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