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engineering

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
2.
When they're trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of _____
a)
steps
b)
problems
c)
solutions
d)
tests
3.
A plan produced to show the workings of an object before it is built or made
a)
solution
b)
design
c)
prototype
d)
iterative process
4.
A simple machine that allows you to test your design.
a)
solution
b)
design
c)
prototype
d)
iterative process
5.

What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Testing Solutions

b)

Designing Solutions

c)

Identifying the Problem

d)

Planning Solutions

6.

What determines whether or not engineering solutions are successful?

a)

If it stays within the constraints and meets the criteria

b)

If it looks cool

c)

If it makes the most money

d)

if it uses the most technology

7.
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. 
8.

It is important to build a ___________ so that you can perform tests to see if it works before building your final design.

a)

drawing

b)

report

c)

design brief

d)

prototype

9.

Which two answers best describes criteria?

a)

how the model could fail

b)

the limits of the model

c)

what the model must look like

d)

what the model must do

10.

Which of the following is a model that allows you to test your design?

a)

solution

b)

design

c)

prototype

d)

failure point

11.

What is the main goal of the design process?

a)

To write reports

b)

To make things

c)

To make charts and graphs

d)

To find solutions to problems

12.

Why do engineers follow the design process?

a)

To find solutions to real life problems

b)

To understand how Earth formed

c)

To practice making measurements

d)

To use the same solution for every problem

13.

How did these students solve the problem of how to get in and out of their tree house?

a)

They built a rope ladder.

b)

They built steps on the tree trunk.

c)

They climbed branches to reach the tree house.

d)

They built it low so they can reach it from the ground

14.

Which two answers best describes criteria?

a)

how the model could fail

b)

the limits of the model

c)

what the model must look like

d)

what the model must do

15.

Which of the following is a model that allows you to test your design?

a)

solution

b)

design

c)

prototype

d)

failure point

16.

What is the main goal of the design process?

a)

To write reports

b)

To make things

c)

To make charts and graphs

d)

To find solutions to problems

17.

Why do engineers follow the design process?

a)

To find solutions to real life problems

b)

To understand how Earth formed

c)

To practice making measurements

d)

To use the same solution for every problem