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WorksheetsScience review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is _____
a)
a builder
b)
a solver
c)
a scientist
d)
an engineer
2.
A plan produced to show the workings of an object, before it's built, is called _____
a)
a design
b)
a project
c)
a prototype
d)
an idea
3.
Where is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
a)
Vancouver, British Columbia
b)
Tampa Bay, Florida
c)
St. Louis, Missouri
d)
San Francisco, California
4.
Someone who designs and constructs buildings, roads and bridges is called _____
a)
a civil engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
5.
Someone who designs circuits, computer chips and microwave ovens is called _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
6.
Henry Ford was _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
7.
Someone that solves problems involving tools, engines and machines is _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a mechanical engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
8.
Marissa Mayer is the president of the Internet company Yahoo and is also _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
9.
Someone that solves problems by writing programs on a computer is _____
a)
an electrical engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
10.
No matter what kind of engineer someone is, their job at its most basic level is _____
a)
studying
b)
research
c)
problem-solving
d)
learning
11.
Someone that designs and constructs planes and spacecraft is _____
a)
a software engineer
b)
a civil engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
12.
When they're trying to solve a problem, engineers follow a series of _____
a)
steps
b)
problems
c)
solutions
d)
tests
13.
When solving problems, the series of steps that engineers follow is called _____
a)
the engineering method
b)
the engineering process
c)
the engineering problem
d)
the scientific method
14.
Before you can solve a problem, the first thing you have to do is _____
a)
define the problem
b)
design your solution
c)
build a protoype
d)
test your solution
15.
In the 1800s, an engineer named Alexander Graham Bell invented _____
a)
the telegraph
b)
the telephone
c)
the television
d)
the telescope
16.
Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
17.
The chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel invented _____
a)
TNT
b)
dynamite
c)
ANFO
d)
plastic explosives
18.
After your research is done, this is where you _____
a)
define the problem
b)
develop a possible solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
19.
In which step would you most likely get to draw?
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
20.
Gustave Eiffel, who designed the famous Eiffel Tower in France, was _____
a)
a civil engineer
b)
a software engineer
c)
an aerospace engineer
d)
a chemical engineer
21.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
22.
To see if it works like they want it to, engineers need to _____
a)
do their research
b)
design their solution
c)
define their problem
d)
test their solution
23.
A lot of time and brainpower goes into the very last step: _____
a)
evaluating your solutions
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
24.
Who tested prototypes for years while inventing modern air conditioning?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Alfred Nobel
c)
Gustave Eiffel
d)
Willis Carrier
25.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
26.
The step of identifying a problem to solve is called _____
a)
solving a problem
b)
defining a problem
c)
creating a problem
d)
postponing a problem
27.
When engineers define success, they do it in relation to _____
a)
their chances of graduating
b)
the size of the bonus check
c)
the problem they're trying to solve
d)
an amount of macaroni and cheese
28.
Something an engineer designs or builds to solve a problem is called _____
a)
a bridge
b)
a problem
c)
a solution
d)
research
29.
A safe solution to not being able to see at night was _____
a)
the refrigerator
b)
light bulbs
c)
an open flame
d)
the telephone
30.
Identifying the criteria for a successful solution can be done using _____
a)
a tent
b)
a checklist
c)
a calculator
d)
a prototype
31.
What does Sabrina have to help her get to the other side of the canyon?
a)
Superman's secret lair
b)
a bridge
c)
a hang glider
d)
a tent
32.
What does Sabrina plan to build using pieces from her tent?
a)
a bridge
b)
Superman's cape
c)
a hang glider
d)
a boat
33.
The most successful solution is one that _____
a)
can be easily completed
b)
meets all of the criteria
c)
can be quickly completed
d)
uses the fewest resources
34.
The solution that meets all or most of the criteria is the one that engineers will _____
a)
publish on the internet
b)
attempt to design
c)
discard
d)
post on YouTube
35.
Engineering always starts with _____
a)
a problem that needs to be solved
b)
research that needs to be done
c)
a prototype that needs to be built
d)
a prototype that needs to be tested
36.
What was Bell's solution to the problem of long distance communication?
a)
the hearing aid
b)
the mobile phone
c)
the smartphone
d)
the telephone
37.
The step of identifying a problem to solve is called _____
a)
solving a problem
b)
defining a problem
c)
creating a problem
d)
postponing a problem
38.
When engineers define success, they do it in relation to _____
a)
their chances of graduating
b)
the size of the bonus check
c)
the problem they're trying to solve
d)
an amount of macaroni and cheese
39.
Something an engineer designs or builds to solve a problem is called _____
a)
a bridge
b)
a problem
c)
a solution
d)
research
40.
