Technology: Units 4 & 5 Materials and Wood Name:_____________________________________________________ Group:______________ 1.

Put the following raw materials in the correct column according to their origin: wool, wood, cork, sand, iron, silk, clay, gold, skin, marble, cotton, alluminium Animal origin Vegetable origin Mineral origin

2. Write one or two manufactured goods that we can make from the following materials: a) Glass:______________________________________________________________ b) Plastic:_____________________________________________________________ c) Concrete:___________________________________________________________ d) Planks:_____________________________________________________________ 3. Which of the following materials are electrical conductors and which are insulators? Write conductor or insulator besides the material. a) Wood _______________ d) Copper _______________ b) Aluminium _______________ c) Iron _______________ e) Glass f) Plastic _______________ _______________

4. Complete the following summary of the manufacturing process, with the words raw material, manufactured goods, materials and mechanical or chemical process:

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5. What materials would you use to soundproof a recording studio? Why?

6. Can a hard material be brittle? Explain your answer with an example.

7. Indicate if the following sentences are true or false, and if it is false explain why it is wrong or write it correctly. a) A material with high malleability is easy to be shaped into a wire. b) A material with high ductility is easy to be shaped into a sheet . c) Tough materials are used to cover chipboard because they resist very well to scratching . d) Softwood is a type of wood that is usually very soft and always comes from deciduous trees. e) Hard materials resist very well to a sudden crash . 8. What materials would you make a saucepan with? Why are the handles made of plastic?

9. Write the name of the correct wood derivative according to the definition Made of small chips of wood bonded together Made of wood pulped fibres bonded under pressure Made of thin sheets of wood

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10. Identify the parts of the following tree trunk:

11. Order the following steps in wood processing (just copy the letter in the correct order) a) Dry the wood 1. __ b) cut into pieces 2. __ c) remove the bark 3. __ d) plane the wood 4. __ e) prune the branches 5. __ f) cut down the tree 6. __

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Why are wood derivatives more ecological and cheaper?

13. List advantages and disadvantages of prefabricated wood products. Advantages of prefab. Wood Disadvantages of prefab. wood products products

14. Complete the following sentences: a) Something that decomposes naturally is _____________________. b) A resource that does not run is ____________________. c) Material that can be reused for other things is ____________________. 15. What is the difference between a rasp and a file?

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