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Worksheets8th STEM Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process
Testing Solutions
Designing Solutions
Identifying the Problem
Planning Solutions
What should you do after you define a problem to better understand what the problem actually is?
Ask testable questions.
Perform a controlled experiment.
Research the problem.
Conduct a survey.
Several college students want to design and build a solar-powered car. They have chosen a design. Which of the following should they do next to follow an engineering design process?
Build a prototype of the car.
Sell the design to a car company.
Research the demand for solar-powered
cars.
Use the design to mass-produce solar-powered
cars.
The model of the design used in the engineering design process
Prototype
Criteria
Constraints
Iteration
A ______________ happens when some benefits are lost to gain other benefits.
trade-off
life cycle analysis
Pugh chart
risk-benefit analysis
The evaluation of the materials and energy used for making, selling, using, and disposing of a product is called a _________________.
trade-off
life cycle analysis
Pugh Chart
risk- benefit analysis
A _________________ is the comparison of the favorable and unfavorable effects of a technology
trade-off
life cycle analysis
pugh chart
risk-benefit analysis
When an effect is predicted and desired, it is an_________________ effect.
expected and favorable.
expected and unfavorable.
unexpected and favorable.
Unexpected and unfavorable.
Which of these is not an effect that can result from technology?
expected and favorable
unexpected and expected
unexpected and favorable
expected and unfavorable
A _________________ uses a table to compare features of similar products.
Trade-off
life cycle analysis
Pugh Chart
risk-benefit analysis
When do the results of a risk-benefit analysis indicate that a technology should be used?
When the risks are greater than the benefits.
When the benefits are greater than the risks.
Which type of analysis would be most useful to someone buying a product in a store?
trade-off
life cycle anyalysis
pugh chart
risk-benefit analysis
What is the application of science and math to solve real life problems?
creative thinking
a trade off
engineering
redesigning
Application of science
Scientific Method
Engineering
Technology
Materials Science
Technology that does not use electrical energy, less expensive and easier to make
Physical
Simple
Complex
Cyber
Technology that uses electrical energy, more expensive, and more difficult to make
Cyber
Physical
Simple
Complex
Engineers deal with _________, or constraints, such as laws of science, government rules, and budget.
advantages
supports
limitations
allowances
Objects that help us do these more easily
Things
Tools
Engineers
Materials
Select the two categories of tools
Simple
Physical
Cyber
Complex
Which of the following is NOT a physical tool?
Knife
Blender
Simulation
Toothbrush
Select the following limitations of only learning to fly a plane in a simulation.
May not allow the pilot to experience weather
May not allow the pilot to experience flying at high altitudes
May not allow the pilot to experience what it is like to fly a plane with passengers
Modification and study of materials
Technology
Science
Materials Science
Engineering
The following are ________ of science: metals, semiconductors, polymers, exotic materials, ceramics, and composites.
technologies
limitations
materials
Which of the following is NOT a factor that limits the use of a material?
Cost
Degree of Hazard
Availability
Technology
Fire is used for cooking and heating. Yet is has _________ effects when it destroys homes, crops, and habitats.
favorable
unfavorable
What is the name of the chart above?
Risk-Benefit Chart
Life Cycle Chart
Pugh Chart
What car had the highest rating in "coolness"?
Hyundai Elantra
Ford Fiesta
Chevy Corvette
Which car rated highest in safety?
Hyundai Elantra
Ford Fiesta
Chevy Corvette
Overall, which car rated highest?
Chevy Corvette
Ford Fiesta
Hyundai Elantra
