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Engineering Final (Process)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What step means to share your solution with others?

a)

Identify the Problem

b)

Ideate

c)

Evaluate

d)

Communicate

2.

Engineers realize that their prototype does not work after testing it several times. What must they do next?

a)

Make iterations or improvements

b)

Communicate the Design

c)

Select the Plan

d)

Test it more

3.

What is the study and collecting of information about something?

a)

Communicate

b)

Constraints

c)

Ideate

d)

Research

4.

The process that is created to meet a need or solve a problem is the....

a)

Critical Thinking Process

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Engineering Design Process

d)

Mathematical Method

5.

What should you do after you Identify the Problem?

a)

Improve the Prototype

b)

Make a Prototype

c)

Research the Problem

d)

Test the Prototype

6.

In which step of the Engineering Design Process do you experiment with the prototype and collect data?

a)

Test

b)

Improve or Iterate

c)

Select the Plan

d)

Ideate

7.

What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Select the Plan

b)

Define the Problem

c)

Communicate

d)

Test

8.

If your design doesn't work, you must go back and improve your prototype. What step is this in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Communicate

b)

Research

c)

Define the Problem

d)

Iterate

9.

What step of the Engineering Design Process do you talk about different ideas?

a)

Ideate

b)

Identify the Problem

c)

Prototype

d)

Communicate

10.

What are the "criteria" in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

All the factors that will not work

b)

All the factors that make the solution expensive

c)

All the factors that limit the solution

d)

All the factors the solution must have

11.

What is a "constraint" in the Engineering Design Process?

a)

All the factors that make the solution harmful

b)

All the factors that make the solution expensive

c)

All the factors that limit a solution

d)

All the factors that make the solution better

12.

You can improve your prototype by

a)

Thinking about what worked well and what doesn't

b)

Share your prototype and get feedback from others

c)

Brainstorm ideas of how to fix the problems

d)

All of the above

13.

The last step of the Engineering Design Process is

a)

Prototype

b)

Identify the Problem

c)

Ideate

d)

Communicate

14.

Why is it important that multiple people be included in the

brainstorming process?

a)

More ideas are uncovered

b)

Different backgrounds will allow for different ideas to take shape

c)

It creates ownership of all members on a team

d)

All of the above

15.
What is the main goal of the design process?
a)
To write reports
b)
To make things
c)
To make charts and graphs
d)
To find solutions to problems
16.

You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution isn't working at all. What should you do?

a)

Add more tape

b)

Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution

c)

Blame your partner

d)

Keep going and hope it will be ok

17.

Elijah, Anika, and Mia are working on a school project. They are using the engineering design process. This process can be used to:

a)

Design a model of a physical product like a bridge or a car

b)

Design a process like how to efficiently complete their project

c)

Improve existing inventions like making a more efficient model of a wind turbine

d)

All of the above

18.

Zoe, Aiden, and Harper are working on a school project. They have created a prototype. This prototype is...

a)

A working model of their project to be tested

b)

A general idea of what they want to create

c)

A way to share their results

d)

The final product of their project

19.

General precautions are:

a)

Report any situation that is unsafe

b)

Warn other that are in danger

c)

Always use PPE

d)

All of the above

20.
Which of the following statements are NOT true about practicing safety? 
a)
ensures your safety
b)
ensures the safety of others around
c)
is not always necessary
21.

Which clothing items SHOULD be worn while in the lab?

a)

loose clothing

b)

hair ties to tie back long hair

c)

long, dangling scarves

d)

close-toed shoes

e)

safety goggles

22.

When is it appropriate to use lab equipment without the instructor present?

a)

When you know how to use the tool

b)

When you know your instructor wouldn’t mind if you used it

c)

When older students, who have used the equipment before, are there to supervise you

d)

Never

23.

What is the correct way to hold a sharp object?

a)

With the sharp point facing downward toward the ground

b)

With the sharp point facing upward toward your body

c)

With the sharp point facing to the right

d)

With the sharp point facing to the left

24.

Pretend that you worked on a project in which you left sawdust and wood shavings on the table.

What should you do?

a)

Wipe the sawdust off of the table with your hands.

b)

Leave the sawdust for the custodian to clean up.

c)

Wear gloves and pick up each piece of wood and sawdust individually.

d)

Use a bench brush or hand broom to sweep the wood shavings into a dustpan.

25.

Match the following

a)

Constraint

1.

Challenges that may get in the way of the solution.

b)

Criteria

2.

What needs to be done to solve the problem.

c)

Scenario

3.

The description of the Problem

26.

Match the following

a)

Problem

1.

The question that needs to be considered, answered, or solved.

b)

Research

2.

To gather information about your problem.

c)

Brainstorm

3.

To develop multiple solutions.

d)

Solution

4.

The answer to a problem of the explanation for something.

27.

Match the following

a)

Prorotype

1.

Making a test model that contains only the important design features.

b)

Test

2.

Seeing if the solution works.

c)

Communicate

3.

To share information with others, discuss.

d)

Redesign

4.

To make a revision or change to your original design.

28.

Which of these is an example of iterative testing?

a)

A scientist collecting the same data every day

b)

Kanye West designing a single pair of shoes

c)

Edison designing over 3000 lightbulbs before landing on one

d)

Sardines swimming in the same direction

29.

