WorksheetsLesson 1.1 What Is Engineering? – Key Terms
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which term describes using technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems?
Manufacturing makes products in quantity
Science studies the natural world
Engineering applies knowledge to problems
Technology uses resources for needs
What is the best definition of science?
Using designs to improve systems
The study of our natural world
Making raw materials into products
The way people use resources
Which statement best distinguishes engineering from science?
Engineering explains natural phenomena
Engineering applies knowledge to create solutions
Science builds devices from atoms
Science solves practical problems
Select all that are examples of an invention rather than an innovation.
A brand‑new device never seen before
A small change to make a product safer
An improved version of an existing tool
A new process created through experimentation
Match each term to its definition.
Artifact
A human‑made object
Environment
Surroundings where a person or plant lives
Transportation
Moving people or goods place to place
Communication
Transmitting information by symbols or signals
Which choice defines innovation most accurately?
A brand‑new product created by study
The process of making items in quantity
An improvement to an existing system
Human activities to create and control
What does manufacturing primarily involve?
Designing machines for safe work
Observing and describing natural events
Turning raw material into finished product
Transmitting information with symbols
Which field connects technology with plant and animal life?
Biotechnology relates to living systems
Nanotechnology builds tiny circuits
Agriculture raises crops and animals
Ergonomics arranges safe workspaces
Choose the statements that describe a technological system.
Interacting parts functioning as a whole
Unrelated devices without shared purpose
A single tool used by one person
Elements working together toward a goal
What does communication mean in this context?
Construction of roads and buildings
Transmission of information using signals
Observation and identification of nature
Arrangement of workspace for safety
Which definition fits agriculture?
Moving passengers from one place to another
Raising crops and animals for products
Making a raw material into a product
Using circuits made from atoms
Which term is best linked to the ability to do work?
Math studies patterns and order
Process combines actions for output
Energy is ability to do work
Environment is living surroundings
Identify the correct description of nanotechnology.
Process of creating products in factories
Technology of plant and animal life
Science of building devices at tiny scale
Study of safe workplace design
Which items are part of a process as defined here?
Moving goods from one city to another
Sequence of actions producing output
Observation and description of events
Activities to invent, design, and control
Match each industrial sector term with its activity.
Construction
Building structures like roads and buildings
Manufacturing
Turning raw materials into finished goods
Transportation
Moving passengers or goods between places
Agriculture
Raising crops and animals for useful products
Which statement about technology is most accurate?
The way people use resources to meet needs
All equipment design for safe workplaces
The science of patterns and measurement
A group of interacting parts working together
Which choices describe math in this lesson?
Study of measurement and properties
Science of patterns and order
Ability to do work in systems
Relationships of quantities using symbols
Match each term to a realistic classroom example.
Artifact
A 3D‑printed model made by students
Innovation
Adding grips to scissors for comfort
Invention
A brand‑new cutting tool design
Ergonomics
Adjusting desk height for safe posture
Which action best shows ergonomics in practice?
Raising animals for food and fiber
Observing plant growth patterns
Arranging tools so people work safely
Building devices from single molecules
A team improves a scooter so it goes farther per push without changing its basic design. What term fits this change?
Invention makes a brand‑new scooter
Process combines actions to make scooters
Innovation improves an existing scooter
Technology uses resources to meet needs
What is the primary focus of biotechnology?
Studying the behavior of animals in their habitats
Designing ergonomic workspaces
Enhancing living organisms for human use
Creating new materials from natural resources
Which process is essential for the development of new technologies?
Manufacturing products in bulk
Observing natural phenomena
Testing and refining ideas
Researching historical data
What best describes the role of engineering in society?
To apply scientific principles to solve problems
To explore the universe and its laws
To create art and design
To study the interactions of living organisms
