WorksheetsReview Intro to Principles of Applied Engineering
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Mechanical engineering is involved in most fields of engineering output.
True
False
What is the foundation of mechanical engineering?
Understanding the relationship between forces and motion
Understanding the relationship between forces and chemicals
Understanding the relationship between motion and substances
Understanding the relationship between protons and electrons
Row boats help mechanical engineers understand which of the following?
Rate
Inertia
Speed
Force and energy
Where did the first windmill appear?
Afghanistan and Iran
Iran and Russia
Iraq and Egypt
Pakistan and Switzerland
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Guttenberg
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Production and manufacturing in chemical engineering are based on which of the following?
Interaction of protons and neutrons
Interaction of forces
Interaction of substances
Interaction of elements
What is the title of the seminal books for chemical engineering?
Chemical Technology
Chemical Engineering
Engineering Technology
How did the Industrial Revolution change labor processes?
Created more jobs
Added more steps to manufacturing
Eliminated steps of production
Transition to machine and technology operated processes
Which of the following is NOT a result of the Industrial Revolution?
Less production
Meeting demands faster
More efficient processes
More development in other fields
Penicillin was created by mistake.
True
False
What experiment sparked electrical engineering?
Discovery of fire
Tesla’s lightbulb patent
Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment
Telegraph
What innovation was a result of the telegraph?
Morse code
Cell phone
Texting
What did Benjamin Franklin discover in his kite-flying experiment?
Electricity
Electrons
How to integrate power into homes
Electric spark created between charges
An ohm describes which of the following?
Relationship between electrical currents and the potential difference in the conductor
Amount of current in a wire
Amount of voltage in a circuit
Amount of resistance in a battery
Which of the following does the generator NOT power?
Lights in a house
Heater
Plumbing
Refrigerator
Which of the following is an example of a civil engineering innovation?
Manufacturing processes
Power to homes
Transportation
Pistons
Who was the first civil engineer?
John Smeaton
Sir William Fothergill Cooke
Samuel Morse
Friedrich Ludwig Knapp
Which of the following innovations is associated with John Smeaton?
Plumbing
Airports
Railroads
Lighthouse
Where did civil engineering exploration begin?
Britain
United States
China
Greece
Which civil engineering innovation increased the number of housing units and office spaces?
Concrete
Water taps
Skyscrapers
What is the term for the following definition: 'used to supply power by reversing direction in repetitious intervals'?
Alternating Current
Direct Current
Static Electricity
Capacitive Coupling
What is the term for the following definition: 'ability for cars to come to a halt or stop'?
Braking Power
Acceleration Rate
Turning Radius
Fuel Efficiency
What is the term for the following definition: 'process of using molds to create products'?
Casting
Forging
Extrusion
Welding
What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline of using chemistry, biology, physics and math to solve production issues through substances'?
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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'?
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biology
Economics
What is the term for the following definition: 'software in a microcomputer controlling machines and tools'?
Computer Numeric Control
Machine Learning Algorithm
Word Processing Software
Database Management System
What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline focusing on power and light'?
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
What is the term for the following definition: 'apply or make an effort'?
Exert
Relax
Ignore
Delay
What is the term for the following definition: 'consequence of effort made resulting in strength or energy'?
Force
Friction
Velocity
Mass
What is the term for the following definition: 'machine used to convert mechanical energy into electricity'?
Generator
Transformer
Motor
Battery
What is the term for the following definition: 'hidden or unnoticed'?
Inconspicuous
Obvious
Luminous
Vivid
What is the term for the following definition: 'process of transforming into a machine and manufactured-based production'?
Industrialization
Urbanization
Globalization
Privatization
What is the term for the following definition: 'time period describing the transition to handmade production to a technology based production'?
Industrial Revolution
Renaissance
Information Age
Stone Age
What is the term for the following definition: 'discipline focusing on the design, development, construction and testing of how built and natural components move'?
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
What is the term for the following definition: 'language consisting of dots and dashes transmitted through the telegraph, created by Samuel Morse'?
Morse Code
Binary Code
Braille
Semaphore
What is the term for the following definition: 'action of moving or changing direction'?
Motion
Friction
Gravity
Inertia
What is the term for the following definition: 'measurement of electrical resistance'?
Ohm
Ampere
Volt
Watt
What is the term for the following definition: 'license protecting an idea or prototype to ensure the filer’s ownership'?
Patent
Copyright
Trademark
Trade Secret
What is the term for the following definition: 'mechanism used in conjunction with motor to provide power'?
Pistons
Gears
Valves
Bearings
What is the term for the following definition: 'early innovation for printing texts and pictures developed by Johannes Gutenberg'?
Printing Press
Telegraph
Steam Engine
Typewriter
What is the term for the following definition: 'beginning or very first'?
Seminal
Terminal
Obsolete
Derivative
What is the term for the following definition: 'machine using steam to power or rotate the blades'?
Steam Turbine
Gas Engine
Windmill
Hydraulic Press
What is the term for the following definition: 'innovation transmitting messages through a wire using signals'?
Telegraph
Telephone
Radio
Television
What is the term for the following definition: 'machine using blades to convert wind power into energy'?
Windmill
Generator
Transformer
Solar panel
