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Engineering MidTerm

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Is the diagram showing the correct order of the Engineering process?

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

I don't know

3.

What is a good reason for having an engineering

design process?

a)

To be able to develop the most successful engineering product

b)

To complete a scientific experiment

c)

It’s the law of engineering

d)

The products will sell for more money

4.

Which step in the engineering design process is the final one?

a)

Defining a problem

b)

Developing possible solutions

c)

Communicating results with a wider audience

d)

Research existing solutions

5.

What steps means to Share your results with a wider audience?

a)

Do Your Research

b)

Communicate Your Design

c)

Define the Problem

d)

Develop Possible Solution

e)

Build a Prototype

6.
Engineers are people who design and build things to solve _____
a)
riddles
b)
puzzles
c)
crosswords
d)
problems
7.
When solving problems, the series of steps that engineers follow is called _____
a)
the engineering method
b)
the engineering process
c)
the engineering problem
d)
the scientific method
8.
Before you can solve a problem, the first thing you have to do is _____
a)
define the problem
b)
design your solution
c)
build a protoype
d)
test your solution
9.
In the 1800s, an engineer named Alexander Graham Bell invented _____
a)
the telegraph
b)
the telephone
c)
the television
d)
the telescope
10.
Once you've figured out what problem you want to tackle, you need to _____
a)
do your research
b)
design your solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
11.
The chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel invented _____
a)
TNT
b)
dynamite
c)
ANFO
d)
plastic explosives
12.
After your research is done, this is where you _____
a)
define the problem
b)
develop a possible solution
c)
build a prototype
d)
test your solution
13.
A simple model that lets you test out your design is called _____
a)
protoplasm
b)
an archetype
c)
a prototype
d)
a proton
14.
To see if it works like they want it to, engineers need to _____
a)
do their research
b)
design their solution
c)
define their problem
d)
test their solution
15.

A series of steps used to guide people as they develop new solutions, products, or processes.

a)

design

b)

engineering

c)

engineering design process

d)

technology

16.

The art of creating something that does not exist.

a)

design

b)

engineering

c)

engineering design process

d)

technology

17.

You are going to design an indestructible kite. After doing research, you design several solutions and select the one you want to use. What are the next two steps you should do in the design process?

a)

build a prototype and test it

b)

build and finish full-sized kites

c)

patent the design and sell it

d)

evaluate your solutions and communicate results

e)

build a prototype and so more research

18.

Identify this tool.

a)

Portable Circular Saw

b)

Cordless Drill

c)

Hack Saw

d)

Circular Saw Blade

19.

Identify this tool.

a)

Adjustable Wrench

b)

Combination Wrench

c)

Open End Wrench

d)

Pipe Wrench

20.

What is the purpose of a wrench?

a)

Turning

b)

Gripping

c)

Cutting wood

d)

Cutting wire

21.

What is the purpose of pliers?

a)

Gripping

b)

Turning

c)

Cutting small material

d)

Cutting large material

22.

What is the purpose of this tool?

a)

Turn plus end screws

b)

Turn minus end screws

c)

Turn hex head socket screws

d)

Turn nuts and bolts

23.

Which among the tools is the PowerDrill?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which among the tools are the Mallets?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What is this type of drill bit?

a)

Spade Bit

b)

Forstner Bit

c)

Twist Bit

d)

Brad Point Bit

26.

Name this tool

a)

Disc Sander

b)

Spindle Grinder

c)

Pedestal Grinder

d)

Handheld Plasma Cutter

27.

Name this tool

a)

Disc Sander

b)

Spindle Grinder

c)

Pedestal Grinder

d)

Drill Press

28.

Name this tool

a)

Disc Sander

b)

Spindle Grinder

c)

Pedestal Grinder

d)

Miter Saw

29.

To disconnect a power tool; the quickest way is to pull on the cord.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Make sure the power switch is ________ before connecting a tool into an outlet.

a)

on

b)

off

c)

pressed

d)

secure

31.

Don't carry any tools with a finger on the switch.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

______________ any tool for defects before using.

a)

Test

b)

Inspect

c)

Repair

d)

Operate

33.

Make sure power tool handles are:

a)

clean

b)

dry

c)

free from any oil/grease

d)

All answers are correct.

34.
This device is a 
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
35.

Which of the 6 Simple Machines is shown in the picture?

a)

Pulley

b)

Incline Plane

c)

Lever

d)

Screw

36.

Which of the 6 Simple Machines can be seen in the picture?

a)

Screw

b)

Incline Plane

c)

Wedge

d)

Wheel and Axle

37.

What is this called?

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Switch

d)

Rope holder

38.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

39.

Lightbulb is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

incline plane

d)

screw

40.

This device is a kind of a/an

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

incline plane

d)

wheel and axle

41.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
wheel and axle
b)
gear
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane
42.

What can you adjust with this control?

a)

Tempo

b)

Time signature

c)

Volume

d)

Key

43.

What is the function of this button?

a)

Play

b)

Mute

c)

Solo

d)

Record

44.

The triangular shape in the picture is the:

a)

stop button

b)

record button

c)

play button

d)

rewind button

45.

What does this button do?

a)

Split a region

b)

Loop a section

c)

Recycle

d)

Pan instruments

46.

What does this button do?

a)

Save project

b)

Publish project

c)

Loop section

d)

Save instruments

47.

What does this keyboard do?

a)

Plays loops

b)

Turns keyboard into musical keyboard

c)

Just sits there to look pretty

d)

All of the above

48.

What is the measurement?

a)

9 1/2"

b)

9"

c)

9 1/4"

d)

10 1/4"

49.
Measurement C=
a)
2  3/16"
b)
2  1/2"
c)
2  3/8"
d)
2  7/8"
50.
Measurement G=
a)
4"
b)
4  1/4"
c)
4  1/2"
d)
4  3/4"

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