Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Practices Quiz

What is scientific inquiry?

• The planned and deliberate investigation of the natural world using scientific and engineering practices.

• The random and unplanned investigation of the natural world.

• The study of ancient civilizations.

• The practice of creating new technologies.

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What do scientists use to make sense of phenomena?

• Tools, techniques, and practices.

• Random guesses.

• Historical texts.

• Fictional stories.

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What do engineers observe and define?

• Problems based on observations.

• Ancient texts.

• Fictional stories.

• New languages.

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What do engineers use to design solutions for problems?

• Engineering practices.

• Fictional stories.

• Ancient texts.

• New languages.

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What might a scientist curious about invasive species collect data on?

• Number and locations of each organism over several months.

• Ancient civilizations.

• Fictional stories.

• New languages.

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What might an engineer design and test for more affordable and reliable tissue transplants?

• 3D printed solutions.

• Fictional stories.

• Ancient texts.

• New languages.

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What is the purpose of engineering practices?

• To design solutions for problems.

• To create fictional stories.

• To study ancient texts.

• To create new languages.

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What does the term "criteria" refer to in the context of the Engineering Design Process?

• The limits on the design

• The standard or means by which a design solution can be judged

• The materials used in the design

• The time taken to complete the design

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What is the purpose of conducting tests in the "Optimize" step of the Engineering Design Process?

• To define the problem

• To evaluate the proposed engineering designs and refine the design

• To develop design solutions

• To communicate the problem statement

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What might you develop when approaching problem solving in engineering?

• Prototypes or other types of models

• Only flowcharts

• Only mathematical models

• Only computational models

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