technology

Question 1

This represents a 3-D object using several 2-D views of the object.
• We call this an ?
• You can see the ?

Answer 1

orthographic projection.

front, top and side views of an object.

Question 2

You can quickly put your ideas onto paper by drawing

Answer 2

sketches.

Question 3

By adding ??? , we can make drawings look more

realistic.

Answer 3

perspective

Question 4

• By adding ?? the sketches can look

even more realistic.

Answer 4

shading and colour drawings

Question 5

‘ortho’ means

Answer 5

looking straight at a flat face of an object.

Question 6

‘graphic’ means

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a drawing.

Question 7

In order to make orthographic drawings, you will need to look
at an object from ?
and make ?

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different sides

separate drawings
of what you see.

Question 8

Feint-lines are

Answer 8

feint lines that are used when planning out the

drawing.

Question 9

Dark-lines are

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heavier than the construction lines used to show

visible edges.

Question 10

Dashed-lines are

Answer 10

short dashes of equal length and spacing used
to show something that is hidden e.g. a hole or an edge –
shows hidden detail.

Question 11

Wavy-lines are

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heavier and used to indicate where sections of

an object have been removed to make it fit on a pa

Question 12

Chain-consists of

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a long line and a dash repeated; used to show

the centre lines of symmetrical object.

Question 13

We usually write measurements in

Answer 13

millimetres (mm).

Question 14

An ?? drawing gives the designer a clearer idea of what

the final object will look like.

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isometric

Question 15

To create an isometric drawing, draw all the vertical lines of the
object at , ??
and all the horizontal lines at

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90’to the base

30’to the base.

Question 16

When one object pushes against another object, we say that a

Answer 16

force is exerted on to the object.

Question 17

As long as a person sits still on a chair, the force on the chair
remains in the same place. you can say that the force is

Answer 17

stationary or static.

Question 18

When a moving object exerts a force on another object, you

can say that the force is

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dynamic.

Question 19

A load that exerts an equal force over the whole structure that
supports it, is called an

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even load.

Question 20

A load that mainly exerts a force on one part of the structure
that supports it, is called an

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uneven load.

Question 21

Types of forces

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• Tension
• Torsion
• Compression
• Shear
• Bending

Question 22

? and ?

act to pull apart and push down on structural members.

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Tensile (or pulling forces)

compressive (or pushing forces)

Question 23

A ? force pushes down on a member and makes it

shorter.

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compressive

Question 24

A torsion force

Answer 24

twists a beam, either in a clockwise or

anticlockwise direction.

Question 25

Using ???? on the outside of a frame

helps the frame to resist skewing.

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triangulation or cross-bracing

Question 26

To prevent a tower structure from twisting, you can use crossbracing

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inside the frame structure

Question 27

Materials that are not flexible are called

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stiff materials.

Question 28

Materials that bend easily, but return to their original shape
when released, are called

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flexible materials.

Question 29

A difference between baked clay and foam plastic is that, the
baked clay will be ?? than the foam plastic of the same
size.

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heavier

Question 30

Rock that contains ?? does corrode.

Answer 30

iron

Question 31

Iron is usually mixed with a small amount of ? to form

“steel”, which is much stronger than pure iron.

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carbon

Question 32

“stainless steel” is steel that contains a large amount of

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chrome.

Question 33

? corrodes or rust easily, while other metals do not corrode

as easily.

Answer 33

Iron