Woods: GCSE

Natural woods are classified as softwoods and hardwoods.
Which are cheaper?

• softwoods
• hardwoods

Which are more durable?

• softwoods
• hardwoods

Which would you choose for making a high quality dining table?

• softwood
• hardwood

Which would you use for building a roof structure?

• softwood
• hardwood

Manufactured boards are made by cutting up solid timber wood and sticking it back together again in different ways. Which board is made by sticking together very thin layers of hardwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board is made by gluing and pressing together very small pieces of softwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board is made by by gluing and compressing tiny fibres of softwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board is very cheap but thin and weak? It's name gives the wrong impression of what it is like.

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board would you use for flooring under a carpet?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board would you use for the back of a cupboard?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard