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Study guide for SLO test

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call a person who develops/invents new products?

(a)  

2.

What is technology?

(a)  

3.

A limit to the design process is called a constraint.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What purpose do the engineering notebooks serve?

(a)  

5.

We use these to rank different ideas and choose the best one based on a set of criteria.

(a)  

6.

Why do we sketch our ideas?

(a)  

7.

What is the first step in the design process?

(a)  

8.

What is the last step in the design process?

(a)  

9.

If I fail to compare everyone's ideas (using a decision matrix) and decide to just go with my idea, which step am I forgetting in the design process?

(a)  

10.

When we are defining the problem, we generally use a (a)   .

11.

What is the purpose of a simple machine?

(a)  

12.

Which of these is a simple machine?

a)

diameter

b)

wedge

c)

lever

d)

accelerator

13.

Which of these is a simple machine?

a)

pulley

b)

torque

c)

screw

d)

force

14.

A wheelbarrow is and example of a complex machine. Which two simple machines make this complex machine?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

screw

15.

A pair of scissors is also a complex machine. What two simple machines make this complex machine?

a)

Lever

b)

wedge

c)

pulley

d)

wheel and axle

16.

Which of the following are rules for dimensioning?

a)

Dimensions should not be duplicated

b)

Do not dimension to hidden lines if at all possible

c)

Dimensioning through a sketch is permitted if you need to

d)

A circle should be dimensioned to its diameter

17.

Which of the following is NOT a rule for dimensioning?

a)

Circles are dimensioned to their diameter

b)

Arcs are dimensioned to their radius

c)

All dimensions should be on the border

d)

Do not over-dimension

18.

When we are looking at gears, going from a small gear to a large gear increases (a)  

19.

When looking at gears, going from a large gear to a small gear increases (a)   .

20.

Torque is the same thing as (a)   it is just in a circular direction.

21.

If gears are meshed they move in (a)   .

22.

On a bicycle, the input is _______ and the output is ______.

(a)  

23.

On a toaster the input is _______ and the output is _______.

(a)  

24.

What type of sketch shows the "street view" of an object, or how we see it with our eyes?

(a)  

25.

What type of sketch shows lines drawn 30 degrees off a horizontal base?

(a)  

26.

What type of sketch shows the top, front, and right side of an object?

(a)  

27.

What is the precedence of lines, in other words, what is most important to least important if you have to choose?

(a)