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Principles of Engineering Semester Exam

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of process do engineers use to design and create solutions to problems?

a)

Engineering design process

b)

Scientific method

c)

Trade-off process

d)

Trial-and-error process

2.

Which of the following are examples of engineering disciplines?

a)

Aerospace engineering, manufacturing engineering, and chemical engineering

b)

Materials engineering, electrical engineering, and civil engineering

c)

Mechanical engineering, biotechnical engineering, and computer engineering

d)

All of the above

3.

Engineers often work in teams and must be able to communicate and get along in order to work together successfully.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

____________________ engineering is considered the oldest of the engineering fields, as its principles have been used for thousands of years.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Aerospace

c)

Electrical

d)

Civil

5.

____________________ have had a major impact on humans affecting our environment, our financial system, and our society.

a)

Computers

b)

Highways

c)

Spacecraft

d)

Air Conditioning

6.

The first step in solving a problem is ____________________ the problem.

a)

Determining the origin of

b)

Creating a solution for the problem

c)

Testing and analyzing

d)

Defining

7.

Who is isaac newton?

a)

Artist

b)

Mathematician

c)

singer

d)

musician

8.

Manufacturing engineering focuses on designing and testing new materials and finding new ways to use existing materials.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Engineering at its fundamental level is _________________

a)

math

b)

science

c)

problem solving

d)

art

10.

What does STEM stand for?

a)

selective, touching, environmental, mechanical

b)

science, technology, engineering, math

c)

social, training, economical, mode

d)

seeing, touching, evaluating, manipulation

11.

The process of repeating the design process over and over again in known as:

a)

iteration

b)

refining

c)

repetition

12.

An Engineering Notebook is:

a)

a record of the design process

b)

a loose leaf binder with engineering notes

c)

an electric document detailing the design process

d)

a collection of records, loose leaf binders and electronic documents of the design process

13.

One of the first moving assembly lines was constructed at the Ford Motor Company in 1913.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Ideation is the generation of concepts or ideas to solve design problems.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Dimensions should always go inside of the sketches.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Each feature should by dimensioned only once.

a)

True

b)

False

17.
Which stage answers What will it look like? Will it be reliable? Will it be difficult to produce? 
a)
Stage 4: Brainstorm/ Generate Creative Ideas
b)
Stage 2: Define Working Criteria
c)
Stage 6: Develop and Test Models
18.
Which stage do the engineers decide which problem they intend to try to solve?
a)
Stage 3: Research and Gather Data 
b)
Stage 2: Define Working Criteria
c)
Stage 1: Identifying the Problem/Product Innovation 
19.

After building a paper airplane, you throw it and it immediately crashes. You realize that there is a major flaw in your design. What should be the next step?

a)

destroy the old airplane and start from scratch

b)

change the design and test it again

c)

use a different color paper

20.

An emergency-equipment company makes warning-signal flares. The company wants to redesign a flare so that it produces light for a longer period of time.

After the company thinks of ideas, what is the next step in the design process?

a)

Build a prototype

b)

Define the Problem

c)

Choose the best Solution

21.

What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process

a)

Build and Test

b)

Designing Solutions

c)

Define the Problem

d)

Present Solutions

22.
An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?
a)
Test the prototype.
b)
Make sketches of the prototype.
c)
Identify constraints.
d)
Collect and analyze the test results. 
23.

The design process is....

a)

a systematic way to rule out group ideas

b)

a ranking system where a score is given for categories

c)

a systematic method used by engineers to solve problems

24.

When you build your prototype it is really important to do this...

a)

Rebuild it

b)

Test it many times

c)

Present it

25.

When designing a solution you should also create this:

a)

A built selected model

b)

An assessment of your model

c)

A technical drawing

26.

Presenting your solution is like:

a)

Looking for flaws

b)

Pitching your sales idea

c)

Brainstorming

27.

What are the "Must-Haves" in a project or challenge called?

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraints

c)

Brainstorming

28.

Which step is most likely represented here?

a)

Define Problem

b)

Design A Solution

c)

Build and Test

29.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process do you learn from your mistakes and make your design better?

a)

ASK

b)

IMPROVE

c)

IMAGE

d)

CREATE

30.

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines or public works is a(n) ______________.

a)

client

b)

designer

c)

engineer

d)

builder

31.
What is the second step in the Engineering  Design process?
a)
Draw a diagram
b)
Brainstorm ideas
c)
Identify the constraints
d)
Test it Out!
32.
What is the third step in the Engineering Design process?
a)
Test it out
b)
Follow the plan
c)
Choose the best idea
d)
Make a plan
33.
Your car must be balloon powered
It must travel 3 meters
It must drive in a straight line and stay in the 24" wide lane.
a)
Criteria
b)
Constraints
34.
Build within your budget
You can only use materials given
You have two days to build
a)
Constraints
b)
Criteria
35.

How do you rotate view?

a)

Hold left mouse button.

b)

Hold right mouse button.

c)

Hold shift key.

d)

Scroll wheel.

36.

How do you pan the view? (move view without rotating)

a)

Hold left mouse button.

b)

Hold right mouse button.

c)

Click scroll wheel.

d)

Scroll up/down.

37.

How do you zoom in/out?

a)

Scroll wheel up/down.

b)

Hold left mouse button.

c)

Hold right mouse button.

d)

Up/down arrow keys.

38.

What is the name of the floor in Tinkercad?

a)

The ground.

b)

The square.

c)

The workplane.

d)

The surface.

39.

What button do you use to join or combine objects together?

a)

Ungroup

b)

Join

c)

Combine

d)

Group

40.

What tool would you use to center objects perfectly?

a)

Group

b)

Mirror

c)

Align

d)

Undo

41.

How do you get to your saved designs/dashboard?

a)

Click the TinkerCAD logo

b)

Refresh the page

c)

Ctrl+H

d)

Hit the back button

42.

What is located directly to the right of the workplane?

a)

Toolbar

b)

Shapes panel

c)

Navigation buttons

d)

Google Chrome buttons

43.

What button do you use on the mouse to orbit the workplane?

a)

Left Click

b)

Right Click

c)

Middle Click

d)

Spacebar

44.
How do you zoom in on Tinkercad?
a)
Spacebar
b)
Use the arrows on the keyboard
c)
Use the scroll wheel
d)
Right Click
45.

What does the Workplane most look like?

a)

looseleaf paper

b)

graph paper

c)

construction paper

d)

mirror

46.

How can you zoom in and out your design?

a)

Select the object and press the shift key

b)

Use + or - buttons or mouse scroll wheel

c)

Select the object and press the ctrl key

d)

Select the object and move around with the mouse

47.

How do you to start a design?

a)

Click "Create" in the home page

b)

Select an existing design twice

c)

Click "Tinker this"

d)

After logging in, click "Create New design"

48.
What keyboard shortcut allows you to duplicate objects?
a)
Ctrl+D
b)
Ctrl+P
c)
Ctrl+F
49.
A ____ is a full size working model.
a)
Invention
b)
Prototype
c)
Manufacturing
50.
What does CAD stand for?
a)
Computer Aided Design
b)
Computational Adding Desk
c)
Computer Automated Drive
51.
What file type should your object be in order to 3D print?
a)
.png
b)
.jpeg
c)
.obj
d)
.stl
52.
What is the process of making three dimensional solid objects (laying down material by layer) from a digital file? 
a)
Invention
b)
CNC Router
c)
3D Printing
d)
Manufacturing