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WorksheetsEIE: A Stick in the Mud
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a geotechnical engineer MOST LIKELY to do for his or her work?
fix car engines
design batteries
test the properties of soil
build a stone wall for a garden
A town wants to build a new tall building. How would a geotechnical engineer help?
decide where to put the building
design what the building will look like
repair trucks that dig the foundation of the building
put together steel beams for the structures of the building
What does a geotechnical engineer have to know about?
cars
erosion
electricity
cell phones
Which site is MOST LIKELY to erode?
site A
site B
site C
site D
Models can help people learn how things work and need to represent something about the real thing. Which of the following are models? (more than one correct answer)
A girl is designing a new kind of brace to protect broken fingers. Which model would be MOST useful for her to use? Circle the BEST answer below.
a model that bends like a real finger
a model that looks exactly like a finger
a model that feels soft like a real finger
a model would not be useful here
Which site is LEAST likely to erode?
site A
site B
site C
site D
This is an aerial map showing the course of a river. The arrows indicate the direction that the river is flowing. If people don't do anything to the river, what will it look like in 50 years?
it will be the same
it will be straighter
it will have bigger bends
there is no way to know
Some people are deciding where to put the foundations of a small bridge. Look at the properties below and circle the BEST place to put the bridge foundations.
Site 1: On a curve of the river, compacted rocky soil
Site 2: On a straight part of the river, compacted rocky soil
Site 3: On a curve of the river, far from where the villagers want the bridge
Site 4: Loose organic soil, near where the villagers want the bridge
Which of the following is a technology? (more than one correct answer)
oak tree
running shoes
bicycle
cell phone
broom
