Worksheets2024 FINAL REVIEW Prin of Applied Engineering
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take to earn a Bachelor's Degree in engineering?
a)
2-3 years
b)
4-5 years
c)
5-6 years
d)
3-4 years
2.
In a bridge, which two forces act in direct opposition to one another?
a)
compression and acceleration
b)
gravity and compression
c)
gravity and tension
d)
tension and compression
3.
What shape would you find in a truss that supports a beam bridge?
a)
circle
b)
triangle
c)
octagon
d)
hexagon
4.
How does a suspension bridge transfer the forces at work on the deck of a bridge?
a)
through a series of trusses
b)
pulleys and levers
c)
cables and towers
d)
concrete and rebar
5.
This bridge has supports at each end and put compression on the bridge to create a rounded shape
a)
suspension bridge
b)
beam bridge
c)
cable bridge
d)
arch bridge
6.
Who designed the first airplane?
a)
Orville and Wilber Wright
b)
Thomas and Hanson Wright
c)
Gerald and Henry Wright
d)
Gregory and Isaac Wright
7.
What are the benefits of using robots in the workforce?
a)
Cheaper labor force
b)
work in an dangerous environment
c)
no need for sick day/vacation
d)
all of the above
8.
Aeronautical engineers work on....
a)
aircraft
b)
space craft
c)
boats
d)
bridges
9.
Which Apollo mission was the first to send men to the moon?
a)
Apollo 1
b)
Apollo 9
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 7
10.
Which of the following is not technology being built for the Artemis Mission?
a)
Gateway
b)
Dragon 3 Capsule
c)
Orion
d)
Lunar Landar
11.
What does NASA stand for?
a)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
b)
New Aeroplane Science Administration
c)
National Aeronautics and Science Administration
d)
Native American Space Administration
12.
Which of the following would an aerospace engineer design?
a)
Parachute
b)
Space Suit
c)
Ron's flying car
d)
Jet engine
13.
What field centers on building machines that replicate human actions or automatic machines for industries such as manufacturing, automotive, services.
a)
Software Engineering
b)
Coding
c)
Computer Engineering
d)
Robotic Engineering
14.
Type of force that results in the pull of material to create stretching effect?
a)
Torsion force
b)
Shear Force
c)
Compression Force
d)
Tension Force
15.
The Golden Gate Bridge is an example of...
a)
Arch bridge
b)
Suspension Bridge
c)
Beam Bridge
d)
Cable Stay Bridge
16.
What type of bridge can span large distances by balancing compression and tension forces across decking?
a)
Arch bridge
b)
Suspension Bridge
c)
Beam Bridge
d)
Cable Stay Bridge
17.
ASCE stands for what professional society?
a)
American Safety and Concern Ethics
b)
American Society of Civil Engineers
c)
American Council for Safety Engineers
d)
American Safety Council of Engineers
18.
Which mechanism would you use on a window blind?
a)
Pulley
b)
Gear
c)
Lever
d)
Cam
19.
A gear ratio is the ratio of the number of rotations of a driver gear to the number of rotations of a driven gear.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What type of machines are made by mechanical engineers?
a)
Machines that think
b)
Machines that make and use power
c)
Simple machines
d)
Machines that use solar panels
21.
Which describes the power something is turned or twisted with?
a)
output
b)
input
c)
torque
d)
gears
22.
Combines physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, and maintain mechanical systems.
a)
electronic engineer
b)
civil engineer
c)
electrical engineer
d)
mechanical engineer
23.
Mechanical Engineering emerged during what time period?
a)
Renaissance
b)
20th Century
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Information Age
24.
What isometric view belongs to the top and front view shown?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
25.
What isometric view belongs to the top and front view shown?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
26.
What time period was the wheel invented?
a)
Stone Age
b)
Renaissance
c)
Bronze Age
d)
Iron Age
27.
The steam engine was developed and used during the
a)
Renaissance
b)
20th Century
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Information Age
28.
What is the engineering design process?
a)
a series of steps used to guide engineers as they solve problems
b)
a device or process originated after study or experimenting
c)
series of steps to investigate nature and it's compostion
d)
a profession
29.
What is step 1 of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
Research the Problem
b)
Develop a Solution
c)
Build and Test a prototype
d)
Identify the problem
30.
NIKE wants to develop a shoe that will increase speed. What process would be used?
a)
Engineering Design Process
b)
Scientific Method
31.
Collecting as many ideas as you can, however good you think they are is called...
a)
group work
b)
constraints
c)
tradeoff
d)
brainstorming
32.
