Design Energy Solutions worksheets

The government hired an engineering firm to build wind turbines that could only be 150 feet tall. This requirement is an example of.

• conservation

• a constraint

• a prototype

Which method of powering a vehicle will help to reduce air pollution?

• Using oil

• Using biofuels

• Using gasoline

How does the solar panel solve a design problem?

• It transforms energy without producing air pollution.

• It transforms sunlight energy to wind energy.

• It uses nonrenewable resources for power.

Engineers designing a new energy-efficient product will make the first model, called a.

• criterion

• constrains

• prototype

Suppose you connect a solar cell to the connectors of a lightbulb. Which factor would increase the brightness of the light bulb?

• Exposure to full sun

• Exposure to partial sun.

• The size of the light bulb.

Develop solutions include.

• brainstorming, researching, and testing multiple solutions.

• describing the problem

• constraints and criteria.

On a hot summer day, the ice in your drink will melt. This is an example of.

• energy transfer

• insulation

• developing solutions

Which of the choices is an example of constraint?

• The materials that are available to design solution

• The required cost for the project

• The time needed to complete the project

• All of the above

We start the engineering design process by.

• defining the engineering problem

• identifying all the materials

• building a model

How are solar panels and windmills the same?

• They convert different types of energy into electricity.

• They convert the same type of energy into electricity.

• They are nonrenewable resources.