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WorksheetsSTEM PRE-TEST
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does S.T.E.M. stand for?
Scenery, Time, Entertainment, Money
Seals, Tigers, Elephants, Monkeys
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
Scientists, Technician, Education, Mathematician
What is math?
using numbers
use of numbers to measure. a method to quantify our environment
numbers in patterns
addition, subtraction, and multiplication
What is engineering?
working on car engines
the process used to design technology to modify or observe our environment
designing engines
a method to make stuff
What is technology?
computers
created items meant to make it easier to modify or observe our environment
things made up of metal or plastic
phones & cars
What is science?
the study of life
a method to study & experiment
the study of stuff
the process we use to observe our environment & make conclusions
What is S.T.E.M.?
Science Technology Engineering Math
The use of Math & Engineering to c create the Technology needed to modify and observe our environment
A beam or truss bridge is supported by:
trees
metal rods
column or piers
wires
______ distribute the load (weight) at the end of an arch bridge.
abutment
piers
pillars
columns
Modern suspension bridges are characterized by a/an ____ shape cable pattern.
T
M
A
N
Which bridge design typically is the simplest and least expensive?
modern suspension
arch
beam/truss
cable-stayed
Which bridges design typically has the longest span?
modern suspension
beam/truss
arch
cable-stayed
____ is the force that acts to shorten the thing is is acting upon. It pushes force together or like squeezing it together.
force
gravity
tension
compression
_____ is the force that acts to expand or lengthen the thing isis acting upon. It is stretching the object and pulling the object apart.
force
compression
gravity
tension
Idenitify who is responsible for the design of bridges.
civil construction workers
civil engineers
civil bridge designers
civil scientists
Besides how they look, the main difference between the types of bridges is the ____they can safely span.
distance
design
weight
capacity
What is the difference between a control and a constant?
control & constant are the same thing
constant is selectively changed variable for observation while control always stays the same
control is selectively changed variable for observation while constant always stays the same
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
speed has direction unlike velocity
velocity has direction unlike speed
What equation is this?
Wave length equation
Mass equation
distance equation
speed equation
The push or pull on an object with mass causes it to change its velocity.
inertia
force
energy
STEM
"the ability to do work" is _____
force
energy
work
inertia