An improvement to an existing product is called an____________________
a)
Invention
b)
Technology
c)
Innovation
d)
Artifact
33.
A full scale working model used to test a design is called a ____________.
a)
scale model
b)
prototype
c)
mock up
d)
conceptual model
34.
A limitation or restriction
a)
creativity
b)
criteria
c)
constraint
d)
consequences
35.
Guidelines that define the success of a solution are called...
a)
criteria
b)
constraint
c)
creativity
d)
tradeoff
36.
What do engineer's use to keep their ideas, drawing, and notes?
a)
tablet
b)
paper
c)
engineering notebook
d)
computer
37.
What views are common in an orthographic draft?
a)
back, front, right side
b)
top, front, right side
c)
top, front, back
d)
all sides
38.
How many sides are in a multi-view drawing?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
10
39.
What is the layout shape of a multi view drawing?
a)
H
b)
L
c)
Y
d)
S
40.
What does OSHA stand for?
a)
Occupational Standard Health Admission
b)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
c)
Overactive Safety and Health Association
d)
Organization of Service and Health Activity
41.
Utilizing local exhaust, general ventilation, and personal protective gear falls under which of the steps for handling hazardous materials?
a)
General Procedures
b)
First Aid Procedures
c)
Protective Measures/PPE
d)
Spill Clean Up Procedures
42.
These incidents should be reported to your instructor or manager
a)
Significant problems only
b)
Only incidents in which first aid will be needed
c)
All incidents, no matter the size
d)
Only incidents that involve spill clean up
43.
What are ethics?
a)
a set of moral principles of values
b)
rules for engineers
c)
rules given by the teacher
d)
what you believe in
44.
Calvin was asked to review a design that's not under his field of expertise, and he decided to take that responsibility on. Is this ethical?
a)
Yes
b)
No
45.
Engineers are responsible to _____, employers, clients and other engineers.
a)
Society
b)
Environment
c)
The Government
d)
Themselves
46.
What does STEM stand for?
a)
Systems, Technician, Engineering, Modeling
b)
Part of a flower
c)
Sustainability, Tools, Electricity, Manufacturing
d)
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
47.
What does a engineer do?
a)
solve problems
b)
improve tools we use everyday
c)
find new kinds of technology
d)
all of these
48.
What kind of engineers make buildings, roads, and public works?
a)
Architectural
b)
Civil
c)
Aerospace
d)
Biomedical
49.
A biomedical engineer would be doing which of these?
a)
designing a new hospital
b)
doing surgery
c)
making a prosthetic hand
d)
researching new food for humans
50.
Design, develop and test the manufacture of electrical equipment?
a)
electronic engineer
b)
civil engineer
c)
electrical engineer
d)
mechanical engineer
51.
Your firm has been hired to build a bridge for a large city. The bridge will go across a wide river and handle a lot of traffic. The mayor has confided in you that he wants it to be a showpiece. What kind of bridge will you recommend?
a)
Beam
b)
Arch
c)
Truss
d)
Suspension
52.
A local park is interested in building a bridge over a short ravine. They have stressed that keeping costs low is very important to them. What type of bridge would you recommend they build?
a)
Suspension
b)
Beam
c)
Cantilever
d)
Truss
53.
A plan or drawing that shows how something will look before it is built
a)
position
b)
aerodynamic
c)
design
d)
position time graph
54.
During this step of the Design Process, engineers draw a detailed and labeled sketch of an idea for what might be created to solve the problem.
a)
Step 3: Develop/Design a Solution
b)
Step 1: Define a Problem
c)
Step 5: Evaluate Solution
d)
Step 4: Build and Test Solution
55.
What is the principle of conservation of energy?
a)
Energy can be created but not destroyed
b)
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can change forms
c)
Energy can be destroyed but not created
d)
Energy can be transferred by heat only
56.
During this step of the Design Process, each team member creates several different options of how this problem can be solved.
a)
Step 5: Evaluate Solution
b)
Step 6: Present Solution
c)
Step 2: Generate Concepts
d)
Step 1: Define a Problem
57.
What is the unit of power in the International System of Units (SI)?
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Pascal
58.
What is the formula for calculating mechanical advantage in a pulley system?
a)
The number of supporting ropes
b)
The radius of the pulley
c)
The weight of the load divided by the effort
d)
The distance moved by the effort divided by the distance moved by the load
59.
Which type of engineering involves the design of computer hardware?
a)
Software engineering
b)
System engineering
c)
Computer engineering
d)
Mechanical engineering
60.
What is the primary focus of environmental engineering?
a)
Developing electronic devices
b)
Building structures
c)
Improving public health
d)
Enhancing transportation systems
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