Unit #1 Study Guide

Why is the assembly line important?

• Helps to mass produce many items more efficiently

• Creates little to no items at all

• Helps to mass produce little to few items more efficiently

• Creates some items

What does STEM stand for?

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Measurements

• Sustainability, Technology, Efficiency, Mathematics

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

• Science, Technology, Efficiency, Mathematics

Which choice has the correct steps of engineering?

• Describe, enable, create, invite, develop, evaluate, and refine

• Describe, extend, create, initiate, develop, evaluate, and relate

• Decipher, explore, compose, initiate, develop, evaluate, and refine

• Describe, explore, create, initiate, develop, evaluate, and refine

Why is measuring important?

• Helps to determine shapes

• Helps to determine size

• Make it more aesthetic

• Make it more engaging

Innovation or invention?

• Invention

• Innovation

Invention or innovation?

• Invention

• Innovation

True or False. Designing a prototype before building or testing is important so it maximizes its time and enables one to share ideas more effectively.

• True

• False

I have a rectangular skyscraper that has a length of 2 feet and a width 10 feet. What is its area?

• 20 ft²

• 40 ft²

• 60 ft²

• 80 ft²

Which of the following is not an innovation?

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True or False. An innovation helps make the invention better.

• True

• False