Engineering Design Process Unit Test

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What is engineering?

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Designing and building a solution to a problem

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What does it mean to brainstorm solutions to a problem?

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Think of ways to solve the problem

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What should you consider when choosing the best solution?

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All of the above

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How is engineering different from conducting a controlled experiment?

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Engineering is solving a problem. A controlled experiment is answering a testable question.

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What should you do after you test your prototype (first model or design)?

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Make the prototype better and retest the solution.

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What is a problem?

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A difficulty or need

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What should you ask yourself when defining a problem?

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All of the above

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What should you do after you define a problem to better understand what the problem actually is?

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Research the problem

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Why is it important to truly understand what the problem is?

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You must understand what the problem is so that you can solve the problem.

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What questions should you ask after identifying and researching the problem?

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All of the above: Is the problem important enough to solve? Is it possible or realistic to solve the problem? Is the problem interesting enough? Is it worth putting in the time, effort & money into solving the problem?