PKSC 2020- Set 1 Exam
1. Advantages of Baskets: -Low cost
-Biodegradable
2. Main function of baskets: contain
3. When were barrels invented: Roman times
4. Cask (UK): a barrel-shaped container that is a specific shape and size
5. Barrel (US): all cylindrical wooden containers with a bulging bilge
6. Keg: a specific sized barrel
7. Drum: used for straight-sides containers
8. Barrels developed along side : ship building
9. Barrel shape is ideal for : moving and stacking
10. Tuns: -to store in a large cask
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,-standard unit for import taxes
11. Cooper's gilds were formed in middle ages gave arise to the first : Pack-
aging quality control
12. Who invented the first union: Barrel makers
13. Slack Barrels: used for dry product like tobacco, rice, an gun powder
14. Why were barrels manmade: Machines couldn't reason. Only humans could decide what piece fit
best in a specific place.
15. Machines made barrel quality: inferior
16. Why were barrels eventually not used: their geometry didn't fit well in new transportation modes
17. What were the first wooden boxes used for: tea shipping from China to India
18. What were wooden boxes originally lined with: lead
19. Why did the Chinese line wooden boxes with lead?: to keep moisture and odors away
20. What were the first modern shipping containers: Wooden boxes
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, 21. Why were wooden boxes easy to make in the US: timber was an abundant resource
22. Wooden boxes were more than barrels: adapt to mechanization
23. Wooden box standards were developed by and : trade association and USDA
24. Wooden boxes were displaced by : corrugated boxes
25. Why did corrugated boxes replace wooden boxes: they were lighter, cheaper, and used
less material
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1. Advantages of Baskets: -Low cost
-Biodegradable
2. Main function of baskets: contain
3. When were barrels invented: Roman times
4. Cask (UK): a barrel-shaped container that is a specific shape and size
5. Barrel (US): all cylindrical wooden containers with a bulging bilge
6. Keg: a specific sized barrel
7. Drum: used for straight-sides containers
8. Barrels developed along side : ship building
9. Barrel shape is ideal for : moving and stacking
10. Tuns: -to store in a large cask
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,-standard unit for import taxes
11. Cooper's gilds were formed in middle ages gave arise to the first : Pack-
aging quality control
12. Who invented the first union: Barrel makers
13. Slack Barrels: used for dry product like tobacco, rice, an gun powder
14. Why were barrels manmade: Machines couldn't reason. Only humans could decide what piece fit
best in a specific place.
15. Machines made barrel quality: inferior
16. Why were barrels eventually not used: their geometry didn't fit well in new transportation modes
17. What were the first wooden boxes used for: tea shipping from China to India
18. What were wooden boxes originally lined with: lead
19. Why did the Chinese line wooden boxes with lead?: to keep moisture and odors away
20. What were the first modern shipping containers: Wooden boxes
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, 21. Why were wooden boxes easy to make in the US: timber was an abundant resource
22. Wooden boxes were more than barrels: adapt to mechanization
23. Wooden box standards were developed by and : trade association and USDA
24. Wooden boxes were displaced by : corrugated boxes
25. Why did corrugated boxes replace wooden boxes: they were lighter, cheaper, and used
less material
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