wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

PLTW Activity 1.1a & 1.1b

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an intern?

a)

A student or trainee who works in a support role at a company, performing assigned tasks while learning important skills and gaining work experience. 

b)

A manager

c)

Someone who tutors other people and shares their skills with those who don't understand how to do them yet.

d)

A teacher

2.

A mechanical engineer does which of the following?

a)

responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

b)

responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

c)

a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

3.

A software engineer does which of the following?

a)

responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

b)

responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

c)

a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

4.

An electrical engineer does which of the following?

a)

responsible for the design, development, and testing of machines and mechanical devices

b)

responsible for designing, developing, testing, and overseeing the production of electrical systems, devices, and technologies

c)

a computer science professional who designs, builds, tests, and maintains software applications

5.

This week you learned how to build a simple gear train.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The hand crank is the ______ tool for the gear.

a)

input

b)

output

7.

The red gear set from Vex Robotics is called...

a)

EXP

b)

EXP Blended

c)

V5

d)

FLL

8.

Use the image to select the input gear.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

9.

Use the image to select the output gear.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

10.

Use the image to select the idler gear.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

11.

Use the image to select the driving gear.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

12.

Use the image to select the driven gear.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C