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WorksheetsEngineering, Technology and Society
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the most important part of guiding the refinements of one's design?
Collecting funds
Collecting data
your opinions
marketing
The advent of wireless technology has significantly impacted the ability to:
communicate more effectively
build more effectively.
transport more effectively
manufacture more effectively.
Thomas Edison's invention of the lightbulb has affected every person's day-to-day life. This is a example of how technology has affected:
society
the economy
politics
the environment.
The advancement of scientific knowledge is promoted by using:
the tools of technology and engineering.
mythology as a starting point for explaining the natural world.
traditions handed down from past generations.
aesthetics and their effect on the marketability of the product.
The study of technology should look at how the development of new technology affects humans at both the:
local level and global level.
marketplace and workplace.
schoolhouse and statehouse.
time of birth and time of death.
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A new office building has been planned and will be built in sunny Phoenix, AZ. The roof will have a 3-foot overhang, and the exterior walls will be constructed using 12-inch adobe brick. The design features of this building have been established based on:
financial conditions.
environmental conditions.
enterprise conditions.
usage conditions.
What is the last step in the design process?
Developing a working prototype
Patenting the product
Reporting the progress of the project
Presenting the solution
Before a design solution can be refined, it should first be:
processed
Bsketched.
marketed
tested.
The limitations on design solutions (ex. time, money, space).
Prototype
Criteria
Constraints
Iteration
The things the design needs to be able to do to be successful are the.
Prototype
Criteria
Constraints
Iteration
You need to build a tower that will hold a tennis ball for five seconds. The tower needs to stand 20 cm tall. You are given five minutes to build your prototype. Your materials are three pieces of paper, a roll of tape, tennis ball, and a metric ruler. What is a constraint?
20 cm tall
Hold the tennis ball for five seconds
Five minutes to build.
You need to build a tower that will hold a tennis ball for five seconds. The tower needs to stand 20 cm tall. You are given five minutes to build your prototype. Your materials are three pieces of paper, a roll of tape, tennis ball, and a metric ruler. What is one criteria?
You only have three pieces of paper.
Needs to be 20 cm tall.
Hold the tennis ball for five seconds.
