Lesson 3.3.9
3.3.9 Material management Quiz: AQA Design & Technology, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which technique places shapes close together on a stock sheet to reduce waste?
- Casting
- Galvanising
- Annealing
- Nesting
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Why is additional material required when planning a joint overlap?
- For decorative effect
- To reduce weight
- To increase flexibility
- For secure joining
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Which reference is a fixed point that measurements are taken from?
- Tolerance
- Datum
- Seam allowance
- Nest
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What do coordinates and data points allow a designer to do?
- Locate features accurately
- Measure electrical resistance
- Determine surface colour
- Calculate material mass
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Which tool is used to repeatedly mark out the same shape on material?
- Standard form table
- Tolerance gauge
- Template
- Stock list
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What term describes arranging shapes to fit together without gaps?
- Nesting
- Extruding
- Laminating
- Annealing
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In what units are angular measures typically expressed during marking out?
- Metres
- Radians per second
- Millimetres
- Degrees
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Standard form is most useful in material management for expressing which type of values?
- Exact right angles
- Very large or small
- Linear dimensions only
- Only negative integers
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A sheet is 1.2 m by 0.8 m and each part needs 0.12 square metres. At most how many parts fit, ignoring waste?
- 8
- 12
- 9
- 10
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A circle of 30 mm diameter is cut from sheet. What is its area in square millimetres?
- 706.9 square mm
- 1413.7 square mm
- 282.7 square mm
- 942.5 square mm
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How is the decimal number 0.00045 expressed in standard form?
- 45 x 10^-5
- 4.5 x 10^-4
- 0.45 x 10^-3
- 4.5 x 10^4
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What term describes material removed by a saw blade during cutting?
- Datum line
- Draft angle
- Kerf allowance
- Seam allowance
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What does a corner function as when measuring features with coordinates?
- Bending allowance
- Toleranced limit
- Neutral axis
- Datum reference point
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Two covers each measure 0.5 square metres. What total area of material is needed?
- 0.5 square metres
- 1.0 square metres
- 2.5 square metres
- 0.25 square metres
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Which method transfers a 2D template shape directly onto material?
- Pattern marking out
- Line bending
- Vacuum forming
- Injection moulding
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How many degrees are in a half turn?
- 90 degrees
- 270 degrees
- 180 degrees
- 360 degrees
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What is the primary benefit of accurate marking out in material management?
- Reduced material waste
- Faster cooling rate
- Brighter surface finish
- Increased material weight
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What happens if all component features are measured from an incorrect reference?
- Inaccurate feature placement
- Improved surface texture
- Enhanced structural strength
- Increased material density
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A sheet of 2 square metres yields 16 identical pieces of 0.1 square metres, with 0.4 square metres of waste. What percentage of the sheet is waste?
- 20 per cent
- 25 per cent
- 10 per cent
- 40 per cent
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A 10 cm by 6 cm piece needs 0.5 cm seam allowance on all four sides. What is the size of the cut piece?
- 11 cm by 6 cm
- 12 cm by 8 cm
- 11 cm by 7 cm
- 10.5 cm by 6.5 cm
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