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WorksheetsEngineering Design Process TEST
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
2.
When they're trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of _____
a)
steps
b)
problems
c)
solutions
d)
tests
3.
When solving problems, the series of steps that engineers follow is called _____
a)
the engineering method
b)
the engineering process
c)
the engineering problem
d)
the scientific method
4.
Before you can solve a problem, the first thing you have to do is _____
a)
define the problem
b)
design your solution
c)
build a protoype
d)
test your solution
5.
In the 1800s, an engineer named Alexander Graham Bell invented _____
a)
the telegraph
b)
the telephone
c)
the television
d)
the telescope
6.
After your research is done, this is where you _____
a)
define the problem
b)
develop a possible solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
7.
In which step would you most likely get to draw?
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
8.
Gustave Eiffel, who designed the famous Eiffel Tower in France, was _____
a)
a civil engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
9.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
10.
To see if it works like they want it to, engineers need to _____
a)
do their research
b)
design their solution
c)
define their problem
d)
test their solution
11.
A lot of time and brainpower goes into the very last step: _____
a)
evaluating your solutions
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
12.
Someone who designs and constructs buildings, roads and bridges is called _____
a)
a civil engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
13.
Someone who designs circuits, computer chips and microwave ovens is called _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
14.
Henry Ford was _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
15.
Someone that solves problems involving tools, engines and machines is _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
16.
Marissa Mayer is the president of the Internet company Yahoo and is also _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
17.
No matter what kind of engineer someone is, their job at its most basic level is _____
a)
studying
b)
research
c)
problem-solving
d)
learning
18.
Someone that designs and constructs planes and spacecraft is _____
a)
a software engineer
b)
a civil engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
19.
For the collapsing bridge across a stream, the suggested failure point was the _____
a)
speed of the bulldozer
b)
specific weight on the bridge
c)
height of the bridge
d)
speed of the stream
20.
Suspension bridges are stronger and safer than ever because engineers _____
a)
brainstorm more ideas
b)
create more failure points
c)
learn from previous failures
d)
isolate variables
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.
What kind of questions do engineers ask themselves every day?
a)
"what if" questions
b)
closed questions
c)
hypothetical questions
d)
leading questions
26.
We looked at more than one solution and chose a solution that _____
a)
used the balloons
b)
used the umbrella
c)
met our criteria
d)
was the easiest
27.
A condition or a value that can be changed is called _____
a)
a problem
b)
a variable
c)
a prototype
d)
a solution
28.
The height from which we drop a ball is _____
a)
a problem we can solve
b)
a problem we can't solve
c)
a variable we can change
d)
a variable we can't change
29.
When dropping a ball, one thing we can't change is _____
a)
the height from which we drop the ball
b)
the kind of ball we drop
c)
the gravity that pulls on the ball
d)
the time at which we let go of the ball
30.
When trying to traverse the gorge, one variable we can change is _____
a)
the weight of our hang glider
b)
the speed of the wind
c)
the distance across the gorge
d)
the depth of the canyon
31.
When trying to hang glide across the canyon, one variable we can't control is _____
a)
the weight of our hang glider
b)
the speed of the wind
c)
the size of the wings
d)
the angle of the wings
32.
When confronted with a problem, we should try to come up with _____
a)
a single solution
b)
a prototype
c)
a fun solution
d)
more than one solution
33.
Using an umbrella to fly worked for _____
a)
Dumbo
b)
Tinker Bell
c)
Buzz Lightyear
d)
Mary Poppins
34.
Usually, how many potential ways are there to solve any given problem?
a)
none
b)
one
c)
a few
d)
many
35.
A person who uses computers to write programs is _____
a)
a mechanical engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
a civil engineer
d)
an aerospace engineer
36.
An engineer asks a lot of questions to define a problem _____
a)
by brainstorming
b)
in a general manner
c)
as specifically as they can
d)
without doing research
37.
The criteria are the rules we use to _____
a)
isolate a variable
b)
judge a solution
c)
strengthen a bridge
d)
step through a problem
38.
Who can you thank for designing and building bridges, hang gliders and calculators?
a)
lawyers
b)
doctors
c)
engineers
d)
accountants
39.
During the testing stage, the small experiments are known as _____
a)
trials
b)
prototypes
c)
strengths
d)
failure points
40.
What's great about engineers?
a)
They fly hang gliders
b)
They build balloon air-lifts
c)
They solve all kinds of problems
d)
They knock down piles of marshmallows
41.
In repeated trials, we should _____
a)
isolate both variables
b)
change both variables each time
c)
change only one variable at a time
d)
pull harder on the slingshot
42.
Engineering always starts with _____
a)
a problem that needs to be solved
b)
research that needs to be done
c)
a prototype that needs to be built
d)
a prototype that needs to be tested
43.
The step of identifying a problem to solve is called _____
a)
solving a problem
b)
defining a problem
c)
creating a problem
d)
postponing a problem
44.
When engineers define success, they do it in relation to _____
a)
their chances of graduating
b)
the size of the bonus check
c)
the problem they're trying to solve
d)
an amount of macaroni and cheese
45.
Something an engineer designs or builds to solve a problem is called _____
a)
a bridge
b)
a problem
c)
a solution
d)
research
46.
What was Bell's solution to the problem of long distance communication?
a)
the hearing aid
b)
the mobile phone
c)
the smartphone
d)
the telephone
47.
A safe solution to not being able to see at night was _____
a)
the refrigerator
b)
light bulbs
c)
an open flame
d)
the telephone
48.
Identifying the criteria for a successful solution can be done using _____
a)
a tent
b)
a checklist
c)
a calculator
d)
a prototype
49.
What does Sabrina have to help her get to the other side of the canyon?
a)
Superman's secret lair
b)
a bridge
c)
a hang glider
d)
a tent
50.
What does Sabrina plan to build using pieces from her tent?
a)
a bridge
b)
Superman's cape
c)
a hang glider
d)
a boat
51.
The most successful solution is one that _____
a)
can be easily completed
b)
meets all of the criteria
c)
can be quickly completed
d)
uses the fewest resources
52.
The solution that meets all or most of the criteria is the one that engineers will _____
a)
publish on the internet
b)
attempt to design
c)
discard
d)
post on YouTube
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