WorksheetsSTEMD Academy Quiz
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 31mins
What Does STEM stand for?
Science, Transistors, engineering and math?
Students, Teachers, engineers, and mathematicians
Science, technology, engineering, math
Service, teaching, engineering, medics
Who is the assistant principal of the STEMD Academy?
Mr. Escobales
Mrs. Discko
Mrs. Miner
Mr. Carroll
Where is the STEMD Academy admin suite located?
Room 211 (across from the library)
Downstairs by the nurse
In the main office
In Student Activities
How many science credits do you need to graduate?
3
4
2
1
What percentage of STEMD Academy students are female?
16%
50%
22%
3%
Which of these scientists discovered that germs cause disease?
Louis Pasteur
Jane Goodall
Albert Einstein
Linus Pauling
Which of these scientists discovered gravity?
Isaac Newton
Richard Feynman
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Stephen Hawking is an expert in which of these areas?
Primates
Genetics
Black holes
Germs
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?
Rachel Carson
Ada Lovelace
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Who was the first woman to go to space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Kalpana Chawla
Ellen Ochoa
Sally Ride
Who developed the signal flares that are still used by the U.S. Navy?
Esther Conwell
Beatrice Hicks
Beulah Louise Henry
Martha Coston
What woman became the first girl on the Iranian Mathematical Olympics team?
Hypatia
Maryam Mirzakhani
Shakuntala Devi
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Who invented signal hopping, which was a precursor to wi-fi, GPS, and bluetooth?
Hertha Ayrton
Emily Warren Roebling
Edith Clark
Hedy Lamar
Who is known as the inventor of the first compiler? (A compiler is a program that translates programming code to machine language).
Grace Hopper
Anita Borg
Adele Goldstine
Marsha Rhea Williams
Who has been nicknamed “the mother of the internet”?
Evelyn Boyd Granville
Beatrice Helen Worsley
Radia Perlman
Carol Shaw
These STEM pros study life in the ocean and other saltwater environments.
Ocean Engineer
Marine Biologist
Archaeologist
Zoologist
A __________ scientist tests all evidence from a crime scene
Forensic
Data
Agricultural
Investigator
Someone who works with patients who have health issues due to immune system problems.
Geochemist
Biochemist
Geneologist
Immunologist
A water __________ analyses and maintains the quality of water.
Biologist
Chemist
Physicist
Investigator
Neil armstrong landed on the moon in...
August 1971
June 1975
July 1969
September 1968
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
The moon
About how old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years
2.6 billion years
1 trillion years
3 billion years
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Cell membrane
Glucose
NaCl is the chemical formula of what common substance?
Salt
Lead
Chlorine
Ammonia
How long can an Emperor Penguin stay underwater for?
41 minutes
27 minutes
12 minutes
1.5 hours
What is bioluminescence?
Lights shown in ocean water
Squid ink
Light produced by a chemical reaction within a living organism
The amount of energy the ocean exerts
An animal that eats both plants and animals is called?
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
What do you call a mathematician who specializes in the field of geometry?
Geogmagician
Geometer
Geomatician
What is a very basic machine that consists of rope and a wheel?
Tripwire
Pulley
Wheel-o
An object that's moving in a straight line will likely keep moving in a straight line thanks to _______.
Inertia
Fat
Electricity
What's the name of force that causes resistance when two surfaces slide against one another?
Torque
Potential Energy
Friction
In the realm of statistics, what's an "outlier"?
an over-performing equation
a random number
a data point that's very different from other observations
Seismology is the study of _____.
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
Cultures and Religions
What's the number on the bottom of a fraction?
Quotient
Denominator
Integer
Finish the Lyrics: Keep change flip, yeah that’s the action …
Everybody’s gonna know how we’re add up the fractions
Everybody’s gonna know how we’re dividing fractions
Everybody’s gonna know how we’re multiplying fractions
What is the smallest?
Dust
Atom
Proton
Neutron
What fruit helped Issac Newton discover gravity?
Apple
Peach
Orange
Strawberry
Finish the Lyrics: Two plus Two is Four…?
No more math-ing, i’m rapping
Minus one, that's three, quick maths.
Plus 4 is 12
Which one is the fastest?
Sound
Usain Bolt
Light
A cheetah
What is mean (of numbers)?
The average of numbers in a data set
Cutting the line
The highest number in a data set
What degrees fahrenheit is it equal to 0 degrees celsius?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
12 degrees Fahrenheit
-32 degrees fahrenheit
0 degrees fahrenheit
In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
What why where
When who walrus
World wide wisdom
Which of the following device is mostly associated with automation?
NC machine
flexible manufacturing
computer graphics workstation
robots
Which of the following software performs the data entry, design, analysis, drafting, and manufacturing functions?
graphics software
programming software
operating software
application software
Why are designs periodically modified?
to strive for zero-based rejection and waste
to make products easier and faster to manufacture
to improve product performance
all of the these
The U.S is experiencing a serious shortage of
postal workers
taxi drivers
skilled trades workers
doctors
A skilled tradesperson may
build something
repair something
install something
all of these
The average salary for a skilled trades job in CT is
$25,000 per year
$32,000 per year
$44,000 per year
$51,000 per year
Depending on the trade, a person can gain entry level skills to work in the trades by
attending community college
entering an apprenticeship
attending an adult education or state program
all of these
Having a skill that is in demand can be equal to or better than having a four-year degree.
True
False
An apprenticeship is when a person learns a trade on the job as they work for an experienced craftsman.
True
False
After any suspension or chassis work, a vehicle needs what?
an alignment
a pat on the taillights and a "good job"
tire rebalancing
new tires
What are the telltale signs of internal transmission issues?
Black transmission fluid, burned fluid smell and sticky transmission fluid
Bright red transmission fluid
Smooth-feeling transmission fluid
Overheating, stalling and electrical issues
Transmission fluid has three main functions. What are they?
Lubricate, clean, and provide hydraulic pressure
Flow, flush and clear
It only has two functions.
Pressurize, shift, and reverse
Welders use electrical currents to produce the power that welds the metal together. A.C. and D.C are two types of welding currents. What do these terms represent?
Attracting Current and Detracting Current
Alter Current and Dominating Current
Alternating Current and Direct Current
After Crushing and Done Crushing
To become a journeyman welder, you have to know the structure of metal. What is the term used to describe the study of metal?
Metal knowledge
The knowledge of metal
Metal know-how
Metallurgy
It deals with the study of technology associated wtih the design, manufacturing, application and operation of robots.
Mechatronics
Robotics
Automation
Manufacturing
This field of engineering is interested in the safety of people, animals and ecosystems.
Sanitary
Environmental
Agricultural
Biological
This type of engineer may design pharmaceuticals, food products, detergents, plastics, paints, petroleum products, and other substances.
Medical
Mechanical
Chemical
Genetic
A structural engineer might
design a skyscraper
design a storefront layout
design house interiors
design cityscapes
This type of engineering is involved in developing products such as radiation therapy for cancer patients
Nuclear
Chemical
Medical
Genetic
An electrical engineer might design
a computer circuit board
a tunnel
an ore extracting device
a space exploration probe
