WorksheetsWhat is Engineering?
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
All engineers
solve problems
work with bridges
work with computers
invent new technology
Which of the following is an engineer?
someone who designs books for publication
someone who designs apps for smartphones
someone who takes care of plants in a city park
someone who designs clothing for a fashion label
Which type of engineer would design a new water system for a city?
civil engineer
software engineer
electrical engineer
mechanical engineer
Which type of engineer develops computer programs
civil engineer
software engineer
electrical engineer
mechanical engineer
Which of these would a mechanical engineer do?
design a train station for a city
help clean up an oil spill in the ocean
build an escalator for the department store
troubleshoot problems with a new computer model
Who would help come up with ways to restore a coastline of a beach?
environmental engineer
electrical engineer
mechanical engineer
software engineer
The process engineers use is called the
engineering steps
mathematical method
engineering criteria project
engineering design process
NASA engineers are designing a robot to test the soil on Mars. Which of these describes a constraint?
the engineers test many prototypes
Mars is closer to the Sun than Earth
the robot takes rock samples from Mars
the spacecraft can only carry 100 pounds of extra weight
What would be considered a Fair Test of a prototype?
doing a lot of research to help solve a problem
changing one thing about a prototype after doing a test
designing an entirely different prototype after doing a test
designing two prototypes and testing them at the same time
Which of these describes an iteration?
knowing the constraints before starting to design a solution
identifying all aspects of a problem before starting to find solutions
coming up with several possible solutions before making a prototype
testing a prototype, making one change, then making an improved prototype
Once engineers design a working solution, iterate and improve, they...
communicate and share it
forget it and start over
keep it secret
destroy it
What is ALL technology?
anything created to help improve human's lives
electronics
inventions that make money
innovations that save lives
A need is something you desire in life.
True
False
A want is something you need to survive.
True
False
Something created for the first time is an
innovation.
invention.
Something that already existed but had an improvement added to it is an
invention.
innovation.
A result of a process is (two right answers)
a product
an output
an input
The quality of being correct is
precision.
accuracy.
The condition of being exact is
precision.
accuracy.
