WorksheetsBuilding Bridges Pretest
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
Friction in which two surfaces are not moving past each other.
Fluid
Sliding
Rolling
Static
The unit of force is _______.
kg
s
m
N
A _______ is a push or pull.
mass
speed
force
time
If the forces acting on an object are unbalanced, what happens?
the object remains at rest.
the object will not move.
the object moves in constant motion.
the object accelerates.
Which of the following is the load on a bridge caused by a truck moving across the bridge?
settlement load
live load
dead load
thermal load
Which of the following is the load on a bridge caused by the weight of the bridge materials?
settlement load
live load
dead load
thermal load
Which bridge type consists of a platform supported by columns underneath at specific intervals?
arch
beam
suspension
load
Which bridge type consists of a platform supported by cables from above?
arch
beam
suspension
load
Which engineering step would most likely include the building of a three-dimensional prototype?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
After testing a prototype in relation to its requirements, which of the following engineering steps would you do next if you wanted to build a new prototype?
Ask
Imagine
Create
Improve
Which engineering step would most likely involve each person in a group presenting his or her ideas?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Improve
Testing, evaluating, and modifying a solution or product most likely occurs at which stage of the engineering design process?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Improve
Which of the following are used to transform ideas into practical solutions?
modeling
testing
evaluating
none of the above
all of the above
Which of the following activities would most likely not be used in the Improve engineering step?
modeling
testing
evaluating
creating
What is ideation?
the process of patenting a product
the process of gathering feedback to improve a system
the process of coming up with new ideas and ways to solve problems
the process of breaking a system down into subsystems
Ideation can occur in any step of the engineering design loop, but it most often occurs at what step?
Ask
Imagine
Plan
Create
Improve
