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Engineering 101

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Engineers are responsible for:

a)

technology

b)

designing everyday items

c)

clever creations

d)

all listed

2.

Engineers don't need to study math.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is NOT an example of approaching the Blob with a scientific mind?

a)

See how the Blob responds to being poked.

b)

Study how the Blob moves.

c)

Throw the Blob in the trash.

d)

Analyze the chemical structure of the Blob.

4.

What do scientists do?

a)

Make things explode.

b)

hang out in labs and drink coffee.

c)

Ask questions about the world around us.

5.

What do Engineers do?

a)

Make things explode.

b)

hang out in labs and drink coffee.

c)

Ask questions about the work around us.

d)

Take the answers scientists find and solve problems.

6.

Building a snowman could be considered engineering.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

_______ was the first type of Engineering.

a)

Paper Engineering

b)

Civil Engineering

c)

Military Engineering

d)

Biomechanical Engineering

8.

Military engineering included building and designing military works such as:

a)

catapults

b)

trebuchets

c)

siege towers

d)

all of these

9.

Civil Engineering started in:

a)

the 12th century

b)

the 18th century

c)

2020

d)

2000 BCE

10.

Civil engineering is building: (choose all that apply)

a)

highways

b)

bridges

c)

robots

d)

cities

11.

Mechanical engineering focuses on:

a)

machines, mechanical systems like robots or engines.

b)

flowers and photosynthesis

c)

hydrophoresis and agoraphobia

d)

ice cream and sprinkles

12.

_______ engineering deals with devices and systems ranging from microchips and cell phones, to power plants that supply energy to cities.

a)

Civil

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electrical

d)

Chemical

13.

_______ engineering would deal with things like refining oil or distilling alcohol, food preservatives and flavoring, medicine and the environment.

a)

Civil

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electrical

d)

Chemical

14.

There are ONLY 4 types of Engineering.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Engineering is NOT

a)

building

b)

destroying

c)

problem solving

d)

designing