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10/30/2024 11:32 PM
Foundations of Technology Chapter 3 Test
Review
6000 BCE - answer✔Engineering can be traced back to what year?
Electrical Engineering - answer✔Communication, Computer, and Electronics; Design and
maintain electrical technologies; Focuses on electricity and electromagnetism
Civil Engineering - answer✔Environmental, Geo-technical, and Structural; Design and improve
structures; Focuses on the design and improvement of structures.
Mechanical Engineering - answer✔Aeronautical, Automotive, and Mining; Design and improve
mechanical systems and components; The design and improvement of mechanical systems and
components.
Chemical Engineering - answer✔Converts raw materials into useful products; closely aligned
with scientific community; involves the conversion of raw materials into useful products
Environmental Engineering - answer✔Management of hazardous material; water and air
pollution, waster disposal, & public health concerns
Math & Science - answer✔Engineering advancements can be attributed to contributions from
________ and _______ and the engineering of new technologies which resulted in more
innovative methods and designs of more efficient technologies
True - answer✔Early engineers used a trial-and-error approach, rather than mathematical and
scientific principles when solving problems
Engineering Design - answer✔The intentional path to solve problems
Creativity - answer✔_______ is thinking in a way that is different from the norm.
False - answer✔Most engineering design projects are done individually
System - answer✔a set of interacting elements that work interdependently to form a complete
entity that has an overall function or purpose
10/30/2024 11:32 PM
Foundations of Technology Chapter 3 Test
Review
6000 BCE - answer✔Engineering can be traced back to what year?
Electrical Engineering - answer✔Communication, Computer, and Electronics; Design and
maintain electrical technologies; Focuses on electricity and electromagnetism
Civil Engineering - answer✔Environmental, Geo-technical, and Structural; Design and improve
structures; Focuses on the design and improvement of structures.
Mechanical Engineering - answer✔Aeronautical, Automotive, and Mining; Design and improve
mechanical systems and components; The design and improvement of mechanical systems and
components.
Chemical Engineering - answer✔Converts raw materials into useful products; closely aligned
with scientific community; involves the conversion of raw materials into useful products
Environmental Engineering - answer✔Management of hazardous material; water and air
pollution, waster disposal, & public health concerns
Math & Science - answer✔Engineering advancements can be attributed to contributions from
________ and _______ and the engineering of new technologies which resulted in more
innovative methods and designs of more efficient technologies
True - answer✔Early engineers used a trial-and-error approach, rather than mathematical and
scientific principles when solving problems
Engineering Design - answer✔The intentional path to solve problems
Creativity - answer✔_______ is thinking in a way that is different from the norm.
False - answer✔Most engineering design projects are done individually
System - answer✔a set of interacting elements that work interdependently to form a complete
entity that has an overall function or purpose
