10-21-20 Engineering Essentials Mid-Term_Unit 1

Which of the following focuses on optimization, ergonomics, performance, maintenance, durability, and price?

• Spinoff

• Criteria

• Constraints

• Trade-off

How an engineer approaches a challenge to solve a problem to introduce an innovative system defines the individual having a(n):

• procrastination mindset.

• demonstration mindset.

• engineering mindset

• risk-taking mindset

Which one is NOT a UN Sustainable Development Goal?

• Engineer better medicines

• Zero Hunger

• Gender Equality

• Decent work and economic growth

Criticized about its non-recyclable products ending up in U.S. landfills, a tire company now ships old tires to China only to have the melted materials end up in the town's river. This is an example of an:

• ethical principles.

• ethical dilemma.

Which term fails to define the term "Integrity"?

• Empathy

• Responsibility

• Optimistic

• Truth

True or False.

The way you perceive and approach an ethical dilemma will define your ethical perspective.

• False

• True

It requires an engineer to complete the first step before moving to the next step:

• the waterfall method.

• the agile method.

• a Gantt chart.

True or False. Include an adjective so that the task requires an action.

• True

• False

Conditions or factors that remain the same are called the _.

• constants

• variables

• manipulated variables

• independent variables

When testing to see if color affects the UV protection level of a shirt, students covered the UV beads with a white shirt and a black shirt. They took them into the sun for five minutes and checked the color of the beasds. What is the responding variable?

• The color of the shirt

• The color of the UV beads

• The time in the sun

• How many dishes they put in the sun