| Question |
Answer |
| The extent to which a paper will take up and hold a liquid. | absorbency |
| A relatively low grade paper product from mechanical pulp and recycled paper. | newsprint |
| The weight of 500 sheets of paper in it's basic size. | basis weight |
| A unit of measurment for sheets of paper. | ream |
| A paper making machine that forms the paper in a continuous sheet. | fourdinier |
| Applied to paper to increase it's strength and resistance to the penetration to ink. | sizing |
| Another term for basis weight. | sub weight |
| A description of towns and cities which are the source of waste paper used for recycling. | urban forest |
| The weight of 1000 sheets of paper in it's basic size. | m weight |
| The property of paper which prevents light from beeing seen through it. | opacity |
| The part of a paper making machine that carries a design to form a watermark in wet pulp. | dandy roll |
| The most popular finish on paper. | wove |
| A more accurate description of recycling. | downcycling |
| The wet substance used to form paper. | pulp |
| An image stamped into the surface of the paper. | watermark |
5th Grade Science