A safe solution to not being able to see at night was _____
a)
the refrigerator
b)
light bulbs
c)
an open flame
d)
the telephone
41.
Identifying the criteria for a successful solution can be done using _____
a)
a tent
b)
a checklist
c)
a calculator
d)
a prototype
42.
What does Sabrina have to help her get to the other side of the canyon?
a)
Superman's secret lair
b)
a bridge
c)
a hang glider
d)
a tent
43.
What does Sabrina plan to build using pieces from her tent?
a)
a bridge
b)
Superman's cape
c)
a hang glider
d)
a boat
44.
The most successful solution is one that _____
a)
can be easily completed
b)
meets all of the criteria
c)
can be quickly completed
d)
uses the fewest resources
45.
The solution that meets all or most of the criteria is the one that engineers will _____
a)
publish on the internet
b)
attempt to design
c)
discard
d)
post on YouTube
46.
Engineering always starts with _____
a)
a problem that needs to be solved
b)
research that needs to be done
c)
a prototype that needs to be built
d)
a prototype that needs to be tested
47.
What was Bell's solution to the problem of long distance communication?
a)
the hearing aid
b)
the mobile phone
c)
the smartphone
d)
the telephone
48.
An engineer is a person who designs and builds things to _____
a)
fly across canyons
b)
solve specific problems
c)
get a bonus check
d)
communicate across long distances
49.
The series of steps that engineers use to guide them is called _____
a)
the scientific method
b)
the design thinking process
c)
the engineering process
d)
the scientific 7-step process
50.
As was previously decided, what was one possible way to traverse the gap?
a)
build a hang glider
b)
walk across the bridge
c)
climb into the canyon
d)
swim across the river
51.
When confronted with a problem, we should try to come up with _____
a)
a single solution
b)
a prototype
c)
a fun solution
d)
more than one solution
52.
How might Sabrina use balloons in the solution to her problem?
a)
they can decorate the tent
b)
they can carry her over the gorge
c)
they can be used to celebrate a birthday
d)
they can propel her as they deflate
53.
Balloons might lift the tent, much like they lifted characters in the movie _____
a)
Mary Poppins
b)
Inside Out
c)
Up
d)
Frozen
54.
As a solution to her problem, Sabrina proposed using the umbrella _____
a)
as a boat to float on the river
b)
to stop the rain from above
c)
to float or fly across the gorge
d)
as a grappling hook
55.
Using an umbrella to fly worked for _____
a)
Dumbo
b)
Tinker Bell
c)
Buzz Lightyear
d)
Mary Poppins
56.
We don't know if a proposed solution will actually work until _____
a)
the development stage
b)
the designing stage
c)
the testing stage
d)
the evaluating stage
57.
Usually, how many potential ways are there to solve any given problem?
a)
none
b)
one
c)
a few
d)
many
58.
A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is called _____
a)
a surveyor
b)
a scientist
c)
a technologist
d)
an engineer
59.
The engineering process is a series of steps used to guide engineers as they work toward _____
a)
problems
b)
a solution
c)
solutions
d)
prototypes
60.
For a single problem, engineers always brainstorm _____
a)
a quick solution
b)
the easiest solution
c)
a single solution
d)
more than one solution
61.
A quality of an idea that is regarded as good or beneficial is known as _____
a)
a solution
b)
a strength
c)
a con
d)
a flaw
62.
A quality of an idea that is regarded as a disadvantage or fault is known as _____
a)
a solution
b)
a strength
c)
a weakness
d)
a virtue
63.
The balloon-powered air lift requires materials we don't have, like _____
a)
Carl and Russell
b)
a helium tank
c)
a propellor
d)
an umbrella
64.
As an engineer, it's important to _____
a)
be bold
b)
think quickly
c)
think big
d)
be like Spock
65.
What type of solutions won't work for real engineers?
a)
pretend solutions
b)
real solutions
c)
quick solutions
d)
easy solutions
66.
Before they actually let someone try the hang glider solution, engineers would _____
a)
test it many, many times
b)
test it once
c)
publish it
d)
post it to YouTube
67.
Of the proposed solutions, which one had the most strengths and fewest weaknesses?
a)
the balloon-powered air lift
b)
floating with the umbrella
c)
building a hang-glider
d)
giving up
68.
If for some reason the hang glider didn't work, the engineer would _____
a)
give up
b)
try floating with the umbrella
c)
try the balloon powered air-lift
d)
come up with more possible solutions
69.
Even though the hang glider might not end up being the winning solution, it's currently _____
a)
the best of the options
b)
the cheapest of the options
c)
the easiest of the options
d)
the quickest of the options
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