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Engineering Systems Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

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.

Which step of the design process includes "Brainstorming"?

a)

Define problem

b)

Generate concepts

c)

Build a prototype

4.

After building a paper airplane, you throw it and it immediately crashes. You realize that there is a major flaw in your design. What should be the next step?

a)

destroy the old airplane and start from scratch

b)

change the design and test it again

c)

use a different color paper

5.

When designing a new product for the user, what things must you keep in mind?

a)

none of these

b)

what your user is interested in.

c)

users needs, interests, and concerns.

d)

users needs only.

6.

Engineer Problems can be solved using ...

a)

A system

b)

A machine

c)

A structure

d)

All of the above

7.
Electric cars could reduce
a)
urban pollution
b)
greenhouse gas emissions
c)
both answers
d)
neither answer
8.
How do electric cars work?
a)
batteries power an electric motor which turns the wheels
b)
electricity powers a gas engine
c)
nobody knows
d)
it has a long extension cord
9.
_______  _______ are more efficient than batteries.
a)
flux capacitors
b)
fuel cells
c)
gas engines
d)
none of the above
10.
Electric cars have zero emissions IF
a)
they run on batteries
b)
the electricity that powers the batteries is made with clean energy sources
c)
fossil fuels power the electric plants that power the batteries
d)
they always have zero emissions
11.
A hybrid electric car
a)
uses batteries only
b)
uses fuel cells and batteries
c)
uses batteries and gasoline
d)
uses fuel cells only
12.

why are electric cars bad?

a)

because you can't dispose their batteries

b)

because they don't eat cows

c)

because they're really slow

d)

because there batteries are bad

13.

A battery that turns stored chemical energy into electrical energy is called ________

a)

Wet cell Battery

b)

Dry cell Battery

c)

Zinc Battery

d)

Graphite Battery

14.

A battery _________ when the chemical reaction stops creating electrons.

a)

dies

b)

blows up

c)

changes color

d)

melts

15.

What is a parallel circuit?

a)

a continuous loop

b)

a circuit with one path

c)

a circuit with multiple branches for each individual appliance or light

16.

Describe a series circuit.

a)

a circuit that has multiple branches

b)

a circuit that has one path

c)

a circuit that dead ends after a light bulb

17.

What type of circuit is this an image of?

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

18.

In this image is a...

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

19.
Which of the following can work as an energy source?
a)
Battery
b)
Light bulb
c)
Wire
d)
All of them
20.

Speeding up and slowing down are changes in

Choose all that apply.

a)

velocity

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

21.

The starting speed of a car is called its speed.

a)

initial speed

b)

beginning speed

c)

fastest

d)

slowest

22.

This symbol represent which part of a circuit?

a)

Light globe

b)

Switch

c)

Connecting Wire

d)

Battery

23.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
24.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
25.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

Stored energy.

b)

The energy of motion.

c)

Stored in the height of an object.

d)

The stretching of elastic materials.

26.
Which word describes a push or pull on an object?
a)
Position
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Mass
d)
Force
27.

How many Laws of Motion did Isaac Newton Create?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

28.

In Newton's first Law of Motion, an object at rest will ___________.

a)

defy gravity

b)

want to move

c)

remain at rest

d)

Go to the Moon!

29.

According to Newton's Second Law of Motion, an object in motion will _________.

a)

Stay in motion

b)

want to stop right away

c)

spontaneously combust

d)

Go to the Moon!

30.

According to Newtons Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite _________.

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

reaction

31.
Gears are sometimes called
a)
COGS
b)
WHEELS 
32.
BIG gears are used for
a)
More turning power (torque)
b)
More rotational speed
33.
Engineers often pair little gears with big gears to 
a)
Increase speed
b)
Increase torque
34.
Gears spin in 
a)
Opposite direction
b)
Same direction
35.
What is the gear ratio of a gear train with a big gear of 48 teeth and a little gear of 12 teeth?
a)
1:4
b)
1:3
36.

An example of an INPUT in an electrical circuit is a:

a)

Switch

b)

Battery

c)

Motor

d)

Electrical wiring

37.

What controls the flow of electrical current in a circuit?

a)

Battery

b)

Volt meter

c)

Switch

d)

Amps

38.

The transformed energy (kinetic) resulting from a closed circuit is refer to as:

a)

Process

b)

Control

c)

Input

d)

Output

39.

The device used to measure voltage is called a:

a)

Micrometer

b)

Macrometer

c)

Multimeter

d)

Massmeter

40.

Is the unit of resistance.

a)

Om

b)

Ohm

c)

OMS

d)

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