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WorksheetsEngineering Design Process Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
What does it mean to brainstorm solutions to a problem?
Think of ways to make the problem worse
Think of ways to make similar kinds of problems
Think of ways to solve the problem
Think of ways to observe the problem
What should you consider when choosing the best solution?
The feasibility or practicality of the solution
The cost of the solution
The benefits and risks of the solution
All of the above
What should you ask yourself when defining a problem?
What is the problem?
Who has the problem?
Why is solving the problem important?
All of the above
What should you do after you define a problem to better understand what the problem actually is?
Ask testable questions
Perform a controlled experiment
Research the problem
Conduct a survey
What is brainstorming?
Identifying problems common to many people
Coming up with possible solutions to a problem
Building a model or prototype of a solution
A way of designing an experiment to test a problem
What should you first do when brainstorming?
Come up with many solutions, even if they seem crazy, that could solve the problem
Focus on the most effective solutions that could solve the problem
Disregard the craziest solutions that could solve the problem
Identify the who, what, why of the problem statement
The best possible solution should:
Be expensive and high tech
Balance effectiveness with practicality
Be effective but expensive
Be practical but expensive
When should you stop revising and retesting a solution?
When you are satisfied with the effectiveness of the solution
When you cannot enhance the solution any further
When you run out of time or materials
Both a and b
What is a model?
A solution to a problem
A representation of something in nature
A prototype of an idea or solution important to engineering
Both b and c
What are the two most important features of a model?
Simple and scaled
Simple and disproportionate
Complex and large
Complex and scaled
A model can be:
A three-dimensional structure
A diagram or drawing
A mathematical equation
All of the above
Which statement below best describes the need for engineers?
There is no need for engineers in our country
There is very little need for engineers in our country
Engineers are only needed to develop new high-tech devices, such as cellphones, TVs and computers
Engineers are in high demand and sought after by many different industries
Which type of engineer develops new devices and technologies important to medicine and healthcare?
Aerospace engineer
Chemical engineer
Biomedical engineer
Agricultural engineer
What would be the next logical step engineers would take to design and produce this laptop computer?
To try to make something new to solve a problem
Model
Design
Experiment
Effort
_______________ are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems to meet human needs and wants.
Scientists
Engineers
Artists
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.
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
What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process?
Testing Solutions
Designing Solutions
Identifying the Problem
Planning Solutions
