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Design Technology definitions Flashcards

Some definitions for revision

1
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Physical Properties

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It can be measured , Or observed without changing composition

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Primary Source

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Source of origin

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Seasoning

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process of drying timber to remove the bound moistrue

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4
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Biodegradable

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It will rot with in itself

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5
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Coniferous

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Producing cones and having leaves that do not fall of in the winter

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deciduous

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trees loses leaves in the winter

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Veneering

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Thin layer of hardwood on other hardwood to increase the value of it

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FSC-The Forest Stewardship Council

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A council who governs the use of sustainable and non sustainable. They are there to protect our trees

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Dynamic

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A movement to an object , it produces force onto the object

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Static

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When an object is still

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Tension

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When 2 forces are being pulled a part from opposite ends

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Tensile strength

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The ability for a material to withstand being pulled apart

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compression

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when a pushing force is applied to a material

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14
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torsion

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a force that is acting a twisting motion

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torsional strength

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to be able to resist twisting motion

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Bending

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when you put a curve onto a object

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stiffness

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To resist being bent

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shear

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cutting force

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shear force

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when 2 joint materials pull apart

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magnitude

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the size of the force

21
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reinforcing

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Strengthening a material or an object

22
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composite material

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a combination of two materials with different physical and chemical properties

23
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Webbing

A

Strong , closely woven fabric

24
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carbon

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is produced during the manufacture of products. The amount of carbon dioxide emitted during a process is known as its carbon footprint

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Ecological Footprint

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Measures the impact of a persons life on the natural environmental by quantifying the amount of the earths natural resources they use

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Social footprint

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measures the impact that a companies social policies have on its employees, partners or subtractors and society as a whole

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finite

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Limited amount

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Non - finite

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Unlimited

29
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Fairtrade

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A organisation that promotes this idea across the world , specialising in farming , clothing , food production and even gold mining

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HSE - health and safety executive

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An organisation which looks after the welfare of the employees at work

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mining

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essential way to gather primary material

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underground mining

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dangerous work which can cause sinkholes from instabilities on the surface

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Surface mining

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it tends to scar the landscape and increase the loss of habitat for wild life

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Drilling

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Resources such as gas are harvested through drilling

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Bare hole

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A hole which is used to get natural resources

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product

A

a collection of materials and components

37
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product mile

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when products are collected from all over the place and sold in a shop.

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Oceanic Pollution

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A mixture of toxic metals/plastics , chemicals from manufactures, industrial waste and sewage

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Atmospheric pollution

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the presence of undesirable materials in the air in quantities large enough to produce harmful effects

40
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primary recycling

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second hand use of a product without changing the product

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secondary recycling

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Physically altering the product to use it in a different way

42
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Refuse

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to decline/defy , reject or resist.

43
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Reduce

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reduction of materials

44
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Reuse

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When the item/object is able to be used again

45
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Recycle

A

Broken down and changed into other products

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