Product Design Y08 Aut1

Question 1

natural timbers

Answer 1

The material obtained from trees.

Question 2

softwood

Answer 2

A type of wood from an evergreen tree with needle like leaves.

Question 3

hardwood

Answer 3

A type of wood from deciduous trees which lose their leaves in autumn.

Question 4

manufactured boards

Answer 4

Boards made by binding natural timber fibres or thin layers together.

Question 5

mechanical property

Answer 5

Properties associated with how a material reacts to external forces.

Question 6

hardness

Answer 6

The ability of withstand scratching, cutting or denting.

Question 7

toughness

Answer 7

The ability to withstand sudden shock, without breaking or denting.

Question 8

durability

Answer 8

The ability to withstand wear, tear and weathering.

Question 9

sustainability

Answer 9

Not causing permanent damage to the environment and not using up finite resources.

Question 10

finite resources

Answer 10

Materials that cannot be replaced.

Question 11

waste

Answer 11

Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.

Question 12

life cycle analysis

Answer 12

Looking at the environmental impact associated with all the stages of the life cycle of a product.