutes

b)

2-3 hours

c)

20 hours

d)

It depends; it could be any of the above.