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WorksheetsFormative #008-7th
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
One of the main branches of engineering where your job would be to oversee the construction of the buildings and infrastructure that make up our world: highways, skyscrapers, railways, bridges, and water reservoirs.
civil
mechanical
chemical
electrical
One of the main branches of engineering where these engineers might develop a bike lock or an aircraft carrier, a child’s toy or a hybrid car engine, a wheelchair or a sailboat—in other words, just about anything you can think of that involves a mechanical process.
civil
mechanical
chemical
electrical
One of the main branches of engineering that involves the application of chemical process and substances in the production of things like fuel, food and medicine.
chemical
civil
mechanical
geological
One of the main branches of engineering where these engineers specialize in power supply and generation. They design, develop, test and supervise electrical equipment manufacturing.
civil
electrical
power
mechanical
A sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Power lines fall under this category.
electronic
power
microelectronics
biomedical
A sub-field of civil engineering that focuses on the framework of structures, and on designing those structures to withstand the stresses and pressures of their environment and remain safe, stable and secure throughout their use.
civil
structural
agricultural
mining
This sub-field focuses on the engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery.
food
textile
materials
paper
What type of bridge is this?
Beam
Suspension
Cable-stayed
Arch
What type of bridge is this?
Cable-stayed
Arch
Cantilever
Tied Arch
What type of bridge is this?
Truss
Beam
Suspension
Cantilever
What type of bridge is this?
Suspension
Cable-stayed
Beam
Truss
What type of bridge is this?
Truss
Cantilever
Suspension
Beam
What type of bridge is this?
Arch
Cantilver
Truss
Cable-stayed
Bridges are built by...
chemical engineers
civil engineers
electrical engineers
Which one of these is one of the 7 main principles of the Universal Design Criteria?
time
if it can bounce
if it can melt
if it can change to a gas
A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is _____
a builder
a solver
a scientist
an engineer
Which item simple machine reduces amount of work required to split or lift objects?
wedge
pulley
screw
wheel and axle
What is an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft or post to form a spiral?
wedge
pulley
screw
wheel and axle
What is a circular component that rotates on a rod in the center?
wedge
pulley
screw
wheel and axle
Which simple machine is a bar (like the seesaw) that sits on a fixed point (the fulcrum)?
wedge
pulley
screw
lever
What is the most basic device that makes work easier?
ship
pencil
car
simple machine
What is the combination of 2 or more simple machines called?
many machines
dos machines
compound machine
complex machine
What does this do?
produce an electrical voltage
limits the flow of electricity and are used to control or limit the current in a circuit
can store electrical pressure (voltage) for a period of time
increases the flow of electricity
Which one is a resistor?
Which one of these resistors would make a light bulb shine the brightest?
R1
R3
R5
Electricity is the movement of.....
Neutorns
Electrons
Protons
Nucleus
An object that does NOT allow electricity to easily pass through is called.....
A conductor
An insulator
What is the flow of electrons called?
A river
A wire
A current
An outlet
What are these components called?
Resistors
Lamps
Snap wires
Switches
Which word means forces pushing together?
tension
shear
torsion
Which word means forces pushing away?
compression
shear
torsion
Which word means forces that cause surfaces within an object to slide past each other?
torsion
compression
tension
Which word means forces that cause the twisting of an object?
shear
compression
tension
What is the shape of a truss on a truss bridge?
square
circle
diamond
In this project, what was happening?
current traveled through the circuit to activate the speaker
current traveled through the circuit to activate the lights
current traveled through the circuit to activate the microphone
current traveled through the circuit to activate the helicopter
In this project, what was happening?
current traveled through the circuit create a light show
circuit amplifies the
music so it can be heard
on the speaker
current traveled through the circuit to activate the microphone
current traveled through the circuit to activate the helicopter
