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STEM Test

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the 'S' stand for in STEM?

a)

Stop

b)

Social Studies

c)

Salary

d)

Science

2.

What is the main goal of robotics in STEM?

a)

To entertain people with robot performances.

b)

To replace human workers with robots.

c)

To teach students about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through hands-on experience with building and programming robots.

d)

To create advanced military robots for warfare.

3.

What are the different career options in STEM?

a)

software engineer, data scientist, biomedical engineer, environmental scientist, mathematician, robotics engineer

b)

doctor, lawyer, teacher, accountant, chef, musician

c)

writer, artist, actor, dancer, photographer, chef

d)

pilot, architect, psychologist, nurse, chef, musician

4.

What is the importance of the 'M' in STEM?

a)

technology

b)

science

c)

mathematics

d)

engineering

5.

What are the benefits of using the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Improved problem-solving skills, increased creativity, better collaboration and communication, efficient use of resources, and the ability to iterate and improve designs.

b)

No benefits at all.

c)

Decreased problem-solving skills, decreased creativity, poor collaboration and communication, inefficient use of resources, and inability to iterate and improve designs.

d)

Increased costs and longer project timelines.

6.

What skills can be developed through robotics in STEM?

a)

problem-solving, critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, coding

b)

communication skills, physical fitness, musical talent, foreign language proficiency

7.

Which of the following is an example of technology?

a)

Pencil

b)

Flower

c)

Water

d)

Foot

8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of electrical engineering

a)

Mobile Phones

b)

Computers

c)

Robots

d)

Bridges

9.

Which company created the iPad?

a)

Cherry

b)

Appricot

c)

Orange

d)

Apple

10.
What does "tri" mean?
a)
to attempt
b)
three
c)
to put someone on trial
11.
What does "quad" mean?
a)
four
b)
leg muscle
c)
a grassy courtyard
12.

What is the role of an engineer?

a)

To design and build things

b)

To solve math problems

c)

To write books

d)

To play sports

13.

What is the purpose of doing research in the engineering process?

a)

To find existing solutions to the problem

b)

To make the problem more complicated

c)

To waste time

d)

To avoid solving the problem

14.

What is a prototype?

a)

A simple model used to test a design

b)

A final product ready for sale

c)

A theoretical concept

d)

A problem that cannot be solved

15.

What is the main focus of an engineer?

a)

Solving problems

b)

Creating problems

c)

Ignoring problems

d)

Avoiding problems

16.

What is the ultimate goal of the engineering process?

a)

To find a solution to the problem

b)

To make the problem more complicated

c)

To confuse the engineer

d)

To avoid finding a solution

17.

Why is it important for engineers to test their prototypes?

a)

To see if the design works as intended

b)

To waste time

c)

To confuse the engineer

d)

To avoid finding a solution

18.

What can engineers learn from failures?

a)

Lessons to improve their design

b)

To give up on the problem

c)

To avoid finding a solution

d)

To make the problem more complicated

19.

Factors that limit how you can solve a problem.

a)

bouyancy

b)

criteria

c)

constraints

d)

net force

e)

buoyant force

20.

The strongest and most sturdy polygon to use in constructing a base for a catapult is a ____________.

a)

square

b)

quadrilateral

c)

triangle

d)

rhombus

21.

Engineers design and create things that can

a)

save peoples’ lives

b)

help people communicate and learn

c)

make peoples’ lives more fun and enjoyable

d)

all of the above

22.

What does STEAM stand for?

a)

School, team, effort, and more

b)

Science, team, eating, air, music

c)

Science, technology, engineering, art, math

d)

science, technology, each, and, move

23.

You must always be _____ and _____ to learn new things.

a)

hungry and picky

b)

willing and eager

c)

fun and great

d)

kind and respectful

24.

STEM workers are creative thinkers who use technical knowledge, tools, and hands-on skills to ________

a)

solve problems

b)

write a plan

c)

write things down

d)

bring water

25.

STEAM is not part of school

a)

True

b)

False

26.

In any field learning can never

a)

be fun

b)

be creative

c)

stop

d)

begin

27.

STEM jobs are

a)

hard

b)

super easy

c)

flexible

d)

project based

28.

In the context of making paper planes, what does "engineering" mean?

a)

Adding artistic designs to the plane.

b)

Designing (solving the problem) and building the paper plane for optimal flight.

c)

Using advanced technology to make our lives better.

d)

Studying the history of paper airplane making.

29.

What is engineering?

a)

Scientology

b)

Study of something

c)

Design and Modeling

30.

Given the critical nature of much of the work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, job possibilities abound even in times of economic downturn. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I like turtles.

d)

Thanos did it.

31.

A series of steps that engineers follow to come up with a solution to a problem. Many times the solution involves designing a product (like a machine or computer code) that meets certain criteria and/or accomplishes a certain task.

a)

Engineering design process

b)

Brainstorming process

c)

Design and Ideas process

d)

Engineering and Building process

32.

STEAM helps with students imagination?

a)

Yes

b)

No