Key Terms
The strong effect of one thing on another.
What is Impact?
Unprocessed substances like iron ore and clay taken directly from earth.
What are Raw materials?
Broadleaved trees such as oak, ash, walnut and teak.
What is Hardwood?
Natural stone that is porous and can stain easily.
What is Limestone?
Concrete is a mix of cement and this, such as stone chippings or gravel.
What is Aggregate?
Something that can break down naturally in the environment.
What is Biodegradable?
Processed substances ready for use after processing, like metal alloys.
What are Finished materials?
Coniferous trees such as larch, pine and spruce.
What is Softwood?
Typical firing temperature range for bricks.
What is 800 – 1100 °C?
Steel is an alloy of iron and this element.
What is Carbon?
How visually attractive something is.
What is Aesthetic appeal?
Materials created through industrial processes not occurring in nature.
What are Synthetic materials?
Engineered wood product made by gluing thin wood veneers.
What is Plywood?
Brick with additives like sawdust that burn off to create insulating spaces.
What is Hollow brick?
This type of glass shatters into small, square pieces.
What is Tempered glass?
Natural, unprocessed substances from the earth.
What are Raw materials?
Process of shaping materials by forcing them through a mould.
What is Extrusion?
Tropical hardwood vulnerable to illegal logging.
What is Teak?
Fine‑pored clay brick using cellulose fibres for insulation.
What is Honeycomb brick?
In concrete, steel rods combat these forces.
What are Tensile forces?
Maintaining resources without harming the environment.
What is Sustainable?
The ability of something to last for a long time.
What is Durability?
Product made from compressed wood fibres.
What is Fibreboard?
Once quarried, stone cannot be renewed and is not this type of material.
What is a sustainable material?
Chemical reaction causing rust.
What is Oxidation?