WorksheetsLet's Fly!
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is called _____
a)
a surveyor
b)
a scientist
c)
a technologist
d)
an engineer
2.
The engineering process is a series of steps used to guide engineers as they work toward _____
a)
problems
b)
a solution
c)
solutions
d)
prototypes
3.
For a single problem, engineers always brainstorm _____
a)
a quick solution
b)
the easiest solution
c)
a single solution
d)
more than one solution
4.
A quality of an idea that is regarded as good or beneficial is known as _____
a)
a solution
b)
a strength
c)
a con
d)
a flaw
5.
A quality of an idea that is regarded as a disadvantage or fault is known as _____
a)
a solution
b)
a strength
c)
a weakness
d)
a virtue
6.
The balloon-powered air lift requires materials we don't have, like _____
a)
Carl and Russell
b)
a helium tank
c)
a propellor
d)
an umbrella
7.
As an engineer, it's important to _____
a)
be bold
b)
think quickly
c)
think big
d)
be like Spock
8.
What type of solutions won't work for real engineers?
a)
pretend solutions
b)
real solutions
c)
quick solutions
d)
easy solutions
9.
Before they actually let someone try the hang glider solution, engineers would _____
a)
test it many, many times
b)
test it once
c)
publish it
d)
post it to YouTube
10.
Of the proposed solutions, which one had the most strengths and fewest weaknesses?
a)
the balloon-powered air lift
b)
floating with the umbrella
c)
building a hang-glider
d)
giving up
11.
If for some reason the hang glider didn't work, the engineer would _____
a)
give up
b)
try floating with the umbrella
c)
try the balloon powered air-lift
d)
come up with more possible solutions
12.
Even though the hang glider might not end up being the winning solution, it's currently _____
a)
the best of the options
b)
the cheapest of the options
c)
the easiest of the options
d)
the quickest of the options
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