Manufacturing Basics
What’s the difference between manufacturing and assembly?
Manufacturing = making parts; Assembly = putting parts together
Which Arctic whale has a long tusk?
Narwhal
What tiny animals build coral reefs?
Coral polyps
“The pencil ______ (make) in a factory.”
is made
Where are iPhones assembled?
China
What kind of fish eats mice?
A catfish
What do humpback whales use their large fins for?
Swimming
What’s the world’s largest coral reef system?
Great Barrier Reef
Combine: “Narwhals are whales. They live in the Arctic.”
Narwhals, which are whales, live in the Arctic.
What do we call a product made to fit one person exactly?
Customized
What kind of fish only comes out at night?
A starfish
Which sea animal has a hard shell and lives in abandoned snail shells?
Hermit crab
What happens when coral loses its helpful algae?
Coral bleaching
“Prosthetic legs ______ (customize) for each patient.”
are customized
Which device is modeled after a kingfisher’s beak?
Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train
What do you call a fish with no eyes?
Fsh
What percentage of a jellyfish’s body is water?
95%
Name two threats to coral reefs.
Pollution, global warming, overfishing, coral jewelry
Which relative pronoun do we use for people?
who
Why do companies make products in many countries?
Global supply chain / cheaper, faster production
Which marine animal uses its tentacles to catch food and lives on coral reefs?
Sea cucumber
How many ocean species live on coral reefs?
A quarter of all known ocean species
Rewrite: “Workers assemble phones in China.” (passive)
Phones are assembled in China (by workers).