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PLTW Engineering and Technology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something required to survive is called a ________________.

a)

need

b)

want

c)

tool

2.

Something that is desired or wished for is called a ________________.

a)

need

b)

want

c)

tool

3.

_____________________ uses scientific, technological, and mathematical knowledge to solve practical problems.

a)

Technology

b)

Science

c)

Engineering

d)

Design Process

4.

To develop a new product, system, or process that has never existed before is called ______________.

a)

invent

b)

innovate

c)

create

5.

To improve an existing technological product, system or method is called ____________________.

a)

invent

b)

innovation

c)

create

6.

The first step of the Design Process is _________________________.

a)

Generate Concepts

b)

Design Solution

c)

Define Problem

7.

The second step of the Design Process is ______________________________.

a)

Generate Concepts

b)

Define Problem

c)

Evaluate Solution

8.

The third step of the Design Process is ___________________________.

a)

Generate Concepts

b)

Design Solution

c)

Evaluate Solution

9.

The fourth step of the Design Process is _________________________.

a)

Build and Test

b)

Design Solution

c)

Present Solution

10.

The fifth step of the Design Process is ____________________________.

a)

Evaluate Solution

b)

Present Solution

c)

Build and Test

11.

The last step of the Design Process is _______________________________.

a)

Evaluate Solution

b)

Present Solution

c)

Define Problem

12.

The Design Process step where you research past solutions and brainstorm new ideas is ______________________________.

a)

Generate Concepts

b)

Define Problem

c)

Present Solution

13.

The Design Process step where you create sketches and drawings is ____________________________________.

a)

Generate Concepts

b)

Design Solution

c)

Evaluate Solution

14.

The Design Process step where we evaluate the prototype and make recommendations is ______________________________.

a)

Build and Test

b)

Present Solution

c)

Evaluate Solution

15.

The Design Process step where we make a formal presentation to an audience is __________________________________.

a)

Present Solution

b)

Define Problem

c)

Design (Develop) Solution

16.

What type of engineer builds roads and bridges?

a)

electrical engineer

b)

mechanical engineer

c)

civil engineer

d)

agricultural engineer

17.

What type of engineer creates bikes and cars?

a)

mechanical engineer

b)

software engineer

c)

biomedical engineer

d)

industrial engineer

18.

What type of engineer designs airplanes and rockets?

a)

agricultural engineer

b)

aerospace engineer

c)

electrical engineer

d)

robotics engineer

19.

What type of engineer designs factories?

a)

mining engineer

b)

structural engineer

c)

industrial engineer

d)

chemical engineer

20.

What type of STEM professional creates our designed world?

a)

mathematicians

b)

scientists

c)

engineers

d)

technologists

21.

What type of STEM professional investigates our natural world?

a)

mathematicians

b)

scientists

c)

engineers

d)

technologists

22.

What type of STEM professional uses numbers and symbols to solve problems?

a)

mathematicians

b)

scientists

c)

engineers

d)

technologists

23.

What type of STEM professional applies science and math to designs?

a)

mathematicians

b)

scientists

c)

engineers

d)

technologists

24.

Products or ideas that are made better are

a)

invention

b)

innovation

c)

project

d)

needs

25.

Products or ideas that have never existed before are

a)

inventions

b)

innovations

c)

fake

d)

wants