Defining a Problem

People who study how things work, and also design and build things are called _____

• builders
• scientists
• engineers
• designers

A person who designs and builds tools, engines and machines is _____

• a mechanical engineer
• a software engineer
• a civil engineer
• an aerospace engineer

A person who uses computers to write programs is _____

• a mechanical engineer
• a software engineer
• a civil engineer
• an aerospace engineer

A person who designs and constructs buildings, roads and bridges is _____

• a mechanical engineer
• a software engineer
• a civil engineer
• an aerospace engineer

When trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of steps called _____

• an engineering prototype
• the engineering process
• the scientific method
• the seven-step process

When an engineer wants to identify the problem, they typically _____

• design a prototype
• brainstorm
• ask a lot of questions
• conduct research

To get to the other side of the canyon, why is it not possible to cross the bridge?

• it's too narrow
• it's not sturdy
• it's too windy
• there's no bridge

The question "How do I fly across this very big canyon?" was called _____

• a hypothetical question
• a big problem
• a rhetorical question
• a solvable problem

A key to being a good engineer is defining the problem _____

• quickly
• in a solvable way
• without any help
• after doing research

An engineer asks a lot of questions to define a problem  _____

• by brainstorming
• in a general manner
• as specifically as they can
• without doing research