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Technology Vocab
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engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A ridged bar that is free to pivot or rotate on a fixed point
Drawing Tools
Multiview Drawing
Lever
Material
2. To push or drive quickly and forcibly
Finishing
Thrust
Screw
Design
3. Is the process by which part of a material is removed - usually through cutting Separating uses tools to shear or machine away unwanted material
Separate
Constraint
Complex
System
4. Material that is not found in nature (glass - concrete - and plastics)
Wedge
Custom production
Synthetic Material
Suspension/Support
5. An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
Screw
Orthographic Projection
Thrust
Assembling
6. Tools used to aid in the process of creating an engineering drawing.
Thrust
Finishing
Drawing Tools
Design Process
7. Made of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it
Construction
Pulley
Organism
Inclined Plane
8. The force that brings moving objects to rest - friction occurs when objects come in contact with each other
Quality Control
Orthographic Projection
Constraint
Friction
9. A full-scale working model used to test a design concept by making actual observations and necessary adjustments.
Prototype
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Construction
Complex
10. A flat sloped surface
Assembling
Primary Processes
Multiview Drawing
Inclined Plane
11. Human activities used to create - invent - design - transform - produce - control - maintain - and use products or systems
Engineering Drawing
Process
Organism
Engineering
12. The resistance of an object to the flow of a fluid - such as air or water
Drag
Communication
Hand tool
Manufacturing
13. Systematic and creative application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends
Custom production
System
Engineering Design
Energy
14. A limit to the design process. Constraints may be such things as appearance - funding - space materials - and human capabilities.
Engineering
Constraint
Finishing
Shaping
15. A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end
Inclined Plane
Constraint
Wedge
Engineering Drawing
16. Increases our mechanical advantage and help us apply forces we could not provide with just our own strength.
Design Brief
Separate
Simple Machine
Energy
17. A manufacturing system that involves producing a limited quantity of a product to a customer's specifications.
Inclined Plane
Custom production
Sketch
Complex
18. Work performed by an engineer -involves the knowledge of mathematical and natural sciences applied with judgment and creativity to develop ways to utilize materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.
Sketch
Engineering
Thrust
Wedge
19. Are processes that change raw materials into industrial materials
Primary Processes
Engineering Drawing
Technology
Constraint
20. Process of designing on a computer.
Simple Machine
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Technology
Drawing Tools
21. Force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth.
Engineering Design
Constraint
Gravity
Design
22. Simple handheld artifacts that require human muscle power or air or electric power to make them work
Biotechnology
Wedge
Hand tool
Vehical Guidance
23. Decision-making process that produces plans for products or systems that meet human needs and wants or solve problems.
Sketch
Design
Prototype
Design Brief
24. Uses energy to produce power for motion
Cutting
Propulsion (vehicle)
Friction
Mass production
25. A drawing created to communicate specific details about an object following specific design guidelines
Biotechnology
Quality Control
Engineering Drawing
Constraint
26. Device with fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy in order to do work.
Cutting
Hold
Machine
Quality Control
27. An action that causes material to be removed
Finishing
Wheel and Axle
Cutting
Custom production
28. The system receiving information needed to operate the vehicle
Vehical Guidance
Orthographic Projection
Thrust
Job Safety
29. Coats or modifies the surface of parts or products to protect them - make them more appealing to the consumer or both
Finishing
Gravity
Wheel and Axle
Constraint
30. A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
Secondary Processes
Engineering
Engineer
Mass production
31. To keep from falling or moving; support Lift is an upward force used to overcome gravity
Separate
Hold
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Engineer
32. The systematic act or process of building - erecting - or constructing buildings - roads - or other structures.
Custom production
Communication
Construction
Wheel and Axle
33. Machinesmade up of various combinations of simple machines
Synthetic Material
Complex
Orthographic Projection
Organism
34. A vehicular system that produces proper support for the weight of the vehicle and cargo
Job Safety
Suspension/Support
Drag
Engineering Drawing
35. Written plan that identifies a problem to be solved - its criteria - and its constraints; used to encourage thinking of all aspects of a problem before attempting a solution.
Separate
Propulsion (vehicle)
Design Brief
Biotechnology
36. A rough drawing that represents the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Design Process
Sketch
Material
Drawing Tools
37. Is the use of knowledge - tools - and resources to help people solve problems.
Organism
Technology
Wheel and Axle
Vehicle Control
38. An individual self-sustaining unit of life or living material. Five forms of organisms: plants - animals - fungi - protists - and bacteria
Propulsion (vehicle)
Organism
Sketch
Engineer
39. Are processes that turn industrial materials into finished materials
Wedge
Organism
Secondary Processes
Multiview Drawing
40. The capacity for doing work
Energy
Design
Friction
Engineering Drawing
41. A group of interacting - interrelated - or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal
Communication
Process
Multiview Drawing
System
42. Two cylindrical objects fastened together that rotate on a common axis
Wheel and Axle
Material
Communication
Mass production
43. The system that makes changes in speed and direction of a vehicle possible
Inclined Plane
Pulley
Simple Machine
Vehicle Control
44. The successful transmission of information through a common system of symbols - signs - behavior - speech - writing - or signals.
Communication
Material
System
Engineering
45. A systematic problem solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs and wants and to winnow (narrow) down the possible solutions to one final choice.
Design Process
Friction
Engineering
Mass production
46. Brings materials and parts together to make a finished product
Synthetic Material
Cutting
Drag
Assembling
47. Any technique that uses living organisms - or parts of organisms - to make or modify products - improve plants or animals - or to develop microorganisms for specific uses.
Biotechnology
Drawing Tools
Screw
Custom production
48. The process of making a raw material into a finished product; especially in large quantities.
Manufacturing
Custom production
Technology
Engineering Drawing
49. Is the process by which a material is chipped away to change its shape
Multiview Drawing
Gravity
Shaping
Friction
50. A method of drawing views of an object as it is seen from different positions and arranged in a standard order
Multiview Drawing
Job Safety
Custom production
Constraint