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WorksheetsEngineering and Technology Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
These structural elements that create the shape and structure of a bridge are referred to as:
Columns
Joists
Foundations
Trusses
Many photovoltaic systems use this component to provide continuous power to homes.
Larger PV arrays
Battery storage
Outsourcing
Small generators
What is an expendable mold?
A mold that can be made cheaply
A mold that can be used multiple times
A mold that is destroyed to remove the cast item
A mold that loses its form over time
In an electric motor, the inner magnet that rotates is called the:
Diode
Coil
Magnetic moment
Armature
Materials that need further processing in order to be useful are known as:
Finished products
Manufactured goods
Industrial stock
Engineering products
The process of separating carrier radio waves from an electrical sound signal is called:
Demodulation
Modulation
Amplification
Transmission
The government's right to take private property for public use is called:
Martial law
Rezoning
Property taxation
Eminent domain
Solar panels are designed around what physics principle?
Rutherford scattering
Pauli exclusion principle
Einstein’s photoelectric effect
Electron pair annihilation
This is the standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of cellular phones, computers, and other electronic devices.
Cloud computing
Wi-Fi
Modems
Bluetooth
Many communication satellites follow this orbital pattern, which allows them to stay in a fixed position over the earth.
Geosynchronous orbit
Elliptical orbit
Goddard orbit
Earth-flux orbit
X-rays consist of high energy _____.
Electrons
Gamma rays
Neutrons
Photons
Designing a home to take full advantage of natural sunlight for heating purposes is known as:
Active solar heating
Passive solar heating
Green engineering
Natural architecture
The length of an antenna used to receive radio waves depends upon:
Its placement
The composition of the incoming wave
The speed of the incoming wave
The wavelength of the incoming wave
This welding technique fuses a rotating part to a stationary part using high speed and heat.
Torsion welding
Friction welding
Stick welding
Arc welding
A substance designed to promote the development of antibodies for a disease is called a(n):
Steroid
Supplement
Vaccine
Experiment
Who invented the screw press, a device for squeezing juice from grapes and olives?
Ctesibius
Archimedes
Hero
Galileo
Who discovered x-rays, leading to the invention of the x-ray machine?
Roentgen
Cooke and Wheatstone
Soule
Spencer
What was the name of the first plastic (fully synthetic thermoset) patented by Baekeland?
Baekeland Synthetics
Bakeresin
Bakelite
Epoxy
Where was the first compact disc sold?
China
United States
Japan
Hong Kong
Edward Jenner developed a vaccine to fight what disease?
Polio
Smallpox
Rabies
Measles
Which step in identifying problems helps engineers better define the goals for a problem solution?
Determine what is and is not the problem.
Identify the present state and desired state of each component in the problem.
State the problem in your own words.
Write the problem statement.
These are the most common type of elements, with over one hundred types on the periodic table.
Metals
Noble gases
Composites
Halogens
In nanotechnology, a carbon sphere made up of a series of hexagons and pentagons, similar to a miniature soccer ball is commonly referred to as a:
Buckyball
Nanoparticle
Nanotex
Nanowhisker
The deformation that occurs from the yield point to the fracture point is known as:
Tensile stress
Plasticity
Nondestructive testing
Shear stress
A diode that can conduct in reverse bias and is commonly used in voltage regulation is a(n):
Ammeter
P-N diode
Zener diode
Schottky diode
Braces that resist compression are known as:
Piers
Struts
Abutments
Girders
A structural member used to provide stability is referred to as a(n):
Pier
Strut
Abutment
Brace
The main vertical columns that transfer the load of a bridge into the ground are referred to as a(n):
Pier
Strut
Abutment
Brace
What is the gear ratio of a gear set in which the driver gear has 75 teeth, and the driven gear has 15 teeth?
5
1125
.2
11.25
What is the overall gear ratio of a train of gears in which the driver gear has 50 teeth, one idler gear has 10 teeth, and the other idler gear has 5 teeth?
5
10
2
25
How much work is done when a force of 33N pulls a wagon 13 meters?
46 Joules
2.54 Joules
429 Joules
.39 Joules
A construction worker uses a board and log as a lever to lift a heavy rock. If the input arm is 3 meters long and the output arm is 0.75 meters long, what is the mechanical advantage of the lever?
2.25
4
3.75
.25
The thermochemical conversion process that involves breaking down biological materials with heat and reduced oxygen is known as:
Radiation
Gasification
Pyrolysis
Combustion
The ________ was the first organ to be transplanted from one person to another.
Heart
Lung
Liver
Kidney
In a strand of DNA, the base guanine bonds with _____.
Adenine
Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil
A gate is a combination of a NOT and an AND gate. If either or both inputs are 1, then the output 0 is a(n):
OR gate
AND Gate
NOT Gate
NAND Gate
A gate that provides an output of 1 if either or both of the inputs are 1 is a(n):
OR gate
AND Gate
NOT Gate
NAND Gate
A specific gate is also called an inverter because it changes the input. If the input is 1, then the output is 0. If the input is 0, and the output is 1, what kind of gate is this?
OR gate
AND Gate
NOT Gate
NAND Gate
The processing of signals that are represented by 1s and 0s is:
Digital signal processing
Binary code
A database
Digital code
The angle of the chord line of the wing relative to the airflow is referred to as the:
Angle of incidence
Angle of attack
Lift
Airfoil
The angle of the wing of an airplane in relation to the body is referred to as:
Angle of incidence
Angle of attack
Lift
Airfoil
The study of manned and unmanned craft outside the earth's atmosphere is referred to as:
Aerodynamics
Aeronautics
Astronautics
Astronomy
A control surface located on the rear of a horizontal stabilizer that controls vertical movement of an airplane nose is known as the:
Rudder
Elevator
Spoiler
Flap
An airplane component located on the inside rear of wings that can be adjusted at takeoff and landing for additional lift is known as:
Slats
The elevator
The propeller
Flaps
The X PRIZE Foundation offered to pay $10,000,000 to any non-government group that could send a manned spacecraft into orbit twice within two weeks.
True
False
The type of manufacturing process that produces smaller batches of the same part is known as:
Custom manufacturing
Just-in-time manufacturing
Intermittent manufacturing
Conscious manufacturing
A type of chart used to study all operations in the manufacturing of an entire product is called a(n):
Operation process chart
Materials handling chart
Flow chart
Process layout chart
Layout that is based on the location of equipment - depending on the process it performs - is commonly referred to as the:
Operation process chart
Product layout
Flow chart
Process layout
The measurement of pressure relative to atmospheric pressure is known as:
Gauge pressure
Laminar flow
Absolute pressure
Differential pressure
The area of marine trash in the North Pacific Ocean, estimated to be about twice the size of Texas and made up mostly of plastic, is commonly referred to as:
Trash Island
Ocean Landfield
Garbage Patch
Plastic Sea
