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What is an example of something that comes from manufacturing?
Answer will vary.
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What does the word customize mean in the sentence, "With a 3D printer, you can customize the object that's being created"?
To print something
To change something to meet a specific need
To fix something
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Name 2 materials that might be used in 3-D printing.
ink and paper
cloth and metal
plastic and metal
plastic and ink
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The word "advantages" mean factors that make something better than something else. What is a synonym for "advantages"?
customize
better
benefits
disadvantages
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NASA sends about 7,000 pounds of spare parts to the International Space Station. What does the word "spare" mean?
metal
extra
broken
new
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Where is the world's first 3-D printed school?
Malawi, Africa
United States
Massachusetts
Malaysia
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When were the first 3-D printers developed?
the 1940s
the 1980s
2020
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What word means the process of making products?
customize
spare parts
shipping
manufacturing
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Finish this sentence: A 3-D printer uses materials such as plastic, metal, or concrete to create
machines
a printer
solid 3-D objects
spare parts
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Finish this sentence: By using just enough material to make an object, 3-D printing cuts down on ______.
shipping
time
machines
waste
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Name 2 advantages that 3-D printing has over traditional machines.
You can customize objects, make complex shapes, reduce waste, and can make things where and when you need them.
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Which is a current benefit of 3-D printing?
It saves NASA millions of dollars a year.
It cuts down on waste.
It requires only ink and paper.
It is cheaper than factory manufacturing.
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What detail supports the statement "3-D printing cuts down on waste"?
It's cheaper to produce large amounts of items in factories.
People can get customized prosthetic limbs.
It uses just enough material w/o any scraps left over.
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Which is a possible FUTURE use of 3-D printing that is mentioned in the article?
Printing human organs
Printing the walls of a school
Printing running shoes
Printing prosthetic limbs
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Is it likely that people will one day 3-D print everything and why?
No, because it would cost too much.
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What was the purpose of this story?
To show how 3-D printing can help solve world problems, such as building schools in less time.
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