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