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Formative #008-7th

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Engineering Design Process is...(L2)
a)
a timeline to solve problems through invention, design and innovation
b)
a step-by-step way to solve problems through invention, design and innovation
c)
a step-by-step way to create new problems
d)
a step-by-step way to sell prototypes as inventions to companies
2.
True or False: During the IMPROVE step, you might adjust the prototype or make a new one. (L3)
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Which step is the step where you design and construct a prototype? (L2)
a)
Create
b)
Test
c)
Improve
d)
Ask
e)
Plan
4.
What is a prototype? (L1)
a)
a sketch that can be easily erased
b)
a bar graph that can easily have the bars increased or decreased
c)
a model that can be easily adjusted
d)
a data table
5.
True or False? The Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process are the same series of steps.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
After you have completed the 6 steps in the process, what do you do next?
a)
share your solution with the community
b)
take it all apart
c)
throw it away
d)
Go back and draw a sketch
7.

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.

a)

civil

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

8.

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.

a)

civil

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

electrical

9.

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.

a)

chemical

b)

civil

c)

mechanical

d)

geological

10.

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.

a)

civil

b)

electrical

c)

power

d)

mechanical

11.

A sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Power lines fall under this category.

a)

electronic

b)

power

c)

microelectronics

d)

biomedical

12.

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.

a)

civil

b)

structural

c)

agricultural

d)

mining

13.

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.

a)

food

b)

textile

c)

materials

d)

paper

14.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Beam

b)

Suspension

c)

Cable-stayed

d)

Arch

15.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Cable-stayed

b)

Arch

c)

Cantilever

d)

Tied Arch

16.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Truss

b)

Beam

c)

Suspension

d)

Cantilever

17.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Suspension

b)

Cable-stayed

c)

Beam

d)

Truss

18.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Truss

b)

Cantilever

c)

Suspension

d)

Beam

19.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Arch

b)

Cantilver

c)

Truss

d)

Cable-stayed

20.

Bridges are built by...

a)

chemical engineers

b)

civil engineers

c)

electrical engineers

21.

Which one of these is one of the 7 main principles of the Universal Design Criteria?

a)

time

b)

if it can bounce

c)

if it can melt

d)

if it can change to a gas

22.
No matter what kind of engineer someone is, their job at its most basic level is _____
a)
studying
b)
research
c)
problem-solving
d)
learning
23.

A person who designs and builds things to solve specific problems is _____

a)

a builder

b)

a solver

c)

a scientist

d)

an engineer

24.
The fixed point on the lever is called 
a)
load
b)
resistance
c)
bar
d)
fulcrum
25.
A push or pull is a 
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
26.
________________ is done whenever a force moves an object a distance
a)
load
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
work
27.
An object being lifted or moved is a
a)
load
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
work
28.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
29.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 
a)
wheel and axle 
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
30.
The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a 
a)
wheel and axle 
b)
lever
c)
inclined plane 
d)
pulley 
31.

Which item simple machine reduces amount of work required to split or lift objects?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wheel and axle

32.

What is an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft or post to form a spiral?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wheel and axle

33.

What is a circular component that rotates on a rod in the center?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

wheel and axle

34.

Which simple machine is a bar (like the seesaw) that sits on a fixed point (the fulcrum)?

a)

wedge

b)

pulley

c)

screw

d)

lever

35.

What is the most basic device that makes work easier?

a)

ship

b)

pencil

c)

car

d)

simple machine

36.

What is the combination of 2 or more simple machines called?

a)

many machines

b)

dos machines

c)

compound machine

d)

complex machine

37.

What does this do?

a)

produce an electrical voltage

b)

limits the flow of electricity and are used to control or limit the current in a circuit

c)

can store electrical pressure (voltage) for a period of time

d)

increases the flow of electricity

38.

Which one is a resistor?

a)
b)
c)
39.

Which one of these resistors would make a light bulb shine the brightest?

a)

R1

b)

R3

c)

R5

40.

Electricity is the movement of.....

a)

Neutorns

b)

Electrons

c)

Protons

d)

Nucleus

41.

An object that does NOT allow electricity to easily pass through is called.....

a)

A conductor

b)

An insulator

42.

What is the flow of electrons called?

a)

A river

b)

A wire

c)

A current

d)

An outlet

43.

What are these components called?

a)

Resistors

b)

Lamps

c)

Snap wires

d)

Switches

44.

Which word means forces pushing together?

a)
compression
b)

tension

c)

shear

d)

torsion

45.

Which word means forces pushing away?

a)
tension
b)

compression

c)

shear

d)

torsion

46.

Which word means forces that cause surfaces within an object to slide past each other?

a)
shear
b)

torsion

c)

compression

d)

tension

47.

Which word means forces that cause the twisting of an object?

a)
torsion
b)

shear

c)

compression

d)

tension

48.

What is the shape of a truss on a truss bridge?

a)
triangular
b)

square

c)

circle

d)

diamond

49.

In this project, what was happening?

a)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the speaker

b)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the lights

c)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the microphone

d)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the helicopter

50.

In this project, what was happening?

a)

current traveled through the circuit create a light show

b)

circuit amplifies the

music so it can be heard

on the speaker

c)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the microphone

d)

current traveled through the circuit to activate the helicopter