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Models and Designs

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a black box idea?

a)

a physical model that you test

b)

a system that cannot be directly observed or easily understood

c)

a system that involves many parts

d)

a box that is black

2.

What is the design and test method?

a)

when you create a conceptual model

b)

a method to try new things

c)

when you create a physical model

d)

when you make a plan for something then create a physical model to test it

3.

What type of model can be tested?

a)

conceptual model

b)

black box

c)

physical model

d)

a plan

4.

Why is collaboration important?

a)

to make new friends

b)

to test ideas

c)

to share information/ideas

d)

to come to an agreement

5.

Which is a black box idea?

a)

shoes

b)

cookies

c)

Xbox

d)

desk

6.

The main idea behind working with Black Boxes is that sometimes science tries to explain things that can't be seen.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Maybe not

7.

Which is NOT a model?

a)

doll

b)

backpack

c)

map of the United States

d)

blueprints

8.

When your team did not agree on what to build you were in consensus.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

d)

maybe not

9.

What type of energy was being displayed when your Go-Cart was moving?

a)

chemical

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

friction

10.

What two things caused friction when racing your Go-Cart?

a)

binder clips on the sticks and rubber bands on the sticks

b)

wheels on the floor and binder clips on the sticks

c)

wheels on the floor and rubber bands on the ground

d)

wheels on the floor and rubber bands on the sticks

11.

Which of these is a source of potential energy in your Go-Cart?

a)

rubber bands

b)

clothespins

c)

binder clips

d)

tape

12.

Which of these is a force that acted on your Go-Cart?

a)

gravity

b)

air resistance

c)

friction

d)

all of the above

13.

What would happen if there was no longer any friction acting on your Go-Cart?

a)

it would stop

b)

it would float in the air

c)

it would keep going

d)

it would speed up

14.

Models are always accurate.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

maybe

d)

maybe not

15.

Which is a possible reason a model would change?

a)

no one liked it

b)

a model wouldn't change

c)

we learn new things

d)

technology got worse

16.

What is an engineer?

a)

a scientist

b)

someone that uses scientific knowledge to design and build things

c)

someone that runs machines

d)

someone that writes poetry

17.

What is a system?

a)

a series of lights

b)

people working together

c)

potential energy

d)

parts working together to accomplish something

18.

What does it mean to have consensus among group members?

a)

everyone agrees

b)

everyone disagrees

c)

everyone works together

d)

no one works together

19.

What part of your Go-Cart represented the axle?

a)

the rubber bands

b)

the wooden hubs

c)

the sticks

d)

the clothespin

20.

Your team had to work together, or _____________, to create a successful Go-Cart.

a)

consensus

b)

argue

c)

talk

d)

collaborate

21.

Sir Isaac Newton has ______ laws of motion.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

22.

Models are useful because ________.

a)

they show us how things work.

b)

they show us how things look.

c)

they help us identify and fix errors.

d)

all of the above

23.

A physical model _______.

a)

can be tested.

b)

is a system.

c)

is 3D.

d)

all of the above

24.

A conceptual model _____________.

a)

is 3D

b)

cannot be tested

c)

can be built

d)

none of the above