AQA A Level Design and Technology
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1. compressive strength - ANSWER ✔ the force at which a material breaks
under pressure
2. tensile strength - ANSWER ✔ A measure of how much stress from pulling,
or tension, a material can withstand before breaking.
3. bending strength - ANSWER ✔ The ability to resist forces that may bend
the material.
4. shear strength - ANSWER ✔ measures the largest shear force a materials
can stand before ripping apart
5. Torsional strength - ANSWER ✔ Resists a twisting force
6. Hardness - ANSWER ✔ A measure of how easily a mineral can be
scratched
,7. Punching/stamping - ANSWER ✔ can be used to cut shapes. Both
techniques use pressure to push a tool through metal sheet. in punching,.
material pushed out of the sheet is scrap, in stamping the shape pushed out is
the desired part.
8. Knock down fittings - ANSWER ✔ non-permanent joints which enable
furniture to be assembled or disassembled easily
9. Dovetail Joint - ANSWER ✔ an edge that combines two pieces of wood that
have been cut to interlock with each other.
10.Finger Joint - ANSWER ✔ a glued end connection between two pieces of
wood, using an interlocking pattern of deeply cut "fingers".
11.Housing joint - ANSWER ✔ A gap is cut in one piece of wood that allows
another to slot into place and is placed on top of the other piece.
12.a half lap joint - ANSWER ✔ a woodworking joint that one end is rabbeted
and the other board is dadoed somewhere in the middle
13.dowel joint - ANSWER ✔ Small wooden pegs are glued into the holes of a
piece of wood that is being joined, which reinforces the joint that is being
formed.
14.mortise and tenon joint - ANSWER ✔ A joinery technique where the cut
end (tenon) from one board fits into the matching opening (mortise) of
another.
,15.Steam bending - ANSWER ✔ Softening the fibres of wood with steam to
allow it to bend
16.milling wood - ANSWER ✔ A wood wasting process used for cutting out
shapes in sheets of wood
17.Routering - ANSWER ✔ Manual plunge router or CNC used to machine
slots and holes or make decorative 'mouldings'
18.Poly Vinyl Acetate ( PVA) - ANSWER ✔ water-based adhesive to bond
most woods and wood-based materials together
19.Scoring - ANSWER ✔ Creating grooves on a material to facilitate folding.
20.Folding - ANSWER ✔ Bending a material along a line to create a crease.
21.Creasing - ANSWER ✔ Making a shallow indentation on a material to guide
folding.
22.Layout paper - ANSWER ✔ Thin, translucent paper used for sketching and
tracing.
23.Cartridge paper - ANSWER ✔ Heavy, thick paper used for drawing and
painting.
24.Bleed proof paper - ANSWER ✔ Paper that prevents ink from bleeding
through.
, 25.Photo paper - ANSWER ✔ High-quality paper used for printing
photographs.
26.Watercolour paper - ANSWER ✔ Thick, textured paper designed for
watercolor painting.
27.Duplex board - ANSWER ✔ A type of paperboard with two layers.
28.Mount board - ANSWER ✔ Thick, rigid board used for mounting artwork or
photographs.
29.Bleached card - ANSWER ✔ Cardboard that has been whitened through a
bleaching process.
30.Foil backed and laminated boards - ANSWER ✔ Boards with a layer of foil
or laminate for added protection or decoration.
31.Moulded paper pulp - ANSWER ✔ A material made from recycled paper
fibers that has been molded into a specific shape.
32.Whiteness - ANSWER ✔ The degree to which a material appears white.
33.Opacity - ANSWER ✔ The degree to which a material blocks the passage of
light.
34.Absorbency - ANSWER ✔ The ability of a material to soak up liquids.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. compressive strength - ANSWER ✔ the force at which a material breaks
under pressure
2. tensile strength - ANSWER ✔ A measure of how much stress from pulling,
or tension, a material can withstand before breaking.
3. bending strength - ANSWER ✔ The ability to resist forces that may bend
the material.
4. shear strength - ANSWER ✔ measures the largest shear force a materials
can stand before ripping apart
5. Torsional strength - ANSWER ✔ Resists a twisting force
6. Hardness - ANSWER ✔ A measure of how easily a mineral can be
scratched
,7. Punching/stamping - ANSWER ✔ can be used to cut shapes. Both
techniques use pressure to push a tool through metal sheet. in punching,.
material pushed out of the sheet is scrap, in stamping the shape pushed out is
the desired part.
8. Knock down fittings - ANSWER ✔ non-permanent joints which enable
furniture to be assembled or disassembled easily
9. Dovetail Joint - ANSWER ✔ an edge that combines two pieces of wood that
have been cut to interlock with each other.
10.Finger Joint - ANSWER ✔ a glued end connection between two pieces of
wood, using an interlocking pattern of deeply cut "fingers".
11.Housing joint - ANSWER ✔ A gap is cut in one piece of wood that allows
another to slot into place and is placed on top of the other piece.
12.a half lap joint - ANSWER ✔ a woodworking joint that one end is rabbeted
and the other board is dadoed somewhere in the middle
13.dowel joint - ANSWER ✔ Small wooden pegs are glued into the holes of a
piece of wood that is being joined, which reinforces the joint that is being
formed.
14.mortise and tenon joint - ANSWER ✔ A joinery technique where the cut
end (tenon) from one board fits into the matching opening (mortise) of
another.
,15.Steam bending - ANSWER ✔ Softening the fibres of wood with steam to
allow it to bend
16.milling wood - ANSWER ✔ A wood wasting process used for cutting out
shapes in sheets of wood
17.Routering - ANSWER ✔ Manual plunge router or CNC used to machine
slots and holes or make decorative 'mouldings'
18.Poly Vinyl Acetate ( PVA) - ANSWER ✔ water-based adhesive to bond
most woods and wood-based materials together
19.Scoring - ANSWER ✔ Creating grooves on a material to facilitate folding.
20.Folding - ANSWER ✔ Bending a material along a line to create a crease.
21.Creasing - ANSWER ✔ Making a shallow indentation on a material to guide
folding.
22.Layout paper - ANSWER ✔ Thin, translucent paper used for sketching and
tracing.
23.Cartridge paper - ANSWER ✔ Heavy, thick paper used for drawing and
painting.
24.Bleed proof paper - ANSWER ✔ Paper that prevents ink from bleeding
through.
, 25.Photo paper - ANSWER ✔ High-quality paper used for printing
photographs.
26.Watercolour paper - ANSWER ✔ Thick, textured paper designed for
watercolor painting.
27.Duplex board - ANSWER ✔ A type of paperboard with two layers.
28.Mount board - ANSWER ✔ Thick, rigid board used for mounting artwork or
photographs.
29.Bleached card - ANSWER ✔ Cardboard that has been whitened through a
bleaching process.
30.Foil backed and laminated boards - ANSWER ✔ Boards with a layer of foil
or laminate for added protection or decoration.
31.Moulded paper pulp - ANSWER ✔ A material made from recycled paper
fibers that has been molded into a specific shape.
32.Whiteness - ANSWER ✔ The degree to which a material appears white.
33.Opacity - ANSWER ✔ The degree to which a material blocks the passage of
light.
34.Absorbency - ANSWER ✔ The ability of a material to soak up liquids.
