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PLTW - FS - What is Engineering Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of what we are talking about when we say, "Engineer".
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Would an engineer help develop better bubble gum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Would an engineer repair a car?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Would an engineer fix a broken computer?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
This is an interdisciplinary field combining mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering to study the human body.
a)
Manufacturing
b)
Chemical
c)
Bio medical
d)
Civil
6.
The design and construction of buildings, dams, water treatment and carrying systems, air pollution controls, and transportation systems are the responsibilities of __________ engineers.
a)
Aerospace
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Mechanical
d)
Civil
7.
Keeping the water, air and soil healthy are the responsibilities of ________ engineers.
a)
Bio-related
b)
Chemical
c)
Civil
d)
Environmental
8.
Software Engineers design such things as:
a)
Circuits and computer chips
b)
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
c)
Software for computers to use
d)
Tools, engines, and machines
9.
This type of engineer works on machines with moving parts.
a)
Electrical Engineer
b)
Software Engineer
c)
Civil Engineer
d)
Mechanical Engineer
10.
This type of engineer designs airplanes, helicopters, and rockets. 
a)
Electrical Engineer
b)
Aerospace Engineer
c)
Mechanical Engineer
d)
Physics Engineer
11.

What does I.T. stand for?

a)

Information Trickery

b)

Installation Test

c)

Information Technology

d)

A scary clown

12.

Artificial organs are the result of biomedical engineering.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What level of education do you need to be an entry level engineer?

a)

Master

b)

Associate

c)

Bachelors

d)

Doctorate

14.

Which is not a way that engineers play a part in amusement parks?

a)

crowd control design

b)

roller coaster design

c)

lighting design

d)

maintenance of roller coasters

15.

What is the highest paying engineering field

a)

Petroleum Engineering

b)

Aerospace Engineering

c)

Chemical Engineering

d)

Electrical Engineering

16.

What does an aerospace engineer do?

a)

Design trains, tracks, and evaluate efficiency of depots

b)

Design automobiles

c)

Design aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles etc.

d)

Design cartoon characters

17.

What are the two concepts of aerospace engineering?

a)

Astro and Space Engineering

b)

Civil and Mechanical Engineering

c)

Space and Civil Engineering

d)

Astro and Aeronautical engineering

18.

When did aerospace engineering first appear in America?

a)

1950

b)

1940

c)

1960

d)

1930

19.

Which is not a leading institute for aerospace engineering?

a)

Duke

b)

MIT

c)

Georgia Institute of Technology

d)

US Naval Academy

20.

How much money does an aerospace engineer make(annually)?

a)

$103,000

b)

$107,000

c)

$110,000

d)

$97,000

21.

Which is a NEEDED degree to become an aerospace engineer ?

a)

High School Diploma

b)

Doctorate

c)

Masters

d)

Bachelors degree in Basketball(bak-sit-ball)

22.

What is the outlook for an aerospace engineer in the next 8 years?

a)

-10%

b)

+6%

c)

-5%

d)

+8%

23.

Which is not a leading company in aerospace engineering

a)

NASA

b)

Airbus

c)

Party Plane Engineering

d)

Boeing

24.

Which of the following disasters disasters are aerospace engineers responsible for?

a)

The titanic sinking

b)

Apollo 12

c)

The Challenger exploding

d)

Paul Walker crash