Criteria or Constraint
Vocabulary
Writing Process
Multiple Choice
Simple machines
100
What is a criteria?
* answers will vary
things the design requires. (requirements)
100
Encoding or decoding?
Translating morse code into English.
Decoding
100
What is the first step when writing a constructed response?
A. Review answer B. Draft answer C. Organize answer D. Plan answer
D. Plan answer
100
A manufacturer wants to produce a container for food storage that does not break easily and is airtight, inexpensive, and microwave-safe. Which of the following is the best material to use to make the container?
A. Glass B. metal C. paper D. plastic
D. Plastic
100
What is this system called?
A. Lever B. Wedge C. Wheel and Axle D. Pulley
C. Wheel and Axle
200
What is a constraint?
* answers will vary
limitations or restrictions to a design
200
Encoding or decoding?
Turning English into morse code.
Encoding
200
What do scientists need to prove a claim?
Evidence
200
Scientists working for a company are testing a new medicine that they think will help heal damaged tissue. In which part of the company are the scientists working?
A. distribution B. mass marketing C. public relations D. research
D. research
200
What is this simple machine called?
A. Screw B. Wedge C. Inclined Plane D. Lever
A. Screw
300
Criteria or constraint?
A group of scientists are making a prototype of a skateboard but they only have $50 to buy all of the supplies that they need.
Constraint
300
A working model that engineers test is called...
prototype
300
True or False? The more sentences you write for a constructed response the better your score will be.
False
300
Which of the following identifies the primary function of a radio station in a communication system?
A. decoder B. encoder C. transmitter D. receiver
C. transmitter
300
What is this simple machine called?
A. Pulley B. Inclined Plane C. Wheel and Axle D. Screw
B. Inclined Plane
400
Criteria or constraint?
Ms. McFarland is making a birdhouse for one of her friends. Her friends said that the birdhouse must be red.
Criteria
400
What is one advantage that a prototype has over a diagram?
* answers will vary
400
What is the last step when writing a constructed response?
A. Review answer B. Draft answer C. Organize answer D. Plan answer
A. Review answer
400
During the construction of a new building, workers dug round holes in the ground and filled the holes with steel and concrete. Which of the following parts of the building was being built during this stage of construction?
A. the floor B. the foundation C. the plumbing D. the walls
b. the foundation
400
What is this simple machine called?
A. Pulley B. Screw C. Wedge D. Lever
D. Lever
500
Criteria or constraint?
Jandhel and Julian are working on a prototype of a toy car. Their design must be done by the end of the week.
Constraint
500
What is one advantage that a diagram has over a prototype?
*answers will vary
500
What is a claim?
A conclusion that answers a question.
*answers will vary
500
A movie studio will use two methods of communication, television and the internet, to advertise a new movie. Which of the following must both methods of communication use in order to show the advertisements to viewers around the world?
A. systems to locate viewers B. networks to transmit signals C. printing to create images D. software to search for images
B. networks to transmit signals
500
What is this simple machine called?
A. Wedge B. Inclined Plane C. Pulley D. Screw
C. Pulley