core content - paper and boards

Question 1

copier paper

what’s the gsm?

Answer 1

80gsm

Question 2

copier paper

give a description

Answer 2

thin, lightweight, cheap, smooth, bleached, uncoated

Question 3

copier paper

give some uses

Answer 3

writing, printing, drawing

Question 4

copier paper

give some advantages

Answer 4

takes colour well, readily available, cheap

Question 5

copier paper

give some disadvantages

Answer 5

can be prone to jamming

Question 6

cartridge paper

what’s the gsm?

Answer 6

120-150 gsm

Question 7

cartridge paper

give a description

Answer 7

creamy, thick and heavyweight

Question 8

cartridge paper

give some uses

Answer 8

general uses, used with watercolours

Question 9

cartridge paper

give some advantages

Answer 9

accepts most drawing media, opaque

Question 10

cartridge paper

give some disadvantages

Answer 10

costs more than copier paper

Question 11

tracing paper

what’s the gsm?

Answer 11

60-90 gsm

Question 12

tracing paper

give a description

Answer 12

thin, smooth, translucent, dense and strong

Question 13

tracing paper

give some uses

Answer 13

art, making copies, overlays on working drawings

Question 14

tracing paper

give some advantages

Answer 14

strong, translucent

Question 15

tracing paper

give some disadvantages

Answer 15

can be expensive, limited ink absorption, long drying time

Question 16

folding boxboard

give a description

Answer 16

stiff layers consisting of:

1. a printable bleached virgin pulp top surface
2. i bleached yellowish centre layers
3. a bleached layer inside

Question 17

folding boxboard

give some uses

Answer 17

cereal boxes, food and health care packages, cartons

Question 18

folding boxboard

give some advantages

Answer 18

scores and bends without splitting, not expensive, accepts print well

Question 19

folding boxboard

give some disadvantages

Answer 19

lower strength than solid white board