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GCSE Design and Tech
Paper and board
Question | Answer |
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Identify one property that card used to make takeaway cake boxes should have. | Flexibility, Rigidity, Lightweight, Non-Toxic. |
What does it mean if a material is 3-ply | It is made from 3 layers. |
Is it true or false that laser cutters are a cheap way of cutting paper? | False. |
Which 4 colours do CMYK digital printers use? | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black. |
Name a type of finish that is often applied to magazine covers. | UV Varnish. |
What is the role of UV light in UV varnishing? | It cures the varnish so that it is quickly dry to the touch. |
Describe how card gets embossed | A shaped die is pressed into the back of the card. This leaves a raised impression on it. In industry this is done by a rolling die. |
True or False? Offset lithography produces very low-quality prints. | False. |
True or False? Die cutters can cut through more than one sheet of material at a time. | True. |
Explain one reason why corrugated card is used as a coffee cup sleeve. | It is thick, so the outside won't get hot quickly, so people can hold the hot cup without getting burnt. |
Niamh is ordering 500 sheets of A4 paper (a sheaf). Name two other things she should specify in her order. | Paper weight and colour. |
Rose is making a 50 page book. Suggest a cheap binding method for it. | Comb binding, spiral binding, wiro binding or saddle stitching. |