WorksheetsUnit 1 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following design process steps does NOT happen before building a prototype?
Select best solution
Brainstorm possible solutions
Improve design
Identify the problem
Engineers test and retest their designs to?
spend money
build more models
improve constraints
Improve designs
EDP stands for...
Electronic Data Processing
Engineering Development Program
Engineering Design Process
Employee Discount Program
A prototype is:
a non working model
a working model of a design
a type of robot
A scientist forms a hypothesis, an engineer does this step first...
builds a prototype
identifies criteria
identifies a problem
Which term means to improve your design?
assimilate
iterate
expedite
empathize
Which type of engineer builds airplanes and space ships?
mechanical engineer
electrical engineer
civil engineer
aerospace engineer
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Science, Technology, Energy, Mathematics
Science, Teaching, Engineering, Mathematics
A non-renewable resource is one that...
is replaced as fast as it is used
can never be replaced
is used faster than it is replaced
Examples of a non-renewable resources are....
oil
sunlight
wind
fossil fuels
coal
Some examples of real Engineering design processes we saw in class were....
the Shade ball reservoir in L.A.
the Chimpanzee obtaining food
the plastic bottle village
all of these
In class we saw some engineering fails, which can be part of the process. Which of these are most likely the reason for these occurring?
not following the engineering design process
not communicating their results
being forced to work as a team
not following the scientific method
Some similarities between the scientific method and the engineering design process are that they both....
are a series of steps
use models
have a hypothesis
have the exact same amount of steps
All engineers:
work with computers
invent new technology
solve problems
work with bridges
Some examples of renewable resources are...
coal
oxygen
sunlight/solar energy
fresh water
All of the steps of the Engineering Design process must go in order.
True
False
Students have a box of ice pops to take to their ball game to sell on a hot day. They know they need a device to keep the ice pops from melting for 3 hours. They have a $15 budget. Which step of the engineering design process does this show?
identify the problem
test and evaluate
iterate
create a prototype
Which of the following is part of the testing and evaluation stage of designing a cell phone?
writing an advertisement for a cell phone
defining the specifications for the cell phone
finding a new material for the cell phone case
trying to see if cell phone is waterproof
When finding the solution to an engineering design process, there is/are usually...
only one possible correct solution
a very limited number of possible correct solutions
many possible correct solutions
Any natural material or energy source that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals is...
an element
a renewable resource
a natural resource
a non renewable resource
