4th Grade Science Practice Test 1

What is engineering?

• A way to build things quickly

• The process of designing new or improved technology

• The study of nature

• Fixing things that are broken

What is technology?

• Things found in nature

• How humans change the natural world to meet a want or a need

• Electronic devices

• Scientific discoveries

Which is the first part of designing a solution?

• Building a model

• Testing the solution

• Describing what the solution must do

• Asking for help

Which of the following is an example of something that is engineered?

• A tree

• A rock

• A river

• A chair

Which of the following is an example of something that is NOT engineered?

• A car

• A book

• A table

• Water

What is a constraint?

• A desirable feature

• A limit on possible solutions

• A type of test

• An improvement

Which of the following are examples of constraints? (Choose two)

• Color

• Time

• Size

• Money

Engineers improve solutions all the time. (True/False)

• True

• False

Criteria are features of a desirable solution. (True/False)

• True

• False

Noise is not a major cause of hearing loss later in life. (True/False)

• True

• False