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WorksheetsCh5 - Researching Designs
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
After the brainstorming stage of the idea generation step of the engineering design process, engineers sketch and ____ different potential solutions.
Analyze
Research
Improve
Test
In the sketching process, once the visualization of the object is developed, the engineer begins to ____ rough shapes.
Refine
Block out
Detail
Outline
Which of the following do engineers do to develop an understanding of the problem and the potential solutions?
All of the answers.
Review the mathematical and scientific principles used in a potential design
Look at how solutions have been solved in the past
Survey potential users of the design
Which of the following are often used by multiple engineers working on similar problems?
Historical research
Experiments
Discussion forums
Library research
During the research stages of engineering design, engineers make sure they have the appropriate materials and ____ techniques available to complete the potential solution.
Brainstorming
Refining
Production
Sketching
Which of the following is a record of all the different analyses performed through the engineering design process?
The engineer's notebook
A thumbnail sketch
Experimental research
A discussion forum
Which of the following is a reason to use reverse engineering to solve a problem?
All of the answers.
Find different applications for a product
Make improvements to the current product
Research future design solutions
Another term for refined sketches is thumbnail sketches.
True
False
An outline is the basic shape of an object.
Yes
No
Experimental research includes field visits and discussions with other engineers and professionals.
True
False
Historical research is a type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution.
False
True
Effectiveness is the level at which an engineer's design meets the intended outcome or effect.
This is a true statement
This is a false statement
A rough sketch is a type of sketch that combines all the components of the final design, which may be a combination of different ideas.
True
False
Copyright protection does not apply to engineer designs.
True
False
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the potential solution from a financial perspective.
Experimental research
Cost feasibility
Library research
Discussion forum
Area on the internet where a person can enter a question or comment and other people can respond to the question or comment on the original message.
Discussion forum
Experimental research
Library research
Cost feasibility
Type of research that uses tests to discover information about a potential solution.
Library research
Experimental research
Cost feasibility
Discussion forum
Type of research that uses different forms of printed and digital materials as a source of information.
Cost feasibility
Library research
Discussion forum
Experimental research
These combine all the components of the final design, which may be a combination of different ideas.
Thumbnail sketch
Research
Rough sketch
Refined sketch
Scientific way to discover facts about a certain topic or situation.
Thumbnail sketch
Rough sketch
Research
Refined sketch
The first drawing completed by an engineer.
Research
Thumbnail sketch
Rough sketch
Refined sketch
Another term for rough sketches because of their small size.
Research
Refined sketch
Rough sketch
Thumbnail sketch
What is the main tool used in experimental research?
Talk with other engineers
Digital Media
Tests
Books
The ____ of a design is the level at which the design meets the intended outcome or effect.
production
material properties
effectiveness
feasibility
What does "blocking out" a solution mean?
To detail your sketches into refined drawings
To use rough shapes to begin a sketch
To ban it from your social media account
To ignore it completely
