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Dream Big: Engineering Our World

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wall of China was built of stone, wood and bricks and in one region it was also built with what secret ingredient?

a)

Sticky Rice

b)

Tree Trunks

c)

Chopsticks

d)

Chow Mein

e)

All of the above.

2.

What is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Burj Khalifa in Dubai

b)

Willis Tower in Chicago

c)

One World Trade Center in New York

d)

Shanghai Tower in China

3.

What is the second tallest building in the world? Hint: The wind engineering for this building was featured in the film.

a)

Shanghai Tower in Shanghai

b)

Burj Khalifa in Dubai

c)

Willis Tower in Chicago

d)

One World Trade Center in New York

4.

What is the largest human-made structure ever built? Hint: it was built 2000 years ago.

a)

Suspension bridge

b)

The Pyramids

c)

Great Wall of China

d)

Eiffel Tower

5.

What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

a)

Truss bridge

b)

Cantilever bridge

c)

Suspension Bridge

d)

Cable-stayed bridge

6.

What is the Engineering Design Process?

List these items in the correct order:

Test it

Think about the Problem

Build it

Do it again

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7.

What is an example of a renewable energy source?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Solar

d)

All of the Above

8.

Engineers are constantly looking for ways to bring natural daylight into buildings because it saves power and fuel. What is this concept called?

a)

Daylighting

b)

Nightlighting

c)

Switchlighting

d)

Sun Rooms

9.

The goal of this type of engineering is to protect tall buildings from swaying back and forth and to withstand the force of nature. What is the name of this kind of engineering?

a)

Wind engineering

b)

Solar engineering

c)

Mechanical engineering

10.

How many carbon emissions does an electric car emit into Earth's atmosphere?

a)

10,000

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

zero