Intro to Engineering Specialties

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Question 1: Do aerospace engineers work without other engineers?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. Designing aircraft and rockets requires many engineering specialties; they work on teams. 

Do chemical engineers design new materials?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. Those materials have a wide range of use: everything from new types of steel to paints. 

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Do civil engineers help design buildings?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. They work with architects to ensure buildings are strong.  

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Are mechanical engineers the specialty for making computer electronics?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. Electrical engineers are the specialty that makes electronics.

Do industrial engineers focus on production efficiency, such as in a factory?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. They try to keep production costs down and product quality high.

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Do software engineers design gas engines?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

No. Mechanical engineers design gas and diesel engines.  

Do software engineers help to design and maintain ‘the cloud’ on the internet?  

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. That is the name of some large data deposits on the internet.

Does the US award an inventor with a patent for a new idea?

• No

• Yes

Answer explanation

Yes. If s/he submits the idea and it is approved, then s/he is given a patent.