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What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process?
Testing Solutions
Designing Solutions
Identifying the Problem
Planning Solutions
What determines whether or not engineering solutions are successful?
If it stays within the constraints and meets the criteria
If it looks cool
If it makes the most money
if it uses the most technology
It is important to build a ___________ so that you can perform tests to see if it works before building your final design.
drawing
report
design brief
prototype
Which two answers best describes criteria?
how the model could fail
the limits of the model
what the model must look like
what the model must do
Which of the following is a model that allows you to test your design?
solution
design
prototype
failure point
What is the main goal of the design process?
To write reports
To make things
To make charts and graphs
To find solutions to problems
Why do engineers follow the design process?
To find solutions to real life problems
To understand how Earth formed
To practice making measurements
To use the same solution for every problem
How did these students solve the problem of how to get in and out of their tree house?
They built a rope ladder.
They built steps on the tree trunk.
They climbed branches to reach the tree house.
They built it low so they can reach it from the ground
Which is an example of technology?
a bird’s nest.
a mountain.
a pencil .
water.
Technology ____________
is any device people use to meet their needs
doesn't help people
is useless
is always expensive
Engineers ________________
use science and math
don't use technology
don't use science and math
only use science
What step in the design process comes after identifying the problem?
design
brainstorm
redesign
build
What step in the design process comes after design?
share solution
redesign
test and evaluate
brainstorm
What is the criteria of a design project?
the rules for evaluating or testing it
the questions you have about it
the people who you work with
the limitations
What might be a constraint if you had to build an airplane to get you to California by Thanksgiving?
oxygen
water
time
food
A student is designing and building a sled for an olympic ice luge. Which of the following could be a criteria?
Sleds are fun.
Sleds can weigh no more than 23 kilograms.
Sleds are dangerous.
The people who compete are called sliders.
Which of the following sentences explains a cause and effect relationship? (two are correct)
The more magnets used on the cart, the more paperclips can be picked up.
The paperclips are picked up when you roll the cart.
The cart is built with wheels and axels.
The more friction there is, the quicker the cart stops rolling.
Which of the following is a magnetic closure?
something that picks up magnets.
something that opens and closes with magnets.
something that builds magnets
something that eats a magnet.
Which of the following engineering categories were the Romans most likely to have had?
chemical
civil
electrical
mechanical
Civil Engineers most likely work on...
Tunnels
Airports
Phone Chargers
Earrings
Civil engineering is involved in public works projects
True
False
Which type of Civil engineering sub-field is concentrated on the stability, strength and rigidity of built structures?
Transportation Engineering
Coastal Engineering
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
What do Civil engineers do?
Design the foundation for our modern society
Build the foundation for our modern society
Maintain the foundation for our modern society
All of the answers available
What is an engineer?
A person who uses math, science and creativity to design things that solve problems.
A person who works with others to build big things.
A person who drives a train.
An engineer wants to know______________ things work.
how and why
what and why
when and why
how and who
Engineering at the most basic level is
problem creation
problem statements
problem solving
problem seeking
A Civil Engineer designs, builds and maintains dams, airports, drinking water systems, and bridges.
True
False
The field of engineering focused on structures and buildings of all kinds.
Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
A stationary framework of interconnecting materials that can endure forces such as gravity, wind, mass, and pressure is called a _________.
structure
vehicle
computer program
Wind, earthquakes, heat, impacts, rain, and snow are all examples of ___________.
External Forces
Internal Forces
Weather
Parts of a structure that cannot be removed (fixtures, walls, flooring, etc) is referred to as a ___________ load.
static or dead
dynamic or live
physical
External forces on a structure that change is referred to as a ___________ load.
static or dead
dynamic or live
physical
Force that squeezes a material together.
Compression
Tension
Torsion
Force that stretches a material apart.
Compression
Tension
Torsion
Force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions.
Compression
Shear
Torsion
Twisting Force
Compression
Tension
Torsion
Force that causes a material to curve, with compression on one side and tension on the other.
Bending
Shear
Torsion
Another name for a reindeer is
Hart
Pudu
Caribou
Muntjac
How fast would Father Christmas have to go in order to deliver all the presents in one night
90 miles per hour
60 metres a second
1000 miles per hour
650 miles per second
Which of the following statements is NOT true
A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year
Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs
The reindeers is the only species where the males and females grown antlers
A reindeer's antlers can grown up to 1.3m long
A star is NOT
a massive, luminous ball of plasma
another planet far away
a celestial body of hot gases
a thermonuclear reactor
Snowflakes are formed when:
Angel tears freeze on the way down from Heaven
Space dust freezes upon entering out atmosphere
Cloud temperatures reach freezing point allowing ice crystals to form around dust particles
The wind blows sea salt into the upper atmosphere
What is "Snowball Earth"?
