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EngDes Unit 3 Lesson 4&5

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A water wheel that pushes large water craft down the river for miles uses what type of system?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Radiant

d)

Thermal

2.

Ricky is working on a project where two materials will have a tendency to slide past each other. He is testing various bolts to fasten the two materials together. Which type of test would be appropriate to determine the strength of the bolts?

a)

Compression test

b)

Elastic deformation test

c)

Shear strength test

d)

Tensile strength test

3.

Which manufacturing devices are used to ensure that products made in large quantities are uniform?

a)

Fixtures

b)

Machines

c)

Micrometers

d)

Scales

4.

What type of reaction does a body moving in a circle with uniform circular motion have?

a)

It has acceleration directed away from the center

b)

It has acceleration directed toward the center

c)

It has no force acting on it

d)

It has tangential acceleration

5.

Ethics is often concerned with determining the rules for developing and using technologies based on moral beliefs. Ethics thus emphasizes:

a)

that conflicts based on beliefs are impossible to solve understanding

b)

the reasons why certain technologies should or should not be created or developed.

c)

requirements of the laws of a state or nation.

d)

ways in which individuals can be excused from being held responsible for the negative impacts of technology.

6.

The process that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) is called:

a)

Conductor

b)

Convection

c)

Rectification

d)

Thermal

7.

When a car becomes a finished product, one of the final solutions is to compare it to the:

a)

Groupthink process

b)

Original three-dimensional model of the car

c)

Other cars

d)

Other cars of a similar color

8.

Which is an example of destructive testing?

a)

Acoustic testing

b)

Charpy testing

c)

Ultrasonic testing

d)

X-ray testing

9.

Coals burning, a kerosene lamp, and igniting gasoline are examples of what kind of energy?

a)

Atomic

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Thermal

10.

The electrons involved in bonding are:

a)

Closest to the nucleus

b)

Found in the nucleus

c)

Farthest from the nucleus

d)

Stripped from the atom

11.

The ratio of the stress in a body to the corresponding strain is known as:

a)

Ductility

b)

Hardness

c)

Modulus of elasticity

d)

Modulus of rupture

12.

What is a solid material whose atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a lattice that extends in all directions?

a)

Chemical structure

b)

Crystalline structure

c)

Mass

d)

Matter

13.

A scaled, functional model of a new product is a/an:

a)

Archetype

b)

Lithogram

c)

Mini

d)

Prototype

14.

Maggie performs a test where a metal is pulled apart. During the test the metal "snaps" apart without deforming. What can be said about the metal?

a)

It has a low shear strength

b)

It has low ductility

c)

It has low hardness

d)

It is malleable

15.

In regards to material science, what causes fatigue failure?

a)

Weakening of a material caused by a sudden load

b)

Weakening of a material caused by elastic deformation

c)

Weakening of a material caused by magnetic testing

d)

Weakening of a material caused by repeatedly applied loads

16.

One of the best ways to generate useful data on a constructed design is:

a)

Exploring possibilities

b)

Researching

c)

Selecting an approach

d)

Testing and evaluating

17.

What type of atomic bond is generally between a metal and a non-metal; where an atom losses electrons becoming positively charged, while the other becomes negatively charged?

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Diffusion bond

c)

Ionic bond

d)

Thermal behavior bond

18.

Windmills, solar panels, and hydrogen fuels are all what type of technology that reduces the negative impacts of technology on the environment?

a)

Alternative energy

b)

Economical energy

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Petroleum energy

19.

What is the most abundant source of energy on Earth for producing electricity?

a)

Biofuels

b)

Coal

c)

Natural gas

d)

Uranium

20.

Two metals are brought together in a molten liquid state. Over time the molecules intermingle until they are in a state of uniform equilibrium. What have the molecules undergone?

a)

Deformation

b)

Diffusion

c)

Fatigue

d)

Flexibility

21.

A product that will have a long useful life is called:

a)

Durable

b)

Complex

c)

Nondurable

d)

Unexpected

22.

The function of a structure is one of the most important design:

a)

Constraints

b)

Criteria

c)

Methods

d)

Procedures

23.

Which statement describes a covalent bond?

a)

A bond where metals are brought together electrostatically

b)

A bond where one atom becomes positively charged and the other negatively

c)

A bond where two atoms share electrons pairs

d)

A bond where two atoms share protons in the nucleus