Vocabulary
Material Engineering
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
General Knowledge
100
What is Pollution?
A) Cleaning an environment of all trash
B) An area enclosed by rivers and oceans
C) The act of introducing harmful substances to the environment that results in harming the natural surroundings
C)
100
What are the most common magnetic items
A)Plastic
B)Water
C)Wood
D)Metals
D)
100
True or false a bridge needs support to stand up
True
100
True or False: Climate change is real
Very True!
100
Rank these three materials by strength:
A) Plastic
B) Wood
C) Metal
C) Metal
B) Wood
A) Plastic
200
What is shown in this photo (the "push")
Compression
200
Is the light on or off in an "open circuit"?
Light is off
200
True or False: Wood easily bends under pressure when building a bridge
False
200
The word "Geo" means
A) Earth
B) Moon
C) Dirt
D) Grass
A) Earth
200
Is it safer to live in a residental or commerical area?
Residental
300
What is this image showing (its the "pull")
Tension
300
Is the light on or off in an "closed circuit"?
The Light is on
300
True or False: A bridge uses a combination of tension and compression to stand up
True
300
Rank these soils on how well they absorbed water, from best to worst
Sand
Dirt
Gravel
Dirt, sand, then gravel
300
Rank these fortnite materials on strength, from strongest to weakest.
Brick
Wood
Metal
Metal -> Brick -> Wood
400
What is it called when an item ALLOWS electricity to pass through it
A) Conductor
B) Zoning
C) Insulator
D) None of these
A) Conductor
400
What are the "invisible" forces around magnets
Magnetic Forces
400
What are 3 important factors when building a bridge
Planning, material gathering, building, testing
400
Groundwater is
A) Water below the surface
B) Water on the surface
C) Water with coffee grounds
D) Cup of water
A) Water below the surface
400
What is the "practice of dividing up land"?
A) Dragons
B) Zoning
C) Pollution
D) Architecture
B) Zoning
500
What is it called when an item BLOCKS electricity
A) Conductor
B) Zoning
C) Insulator
D) None of these
C) Insulator
500
Why is a washer not a strong magnet
It has a weak Magnetic Field
500
Why is zoning important? (reminder residental and commercial areas)
To make sure people live in areas where they have a stable and safe environment
500
Why is learning about the leaning tower of pisa important?
The ground water below it shifted the building
500
What is a "percolation test"
A) Making a hole in a type of soil and pouring water in it to see what happens
B) I'm not sure
C) Testing levels of soil
D) Observing ponds
A) Making a hole in a type of soil and pouring water in it to see what happens