STARBASE Gary Quiz

Of the following, which tool would be appropriate to measure the liquid volume of milk?

• Ruler

• Graduated Cylinder

• Protractor

• Balance

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

• Sound

• Potential

• Chemical

• Kinetic

When using computer aided design (CAD) software to build a model, the first step is to...?

• Adjust the dimensions of the part

• Communicate with the manufacturing engineers

• Create the shape that will be extruded or revolved

• Apply interesting borders to the design

An Engineering team is meeting for the first time. According to the Engineering Design Process (EDP), what will they do first?

• Specify requirements

• Define the problem

• Brainstorm solutions

• Construct a hypothesis

Which scientific law best explains why it's important to wear a seatbelt?

• Newton's First Law of Motion: An object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.

• Newton's Second Law of Motion: Force = Mass x Acceleration

• Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action force there is and equal and opposite reaction force.

• Bernoulli's Principle: Sideways pressure decreases when air moves faster.

In order for lights to be on the circuit must be what?

• Closed

• Open

• On

• Off

The instructions that tells the robot what to do are called the _____________?

• Machine

• Control

• Behavior

• Program

Which Liquid is the least dense?

• Blue

• Green

• Yellow

• Red

In the graph, which letter is at coordinates (-2, 3)?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is an example of physical change?

• Mixing baking soda and vinegar together producing bubbles and foam

• Lighting a piece of paper on fire producing ashes

• Mixing ingredients and baking a cake

• Knocking a glass cup off the counter and shattering it on th floor