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53 Cards in this Set
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The components of serviceability include:
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durability, care, appearance retention, comfort, and aesthetics.
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Textiles should perform the same regardless of the target market for which it is intended. T/F
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False
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Safety issues related to flammability apply to both apparel and furnishings. T/F
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True
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There is only one best choice for any textile product need. T/F
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False
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Serviceability describes what?
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How well a product meet consumers' needs and expectations.
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Textile knowledge provides the professional with the ability to make sure a more informed product development decision. T/F
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True
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Product performance describes what?
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The manner in which a textile product responds when something is done to it.
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Fabric is defined as:
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A planar substance constructed from solutions, fibers, yarns, fabrics, or any combination of these.
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Textiles include only apparel and furnishings. T/F
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False
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Fiber is defined as:
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Any substance, natural or manufactured, with a high length-to-width ratio and with suitable characteristics for being processed into fabric; the smallest component, hairlike in nature, that can be separated from a fabric.
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Finish
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Any process used to add color and enhance performance of gray goods.
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Gray goods (grey or greige goods)
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Any fabric that has not been finished.
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Textile
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A term originally applied only to woven fabrics, now generally applied to fibers, yarns, or fabrics or products made of fibers, yarns, or fabrics.
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Yarn
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An assemblage of fibers that is twisted or laid together so as to form a continuous strand that can be made into a textile fabric.
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Almost all contemporary textiles and textile products are mass produced. T/F
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True
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The textile industry changes slowly and lacks innovation. T/F
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False
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Textiles are no longer made in the U.S. T/F
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False
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Elongation
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The ability of a fiber to be stretched, extended, or lengthened. Varies with conditions (wet/dry) and temperatures.
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Elasticity
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Is the ability of a strained material to recover its original dimensions immediately after removal of stress.
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A hydrophilic fiber is likely to have LOW static potential. T/F
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True
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A fiber that has good dimensional stability does not:
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shrink or stretch when cleaned
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A fiber with high crystallinity and high orientation is
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strong and stiff
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Resiliency
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Is the ability of a textile to return to its original shape after bending, twisting, or crushing. Resilient fibers usually produce resilient fabrics.
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Hygroscopic fibers:
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absorb moisture without feeling wet.
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The burn test is an easy and sure way to determine fiber content, especially for blends with synthetic fibers. T/F
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False
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Microscopy works well to identify many natural fibers, but not so well to identify most manufactured and synthetic. T/F
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True
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Which fiber has good resiliency due to natural cross links and crimp?
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wool
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To which fiber aspects does wool owe its resiliency?
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Its crimp and spiral helix molecular structure.
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Most silk is removed from the cocoon in filament form. T/F
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True
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The scales contribute most to wool's ability to insulate. T/F
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False
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A friend spilled spaghetti sauce on a white wool sweater. To remove the stain you recommend.
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taking it to a dry cleaner and identifying the stain so that appropriate spot treatment can be used to remove the stain.
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The fiber that is produced by the Angora goat is called
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mohair
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Virgin wool has never been processed before being made into a specific product. T/F
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True
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The protein of wool is
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keratin
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The process of removing the bast fiber from the stem is
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retting
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Mercerization is a finish used to modify the performance of
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cotton
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Cotton is weaker when wet. T/F
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False
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The convolutions contribute to cotton's cohesiveness and soiling characteristics. T/F
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True
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An inexpensive cellulose fiber with poor sunlight resistance used in rope and carpet backing is
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jute
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Pima refers to a
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long staple variety of cotton
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Organic cotton is always processed without using harsh chemicals or dyes. T/F
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False
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Terratex is a trade name for a type of
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recycled polyester
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In the fiber spinning process the spinning solution is extruded through the ______.
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spinneret
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Which is the oldest method of spinning manufactured fibers?
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wet spinning
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Nylon is a type of cellulosic manufactured fiber. T/F
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False
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In a core-sheath fiber section
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one polymer surrounds the other.
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The percentage of manufactured and synthetic fiber consumption in the U.S. is approximately
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72%
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Which of the following fiber contents would be most suitable for healthcare upholstery application?
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Solution dyed nylon
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How are fibers delustered
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Add titanium dioxide
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Parent fibers have been modified for specific end uses. T/F
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False
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Antistatic compounds can also increase the soil resistant benefits. T/F
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True
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Trilobal cross sections of nylon can
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improve soil hiding characteristics
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Avora is a trade name for a type of
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Flame resistant polyester
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