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Engineering, Technology and Society

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?
a)
Test the prototype.
b)
Make sketches of the prototype.
c)
Identify constraints.
d)
Collect and analyze the test results. 
2.
What is the first step in the Design Process?
a)
Identify the Problem
b)
Construct a Prototype
c)
Develop Possible Solutions
d)
Optimize
3.
A prototype is a model that
a)
functions like the final solution would
b)
is made of the same materials as the final product
c)
is made after the final product is made
d)
has to be 3D
4.
The five steps that engineers use to design something to solve a problem, to: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve.
a)
Engineer
b)
Problem
c)
Engineering Design Process
d)
Test
5.
A person who uses his or her creativity and understanding of materials, tools, mathematics, and science to design things that solve problems.
a)
Engineering Design Process
b)
Engineer
c)
Teamwork
d)
Technology
6.
Science is the study of the ____________ world?
a)
Man-made
b)
living
c)
natural
d)
plant
7.
The ultimate purpose of engineering is to ____________?
a)
Solve problems
b)
Fix things
c)
Build new things
8.

What is the most important part of guiding the refinements of one's design?

a)

Collecting funds

b)

Collecting data

c)

your opinions

d)

marketing

9.

The advent of wireless technology has significantly impacted the ability to:

a)

communicate more effectively

b)

build more effectively.

c)

transport more effectively

d)

manufacture more effectively.

10.

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:

a)

society

b)

the economy

c)

politics

d)

the environment.

11.

The advancement of scientific knowledge is promoted by using:

a)

the tools of technology and engineering.

b)

mythology as a starting point for explaining the natural world.

c)

traditions handed down from past generations.

d)

aesthetics and their effect on the marketability of the product.

12.

The study of technology should look at how the development of new technology affects humans at both the:

a)

local level and global level.


b)

marketplace and workplace.

c)

schoolhouse and statehouse.


d)

time of birth and time of death.


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13.

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:

a)

financial conditions.

b)

environmental conditions.

c)

enterprise conditions.

d)

usage conditions.

14.

What is the last step in the design process?

a)

Developing a working prototype

b)

Patenting the product

c)

Reporting the progress of the project

d)

Presenting the solution

15.

Before a design solution can be refined, it should first be:

a)

processed

b)

Bsketched.

c)

marketed

d)

tested.

16.
A working model of your design- often smaller than the actual version
a)
Input
b)
Output
c)
Prototype
d)
Rough Draft
17.

The limitations on design solutions (ex. time, money, space).

a)

Prototype

b)

Criteria

c)

Constraints

d)

Iteration

18.

The things the design needs to be able to do to be successful are the.

a)

Prototype

b)

Criteria

c)

Constraints

d)

Iteration

19.

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?

a)

20 cm tall

b)

Hold the tennis ball for five seconds

c)

Five minutes to build.

20.

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?

a)

You only have three pieces of paper.

b)

Needs to be 20 cm tall.

c)

Hold the tennis ball for five seconds.