Engineering Process Quiz

What is the first step in the engineering process?

• Evaluate the solution

• Develop a solution

• Define the problem

• Build a prototype

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Who invented the telephone to solve the problem of expensive and time-consuming long-distance communication?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• Guglielmo Marconi

What did Alfred Nobel invent to solve the problem of needing a safer explosive for miners and other workers?

• Nitroglycerin

• TNT

• Gunpowder

• Dynamite

What is the purpose of building a prototype in the engineering process?

• To finalize the design

• To test the solution

• To develop a solution

• To evaluate the solution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What is the last step in the engineering process?

• Evaluate the solution

• Define the problem

• Develop a solution

• Build a prototype

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Who designed the Eiffel Tower in France?

• Antoni Gaudí

• Gustave Eiffel

• Frank Lloyd Wright

• Le Corbusier

What did Willis Carrier invent to solve the problem of controlling indoor air temperature?

• Heater

• Fan

• Dehumidifier

• Air conditioning

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why is the engineering process important for engineers?

• To ignore failures

• To stick to the original idea

• To experiment and fail

• To avoid failure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What did engineers learn from failures in the engineering process?

• To improve the original idea

• To ignore failures

• To avoid failures

• To give up

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

How many times do engineers usually test their prototypes in the engineering process?

• Once

• Several times

• Never

• Twice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4