Day 1 - Engineering
What field is the application of science to the needs of humanity?
Engineering
Name 3 types of vessels marine engineers design?
Boats, ships, submarines, kayaks, canoes, surfboards
List 2 types of machines mechanical engineers have designed.
Pumps, compressors, internal, combustion engines, wind turbines, reactors, heat exchangers, conveyers, robots, vehicles (cars, trucks, aircrafts, ships), power generation equipment (wind power, nuclear, geothermal)
How many laws of thermodynamics are there (including the 0th law)?
4
List 2 types of careers environmental engineers pursue.
Professor/Teacher, Researcher, Environmental Health and Safety Officer, Consultant, Green Building Engineer, Government Advisor, Hazardous Waste Removal Worker, Environmental Lawyer, Urban and Regional Planners
Which type of engineering designs and builds radar technology?
Electrical engineering
What is the upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object?
Buoyant force
What is the field that blurs mechanical, electrical, and software engineering into one?
Megatronics
What process is necessary to isolate DNA from cells?
Extraction
What do Environmental Engineers protect? Only one thing is necessary.
Human health, nature's beneficial ecosystems, and the environment)
What type of engineering drawing is done at 90-degree angle?
Orthographic
What part of a vessel works by increasing pressure to its rear and reducing pressure to its front?
Boat propellors
List 2 of the top 10 mechanical engineering designs.
Automobiles, Apollo vehicles, power generation, agriculture mechanization (powered tractors, high-capacity irrigation pumps), airplane, integrated circuit mass production, air-conditioning and refrigeration, computer-aided engineering technology, bioengineering (imaging, prosthetics, etc.), codes and standard
What are one of the subdisciplines of bioengineering?
Bionics, biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, genetic engineering, neutral engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, medical device engineering, medical imaging design, clinical engineering
What are 2 threats to water?
1.Population Expansion
2.Urbanization
3.Pollution
4.Vegetation Destruction and Deforestation
5.Climate Change
What's the last and most important step in the engineering design process?
Communicate processes and results
Name 3 safety features needed on a boat or submarine.
Fire detectors/alarms, fire extinguishers, gas detectors, signs, nighttime signals (flares), Radios (distress calls), pump for removing water onboard
List 2 out of the 4 elements of a force.
1. Point of application
2. Magnitude
3. Line of action
4. Sense (negative or positive)
What are chemical engineers also called?
Process engineers
What is the process in the water cycle where water on the ground surface enters the soil?
Infiltration
Which engineering field is involved in biofuel production?
Biochemical engineering
What chemical is often added to fuel to reduce air pollution?
Ethanol
What is an example of an internal force?
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy is always conserved and can only be converted?
1st law of thermodynamics
What is one gas that can cause acid rain?