Paper And Board

Question 1

What are the properties of corrugated card?

Answer 1

•dull
•insulating
•rough edges

Question 2

What are the properties of ink jet card?

Answer 2

•smooth
•shiny

Question 3

What are the properties of duplex card?

Answer 3

•bright
•smooth
•you can print colourful designs on it

Question 4

What are the properties of foil lined paper?

Answer 4

•shiny
•silver
•insulating
•waterproof

Question 5

What are the properties of foam board?

Answer 5

•mat finish
•rough texture

Question 6

What are the properties of layout paper?

Answer 6

•semi transparent
•thin

Question 7

What is GMS and what does it refer to?

Answer 7

Grams per square meter refers to the weight of the paper.

Question 8

What is one use for corrugated card?

Answer 8

Packaging fragile objects

Question 9

What is one use for duplex card?

Answer 9

Food packaging

Question 10

What is one use for foil lined card?

Answer 10

Take away food packaging

Question 11

What is one use for ink jet card?

Answer 11

High quality prints

Question 12

What is one use for foam board?

Answer 12

Model making

Question 13

What is one use for layout paper?

Answer 13

Sketching ideas

Question 14

What are the steps of making paper?

Answer 14

•softwood trees are cut down, and the bark is removed
•the wood is shredded into chippings
•the chippings are ground down or cooked in chemicals to extract the cellulose fibres
•this cellulose pulp is filtered squeezed bleached and pounded
•chemicals are added to change the opacity and absorbancy of the paper. This is called sizing
•the excess water and chemicals are drained by pushing the pulp through sets of rollers called calendars
•this is repeated until the pulp is fully dried
•it is then pressed to create a smooth finish