Midterms test 2

Question 1

1. Once utilized in fire-resistant and insulating materials, this heat-resistant mineral, a fibrous
   silicate, was woven into fabrics, but its use has been discontinued due to health concerns, including the risk of lung cancer.

Answer 1

asbestos

Question 2

2. The process of removal of moisture content from green wood (wood from freshly cut-logs),
   so as to make it useful for construction and other uses.

Answer 2

seasoning

Question 3

3. A type of material used in ancient Egyptian funerary masks from the First Intermediate
   Period to the Roman era, and was made of layers of linen or papyrus covered with plaster.

Answer 3

cartonnage

Question 4

4. A fibrous substance which composes the trunk and branches of a tree that lies between
   the pitch and the bark.

Answer 4

wood

Question 5

5. A synthetic resin first manufactured in the 1830s, and is often used to manufacture cooking
   utensils, plates, plastic products, and more. It is durable, fire and heat resistant and virtually almost unbreakable, making such products more desirable than other plastic housewares.

Answer 5

melamine

Question 6

6. One of the most common and familiar composite material in which small glass fibers are
   embedded within a polymeric material, normally an epoxy or polyester.

Answer 6

fiberglass

Question 7

7. It is the practice of using any component removed from a building that is scheduled for or
   is undergoing demolition or renovation for the purpose of reinstallation in (or on) any building.

Answer 7

architectural salvage

Question 8

8. This is a term used to describe processed wood products used for furniture making, home construction and the like.

Answer 8

lumber

Question 9

9. This refers to concrete that is specifically batched or manufactured for customers’
   construction projects, and supplied to the customer on site as a single product.

Answer 9

ready mix concrete

Question 10

10. This is a defect in wood characterized by well-defined openings between annual rings containing solid or liquid substance.

Answer 10

pitchpocket

Question 11

11. A flexible, transparent fiber made of a composite of glass silica) or plastic of a diameter
    slightly thicker than that of a human hair. It is used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber, and has a wide range of use communications, as an alternative to electrical cables.

Answer 11

optical fiber

Question 12

12. A unit of volume for timber equal to 144 cubic inches, notionally twelve inches by twelve inches by one inch

Answer 12

board foot

Question 13

13. It is a copy of another work of art, of a painting, drawing, print, or furniture and has been designed to look exactly like real antiques but at a lower price point.

Answer 13

reproduction

Question 14

14. A defect in wood characterized by any variation from its plane surface that encourages the board to change from its original shape.

Answer 14

warping

Question 15

15. A heterogeneous mixture of two or more phases that have been bonded together in order to rectify some shortcoming of a particularly useful component.

Answer 15

composite

Question 16

16. A commercial brand of a type of oil-based wood preservative commercially and locally
    produced, and used to forestall attack by decay, fungi, harmful insects, and marine borers.

Answer 16

solignum

Question 17

17. A type of synthetic resin plastic that soften when heated, and harden when cooled regardless of the number of times the process is repeated.

Answer 17

thermoplastics

Question 18

18. A composite
    material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced
    with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste.

Answer 18

papier mache

Question 19

19. It is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects depending on its ability to reacquire the properties it had in its virgin or original state.

Answer 19

recycling

Question 20

20. A type of plywood manufactured from durable face and core veneers, with few defects so it performs longer in both humid and wet conditions and resists delaminating and fungal attack, and ideal for environments where it is exposed to moisture for long periods.

Answer 20

marine plywood