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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following design process steps does NOT happen before building a prototype?

a)

Select best solution

b)

Brainstorm possible solutions

c)

Improve design

d)

Identify the problem

2.

Engineers test and retest their designs to?

a)

spend money

b)

build more models

c)

improve constraints

d)

Improve designs

3.

EDP stands for...

a)

Electronic Data Processing

b)

Engineering Development Program

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Employee Discount Program

4.

A prototype is:

a)

a non working model

b)

a working model of a design

c)

a type of robot

5.

A scientist forms a hypothesis, an engineer does this step first...

a)

builds a prototype

b)

identifies criteria

c)

identifies a problem

6.

Which term means to improve your design?

a)

assimilate

b)

iterate

c)

expedite

d)

empathize

7.

Which type of engineer builds airplanes and space ships?

a)

mechanical engineer

b)

electrical engineer

c)

civil engineer

d)

aerospace engineer

8.

What does STEM stand for?

a)

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

b)

Science, Technology, Energy, Mathematics

c)

Science, Teaching, Engineering, Mathematics

9.

A non-renewable resource is one that...

a)

is replaced as fast as it is used

b)

can never be replaced

c)

is used faster than it is replaced

10.

Examples of a non-renewable resources are....

a)

oil

b)

sunlight

c)

wind

d)

fossil fuels

e)

coal

11.

Some examples of real Engineering design processes we saw in class were....

a)

the Shade ball reservoir in L.A.

b)

the Chimpanzee obtaining food

c)

the plastic bottle village

d)

all of these

12.

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?

a)

not following the engineering design process

b)

not communicating their results

c)

being forced to work as a team

d)

not following the scientific method

13.

Some similarities between the scientific method and the engineering design process are that they both....

a)

are a series of steps

b)

use models

c)

have a hypothesis

d)

have the exact same amount of steps

14.

All engineers:

a)

work with computers

b)

invent new technology

c)

solve problems

d)

work with bridges

15.

Some examples of renewable resources are...

a)

coal

b)

oxygen

c)

sunlight/solar energy

d)

fresh water

16.

All of the steps of the Engineering Design process must go in order.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

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?

a)

identify the problem

b)

test and evaluate

c)

iterate

d)

create a prototype

18.

Which of the following is part of the testing and evaluation stage of designing a cell phone?

a)

writing an advertisement for a cell phone

b)

defining the specifications for the cell phone

c)

finding a new material for the cell phone case

d)

trying to see if cell phone is waterproof

19.

When finding the solution to an engineering design process, there is/are usually...

a)

only one possible correct solution

b)

a very limited number of possible correct solutions

c)

many possible correct solutions

20.

Any natural material or energy source that is used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals is...

a)

an element

b)

a renewable resource

c)

a natural resource

d)

a non renewable resource