DT Year 8

Question 1

What can a 3D drawing be used for?

Answer 1

To show how a product will look when it is completed

Question 2

What is a process?

Answer 2

Middle stage of product design; outcome of the e input before it changes into the output

Question 3

What is a specification?

Answer 3

Detailed description of design and materials used to make product

Question 4

What is the full form of ACCESS FM?

Answer 4

Aesthetics, Cost, Customer, Environment, Safety, Size, Function, Material

Question 5

What is an acrylic?

Answer 5

Thermoforming polymer which is hard, brittle, shiny, can be cut, weather resistant

Question 6

What is a pewter?

Answer 6

Lead-free alloy that can easily be cast, has a low melting point and is very soft

Question 7

Name the two types of plastic moulding processes

Answer 7

Blow and injection moulding

Question 8

What is hardwood?

Answer 8

Strong wood that comes from deciduous trees, less sustainable, usually used in high quality furniture e.g. oak, teak

Question 9

What is softwood?

Answer 9

Less durable wood that comes from evergreen trees, is cheap, lightning colour, usually used in cheap constructions, e.g. pine, cedar

Question 10

What are ferrous metals?

Answer 10

Metals that contain iron, are magnetic, have a high melting point, good electric conductors, usually used to make bridges, e.g. mild steel, cast iron

Question 11

What are thermoforming plastics?

Answer 11

Plastics that can be moulded back in and out of shape, have low melting point, usually used for roofs or vehicle parts, e.g. acrylic, ABS

Question 12

What are thermosetting plastics?

Answer 12

Plastics that can’t be reshaped, unrecyclable, heat and electric resistant, usually used for circuit boards and electric fittings, e.g. melamine

Question 13

What is an adhesive?

Answer 13

A substance used to bond the surfaces of materials

Question 14

Name different types of adhesives

Answer 14

Polyvinyl acetate(PVA), Epoxy resin(ER), contact adhesive

Question 15

What is PVA used for?

Answer 15

As a woodworking glue, can also be used for paper and boards

Question 16

What is ER used for?

Answer 16

Used to join woods to other materials

Question 17

What is contact adhesive used for?

Answer 17

Used to join various materials, must dry after being applied before joining

Question 18

What are abrasives used for?

Answer 18

To remove excess material and smoothen surfaces after using materials e.g. sandpaper, emery cloth, steel wool

Question 19

What are quality symbols?

Answer 19

Symbols that signify standards set by industry or government to certain products

Question 20

What does a CE Mark show?

Answer 20

That a product meets EU safety standards

Question 21

What does a BSI Mark show?

Answer 21

That a product meets standards of British Standards Institution

Question 22

What does a trade logo show?

Answer 22

That a product belongs to a certain company’s standards

Question 23

What are the purposes of packaging design?

Answer 23

Show product is cost effective, to catch attention, to provide information regarding product

Question 24

What is the purpose of wood joints?

Answer 24

To join timber together

Question 25

What is offset lithography?

Answer 25

The main commercial printing method that uses cyan, magenta, yellow, black

Question 26

What is die cutting?

Answer 26

A commercial printing process that pushes a sharp blade through paper or card

Question 27

Name four scales of production

Answer 27

Prototype, Batch, Mass and Continuous