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Review Intro to Principles of Applied Engineering

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical engineering is involved in most fields of engineering output.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the foundation of mechanical engineering?

a)

Understanding the relationship between forces and motion

b)

Understanding the relationship between forces and chemicals

c)

Understanding the relationship between motion and substances

d)

Understanding the relationship between protons and electrons

3.

Row boats help mechanical engineers understand which of the following?

a)

Rate

b)

Inertia

c)

Speed

d)

Force and energy

4.

Where did the first windmill appear?

a)

Afghanistan and Iran

b)

Iran and Russia

c)

Iraq and Egypt

d)

Pakistan and Switzerland

5.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Johannes Guttenberg

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Benjamin Franklin

6.

Production and manufacturing in chemical engineering are based on which of the following?

a)

Interaction of protons and neutrons

b)

Interaction of forces

c)

Interaction of substances

d)

Interaction of elements

7.

What is the title of the seminal books for chemical engineering?

a)

Chemical Technology

b)

Chemical Engineering

c)

Engineering Technology

8.

How did the Industrial Revolution change labor processes?

a)

Created more jobs

b)

Added more steps to manufacturing

c)

Eliminated steps of production

d)

Transition to machine and technology operated processes

9.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Less production

b)

Meeting demands faster

c)

More efficient processes

d)

More development in other fields

10.

Penicillin was created by mistake.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What experiment sparked electrical engineering?

a)

Discovery of fire

b)

Tesla’s lightbulb patent

c)

Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment

d)

Telegraph

12.

What innovation was a result of the telegraph?

a)

Morse code

b)

Cell phone

c)

Texting

d)

Email

13.

What did Benjamin Franklin discover in his kite-flying experiment?

a)

Electricity

b)

Electrons

c)

How to integrate power into homes

d)

Electric spark created between charges

14.

An ohm describes which of the following?

a)

Relationship between electrical currents and the potential difference in the conductor

b)

Amount of current in a wire

c)

Amount of voltage in a circuit

d)

Amount of resistance in a battery

15.

Which of the following does the generator NOT power?

a)

Lights in a house

b)

Heater

c)

Plumbing

d)

Refrigerator

16.

Which of the following is an example of a civil engineering innovation?

a)

Manufacturing processes

b)

Power to homes

c)

Transportation

d)

Pistons

17.

Who was the first civil engineer?

a)

John Smeaton

b)

Sir William Fothergill Cooke

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Friedrich Ludwig Knapp

18.

Which of the following innovations is associated with John Smeaton?

a)

Plumbing

b)

Airports

c)

Railroads

d)

Lighthouse

19.

Where did civil engineering exploration begin?

a)

Britain

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Greece

20.

Which civil engineering innovation increased the number of housing units and office spaces?

a)

Concrete

b)

Water taps

c)

Skyscrapers

21.

What is the term for the following definition: 'used to supply power by reversing direction in repetitious intervals'?

a)

Alternating Current

b)

Direct Current

c)

Static Electricity

d)

Capacitive Coupling

22.

What is the term for the following definition: 'ability for cars to come to a halt or stop'?

a)

Braking Power

b)

Acceleration Rate

c)

Turning Radius

d)

Fuel Efficiency

23.

What is the term for the following definition: 'process of using molds to create products'?

a)

Casting

b)

Forging

c)

Extrusion

d)

Welding

24.

What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline of using chemistry, biology, physics and math to solve production issues through substances'?

a)

Chemical Engineering

b)

Mechanical Engineering

c)

Civil Engineering

d)

Electrical Engineering

25.

What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline focusing on the built environment through design, construction and maintenance of the natural and constructed environment'?

a)

Civil Engineering

b)

Mechanical Engineering

c)

Biology

d)

Economics

26.

What is the term for the following definition: 'software in a microcomputer controlling machines and tools'?

a)

Computer Numeric Control

b)

Machine Learning Algorithm

c)

Word Processing Software

d)

Database Management System

27.

What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline focusing on power and light'?

a)

Electrical Engineering

b)

Civil Engineering

c)

Mechanical Engineering

d)

Chemical Engineering

28.

What is the term for the following definition: 'apply or make an effort'?

a)

Exert

b)

Relax

c)

Ignore

d)

Delay

29.

What is the term for the following definition: 'consequence of effort made resulting in strength or energy'?

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Velocity

d)

Mass

30.

What is the term for the following definition: 'machine used to convert mechanical energy into electricity'?

a)

Generator

b)

Transformer

c)

Motor

d)

Battery

31.

What is the term for the following definition: 'hidden or unnoticed'?

a)

Inconspicuous

b)

Obvious

c)

Luminous

d)

Vivid

32.

What is the term for the following definition: 'process of transforming into a machine and manufactured-based production'?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Urbanization

c)

Globalization

d)

Privatization

33.

What is the term for the following definition: 'time period describing the transition to handmade production to a technology based production'?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Information Age

d)

Stone Age

34.

What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline focusing on the design, development, construction and testing of how built and natural components move'?

a)

Mechanical Engineering

b)

Civil Engineering

c)

Chemical Engineering

d)

Electrical Engineering

35.

What is the term for the following definition: 'language consisting of dots and dashes transmitted through the telegraph, created by Samuel Morse'?

a)

Morse Code

b)

Binary Code

c)

Braille

d)

Semaphore

36.

What is the term for the following definition: 'action of moving or changing direction'?

a)

Motion

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

37.

What is the term for the following definition: 'measurement of electrical resistance'?

a)

Ohm

b)

Ampere

c)

Volt

d)

Watt

38.

What is the term for the following definition: 'license protecting an idea or prototype to ensure the filer’s ownership'?

a)

Patent

b)

Copyright

c)

Trademark

d)

Trade Secret

39.

What is the term for the following definition: 'mechanism used in conjunction with motor to provide power'?

a)

Pistons

b)

Gears

c)

Valves

d)

Bearings

40.

What is the term for the following definition: 'early innovation for printing texts and pictures developed by Johannes Gutenberg'?

a)

Printing Press

b)

Telegraph

c)

Steam Engine

d)

Typewriter

41.

What is the term for the following definition: 'beginning or very first'?

a)

Seminal

b)

Terminal

c)

Obsolete

d)

Derivative

42.

What is the term for the following definition: 'machine using steam to power or rotate the blades'?

a)

Steam Turbine

b)

Gas Engine

c)

Windmill

d)

Hydraulic Press

43.

What is the term for the following definition: 'innovation transmitting messages through a wire using signals'?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Telephone

c)

Radio

d)

Television

44.

What is the term for the following definition: 'machine using blades to convert wind power into energy'?

a)

Windmill

b)

Generator

c)

Transformer

d)

Solar panel