A type of frost in Alaska
A frozen chocolate pudding
A dirty lump of snow
A period in Earth's history when the entire planet was frozen over
As Grandma sits next to the fireplace she notices she can feel the heat from all sides of the fire. What type of heat transfer does she experience?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
During Christmas, you may hear people talk about "kissing under the mistletoe," a plant decoration. While mistletoe is a plant, it takes a lot of its water and nutrients from trees that it lives on. What is the best word to describe mistletoe?
host
parasite
autotroph
Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?
Myrrh
Frankincense
Silver
Gold
True or False? All snowflakes are unique.
True
False
How many sides or branches does a typical snowflake have?
3
5
6
8
On Christmas Eve, Santa has 32 hours to deliver presents. Why does he have longer than a day?
he travels east to west maximise darkness
he travels west to east maximise darkness
He travels faster than light
The elves help for 8 hours
You need to pour 25 ml of milk for Santa, which tool do you need?
Graduated Beaker
Spring Scale
TBB
Graduated Cylinder
Which of the following is a solid?
Hot candle wax
Reindeer farts
Chimney smoke
Santa's beard
Santa needs to move quickly to deliver all of the presents to the good boys and girls. He decides to use the jet stream to help his sleigh move faster. Which direction would he travel within the jet stream?
West to East
East to West
North to South
South to North
How does a metal cookie sheet help with baking holiday cookies?
metal is a good insulator of heat
metal is a good conductor of heat
metal helps block radiation
metal prevents burning
When Santa is travelling very quickly which force stops him from flying off into space?
Mass
Friction
Weight
Gravity
Name the substance that makes Christmas trees green.
E-102 (tartrazine)
Chlorophyll
Chloroplasts
Phenolphthalein
Hermey the Elf wrapped 6 presents an hour for 5 hours. How many presents did he wrap in all?
65
35
26
30
The Brown family made five dozen sugar cookies. How many did they make in all?
512
60
56
none. I ate them.
Buddy the Elf ate 64 pieces of candy corn in 8 minutes. How many pieces did he eat per minute?
7
8
9
6
Santa had eaten 15 cookies, if there are three cookies on the table and he eats them, how much cookies will he have ate?
18
15
3
8
Billy the elf made 67 toys today, if he makes 70 toys everyday, how many more toys does Billy have to make?
3
56
1
70
I made 10 cookies for santa, he ate 6 cookies, how many cookies do i have left?
4
6
10
all of them
70 elfs were hired, santa told 50 to go on a break, how many elfs are still working
70
50
20
cookies!
Santa had eaten 15 cookies, if there are three cookies on the table and he eats them, how much cookies will he have ate?
18
15
3
8
A family has 18 gifts, if 2 kids open 4 how many gifts will be left?
10
8
4
none
Tim has 12 candy canes to put in his family's stockings. There are 4 stockings. How many candy canes will go in each stocking?
2
6
4
3
are you a fan of giving Christmas gifts or getting?
giving
getting
both
what do YOU want most for Cristmas?
Rudolph the red (a) reindeer!
what Christmas sweet are you a fan of?
What is the name of this character?
Scooby Doo
The Grinch
Peppa Pig
Santa Claus
Who is this person?
Mickey Mouse
Rudolph
A Elf
Santa
What is this character's relationship
to Santa
His reindeer
His Elves
a stranger
Mrs.Claus
What is this reindeer's
name called?
Comet
Donner
Rudolph
Blitzen
What's this snowman's name?
Bob the snowman
Alfie the snowman
Frosty the snowman
Tommy the snowman
Who is this?
Kevin
Marv
Harry
Buzz
Who is this?
Santa
Scrooge
Buddy the Elf
Arthur
Who is this?
Minnie Mouse
Donald Duck
Daisy Duck
Mickey Mouse
Who is this?
Olaf
snowman
Jack Frost
Frosty
What Christmas movie is the character from?
Santa Klaus
Christmas Chronicles 2
Just Santa Claus
Princess switch
Which one of these is NOT one of Santas Reindeers?
Cupid
Dasher
Dancer
Hilda
Which of these is Spanish for Merry Christmas?
Joyeux Noël
Feliz Navidad
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Kala Christougenna
Which city is Elf Filmed in?
San Francisco
Paris
New York
London
What meat is traditionally Eaten on Christmas day?
Beef
Pork
Turkey
Salmon
What is the name of the popular Christmas dinner item consisting of a sausage wrapped in bacon?
Pigglets in a Quilt
Pork in Sweatshirt
Pig in a Hoodie
Pigs in Blankets
Who Attempts to steal Christmas?
The Grinch
Jack Frost
Krampus
What's this?
Star
Sleigh
Holly
Bell
