ch 1 3 and 5 6th grade Engineering test

1.

1 point

______ is also known as lean production.

pull

mass

push

none

2.

1 point

push production is faster than pull production.

True

False

3.

1 point

Most things are manufactured in a factory.

True

False

4.

1 point

Food is an example of a durable good.

True

False

5.

1 point

Production rate is the number of quality and non quality objects that are made.

True

False

6.

1 point

Quality control rate is a rate that tell what portion of the objects were made and passed inspection.

True

False

7.

1 point

The current era we live in is called the Information Age.

True

False

8.

1 point

The steps of the MANUFACTURING are designing a product, obtaining/preparing materials, processing the materials, assembling, testing, inspecting, and packaging the product.

True

False

9.

1 point

Which one is NOT a bridge that was in chapter 3?

cantilever bridge

double bridge

beam bridge

arch bridge

10.

1 point

______ production is also known as mass production.

lean

push

none

pull

11.

1 point

Which one of the following is NOT a part of the ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS?

developing solutions

testing and evaluating the product

ACTUALLY, all choices are part of the Eng. Design Process

Identifying a need or defining a problem

12.

1 point

_____ is the process by which part of a material is removed, usually through cutting.

none of the above

separating

flaming

spearing

13.

1 point

Three factors needed to make a building structurally sound would be checking the soil, wind resistance, and earthquake resistance of a building.

True

False

14.

1 point

Manufacturing involves mechanical processes that change the form of materials through the processes of

separating, splitting, advertising, and memorizing

heating, cooling, developing, and framing

none of the above

separating, forming, combining, and conditioning

15.

1 point

______ is the process of changing the shape of a material WITHOUT cutting it.

slamming

forming

meshing

gliding

16.

1 point

An example of engineered wood would be

styrofoam

plastic

plywood

none of the above

17.

1 point

Technology is broken down into three major eras (time periods) according to the book.

True

False

18.

1 point

The assembly line concept was developed by

Thomas Edison

Albert Einstein

Henry Ford

Amelia Earhardt

19.

1 point

Durable goods are goods that are built to last a longer time.

True

False

20.

1 point

________ means putting one material together with others.

combining

none of the above

forming

splitting

21.

1 point

____changes the internal properties of materials.

bonding

conditioning

separating

streaming

22.

1 point

There are 5 families of engineers. The one that builds bridges, structures, roads, etc. belong to

biomedical

chemical

materials

civil

23.

1 point

The Industrial Era would include the invention of tools such as plow, loom, and money.

True

False

24.

1 point

Manufacturing is the constructing of many of the same item at one time usually using an assembly line.

True

False

25.

1 point

Push production has increased quality (less errors, or rejects).

True

False