Engineering Disciplines
This Engineering Discipline deals with public infrastructure such as roads, bridges, or dams.
what does Mm stand for
megameter
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
This is the largest desert in the world
The Antarctic Desert
What is the chemical formula of salt?
NaCl
Name 2 sub disciplines/types of Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace, Biomechanics & Medical Devices, Energy and Environment, Mechatronics, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, etc.
what is the conversion rate from cm to inches
(how many cm per inch)
2.54 cm per inch
Who is often credited with inventing the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
How much hair do engineering students lose?
All of it.
Edmonton
What do Chemical Engineers do?
Operate and design chemical plants used to convert raw materials into useful products.
what is the force of gravity on a cube that weight 2kg?
19.6N
Who was credited with the invention of the airplane?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
What is the name of the project that created the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project.
What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for Q?
Quebec
This Engineering discipline deals with creating robots, often for purposes such as car manufacturing.
Mechatronics Engineering
If you were to swim in a perfect circle of radius 12 meters with a centripetal acceleration of 0.25m/s², how many revolutions would you complete in 10 minutes?
13.8 revolutions
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
What is the most populous city in the world? (by metropolitan area)
Jakarta (42 Million)
What is the geographical name for a ring shaped coral island?
An atoll.
How many engineering disciplines does UBC offer?
10-14
Factor 12x4 - 20x3 + 11x2 -2x
x(2x-1)2(3x-2)
Who is known informally as the father of the hydrogen bomb?
Edward Teller
What is the longest bridge in the world?
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (high speed rail connecting Shanghai and Nanjing)
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