Understanding Materials: Woods

Softwoods come from deciduous trees?

• True

• False

What do softwoods have instead of leaves?

Why do softwoods tend to be cheaper to buy?

• They grow quickly

• They are tall

• They are soft

Which of the following are softwoods?

• Pine

• Spruce

• Beech

• MDF

Hardwoods come from broad leafed trees?

• True

• False

It is pale and has a velvety feel. It has exceptional strength to weight properties. It is the lightest and softest type of hardwood on the market. What is it?

• Pine

• Oak

• Balsa

• Plywood

What does MDF stand for?

What products are often made from beech?

• Floorboards

• Furniture

• House Beams

• Toys

• Cooking Utensils

How are manufactured boards made?

• Nailing lots of wood together

• Manufacturing MDF trees

• Gluing wood layers and fibres together

• Cutting them out of plastic

Which of the following are types of manufactured boards?

• Pine

• Plywood

• MDF

• Balsa

• Chipboard