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SQA National 5 Design and Manufacture Manufacture area quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which property is the ability of a material to resist a sudden shock or blow without breaking?

  2. Which property allows a metal to be drawn out into a thin wire?

  3. Which of these is a ferrous metal?

  4. Which material is a manufactured board rather than a natural timber?

  5. What is the key feature of a thermosetting plastic?

  6. Which tool is used to mark and check a right angle when marking out?

  7. In vacuum forming, how is the heated plastic sheet shaped onto the mould?

  8. Which joining method is designed to let flat-pack furniture be assembled and dismantled?

  9. What is the main functional reason for applying a surface finish to a product?

  10. Which scale of production makes a single, custom product to order?

  11. As production moves from one-off to mass production, the cost per item usually:

  12. What does CAM stand for and do?

  13. Which is the correct order of the product life cycle?

  14. Which of the 6 Rs means designing a product to use less material and energy?

  15. How is the National 5 practical assignment assessed?