Robotics Certification UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
/. Sputnik - Answer-1957, first satellite to orbit the Earth
/.Vostok-1 - Answer-1961, first manned spaceflight, with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
/.Alan Shepard - Answer-first American astronaut to fly in space
/.SpaceShipOne - Answer-won the X prize as first private company to put a man into
space
/.1969 - Answer-first manned moon landing
/.3 days - Answer-time it took for Apoll missions to reach the moon
/.space shuttle - Answer-primary function to transport astronauts to space
/.STEAM - Answer-Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics
/.computer engineer - Answer-use electrical engineering and computer science to
develop computer hardware and software
/.mechanical engineer - Answer-develops machines and equipment that turn raw
materials into new products
/.electrical engineer - Answer-design electrical power systems
/.aerospace engineer - Answer-design systems for aircraft
/.civil engineer - Answer-design electrical power systems
/.chemical engineer - Answer-design large-scale processes that convert chemicals, raw
materials, living cells, microorganisms, and energy into useful forms and products
/.manufacturing engineer - Answer-develop systems, machines, and equipment that
turn raw materials into a new product
/.design process step 1 - Answer-define the problem
, /.design process step 2 - Answer-identify criteria and constraints
/.design process step 3 - Answer-research, brainstorm, select solutions
/.design process step 4 - Answer-design and build
/.design process step 5 - Answer-test, redesign, and rebuild
/.design process step 6 - Answer-final product for implementation
/.softwoods - Answer-have lower density that most hardwoods
/.examples of softwood - Answer-cedar, douglas fir, pine, spruce
/.examples of hardwood - Answer-poplar, ash, maple, oak
/.deciduous tress - Answer-source of hardwood
/.coniferous trees - Answer-source of softwood
/.wood veneer - Answer-thin slices of wood, usually thinner than 3 mm(1/8 in), typically
glued onto core panels to produce flat panels, used to cover less expensive woods
/.fraing lumber - Answer-used to build wall framing
/.plywood - Answer-used to cover a roof before shingles are added, for water resistance
/.common home construction materials - Answer-dimensional lumber (2x4) and
concrete
/.specific strength - Answer-material's strength (force per unit area at failure) divided by
its density
/.strength/weight ratio - Answer-other term for specific strength
/.favorable strength/weight ratio - Answer-carbon/glass fiber, titanium, high strength
steel alloys, magnesium, alumum
/.aluminum - Answer-lower density than titanium, steel, and platinum
/.material hardness - Answer-resistance of metal to plastic deformation, may also refer
to stiffness or temper, or to resistance to scratching, abrasion, or cutting