The process of generating ideas is_____________.

a)

inventing

b)

sketching

c)

ideation

d)

iteration

30.

What is orthographic drawing?

a)

Are the true shape and show what part will look like from a given direction.

b)

A shape that is made with blocks to show a picture.

c)

A machine that scans the shapes that make a 3-D model.

d)

A shape that can be converted to a piece of paper.

31.
Which is not an example of a technology?
a)
static electricity in a thundercloud
b)
instructions for weaving on a loom
c)
a computer program to change feet into meters
d)
riding to school every morning
32.

The FBLA acronym stands for ______________________.

a)

Future Bank Leaders of America

b)

Featured Business Leaders in America

c)

Future Banking Lenders of America

d)

Future Business Leaders of America

33.

Define STEM

a)

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

b)

A type of flower with vibrant colors commonly found in gardens.

c)

A strategy used in board games where players take turns moving their pieces on a grid.

34.

What does CTSO stand for?

a)

Career and Technology Student Organization

b)

Career and Teach Student Organization

c)

Career Student Organization

35.

What is an Engineering Notebook?

a)

book in which an engineer formally documents all their work associated with a project.

b)

A special type of notebook used for drawing pictures of gadgets and inventions.

c)

A notebook with sections for writing down thoughts and ideas about science experiments.

36.

What does iteration/iterate/iterative mean?

a)

To calculate the average of a set of numbers.

b)

To perform or repeat a process or procedure, usually with the aim of making improvements or reaching a desired result

c)

The act of drawing a straight line between two points on a graph

37.

What are Universal System Models?

a)

Models used by scientists to explain what they have found out in an experiment.

b)

Models of space rockets that work everywhere in the universe.

c)

Tools or diagrams that help us understand how different things work by breaking them down into parts and showing how those parts interact with each other, helping scientists and engineers solve problems

38.

Define system.

a)

A group of related parts that work together to perform a specific function or achieve a particular goal.

b)

A team with special skills working together.

c)

A type of puzzle that you solve on a computer.

d)

A bunch of objects that are not related to one another.

39.

Define linear.

a)

In a straight line or following a sequence of steps in a straightforward and orderly way.

b)

A type of measurement.

c)

When numbers do not increase by a set amount, with a predictable pattern.

40.

Define concentration when referring to a liquid.

a)

The amount of a substance in a mixture, often measured in terms of how much can be dissolved into a fluid.

b)

The act of focusing closely on a particular task or subject for an extended period.

c)

A type of game played at parties where players try to memorize and recall a sequence of numbers or colors.

41.

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before is called an ________________.

a)

innovation

b)

invention

c)

process

d)

system

42.

A ______________ ia a group of elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

a)

system

b)

process

c)

STEM

d)

technology

43.

_______________ are the improvements to an existing technological product, system, or method.

a)

Systems

b)

Processes

c)

Innovations

d)

Inventions

44.

The development of computer simulations to model and test bridge designs has improved the safety of new bridges. Which of the following statements best explains why computer simulation has improved the safety of new bridges?

a)

Materials can be tested for defects

before being purchased.

b)

Design flaws can be identified and

corrected before construction.

c)

Plans can be sent electronically to

other engineers for their review.

d)

D.

Multiple types of building materials

can be incorporated in one design.

45.

How many views are usually necessary in order to describe an object using an orthographic projection?

a)

1 or 2

b)

2 or 3

c)

4 or 5

d)

5 or 6

46.

A drawing of a machine part is shown below. Which of the following drawings shows the top view of the part?

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Before releasing a newly designed video game to the public, the developer distributes the game to a few hundred people free of charge. After playing the game, the people complete a survey and return it to the developer. What part of the engineering design process does this scenario represent?

a)

redesign

b)

testing and evaluation

c)

selection of a solution

d)

construction of prototypes

48.

Many types of models are used throughout the design process to help engineers create, develop, test, evaluate, and explain solutions. An automobile company is ready to test a new, full-size, fully operational model. This type of model is called a

a)

mockup.

b)

prototype.

c)

scaled system.

d)

control system.

49.

The front view of a piece of equipment is shown in the diagram below. Which of the following conclusions about the piece of equipment can be made from this diagram?

a)

It has two holes.

b)

It has two types of material.

c)

It has the same length and width.

d)

It has strength in compression and tension.

50.

A company is designing a new automobile brake system. After repeated testing of the brake system prototype, engineers presented a report to their company explaining that they discovered a major problem in the system.

Which of the following should the engineers do next?

a)

redesign the brake system

b)

build a full-scale version of the brake system

c)

identify the reasons for building the brake system

d)

evaluate the quality of the report about the brake system

51.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

52.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

53.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

54.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

55.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

56.

Is the drawing shown orthographic projection or isometric projection?

a)

Orthographic

b)

Isometric

c)

Both

57.

Communication is:

a)

a way to get from place to place

b)

a tasty treat

c)

an exchange of information

d)

a part of something

58.

The detailed study of something to find out how it works is called:

a)

Analysis

b)

Prototype

c)

Engineer

d)

Criteria

59.

To make something better by changing the exsisting design is called:

a)

data

b)

experiment

c)

innovation

d)

brainstorm

60.

A procedure for checking how well a design works is called:

a)

present

b)

imagine

c)

problem

d)

test