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