Vocabulary
Material Engineering
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
General
100

What is pollution?

Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances to the environment that results in harming the natural surroundings

100

What are the most common magnetic items

metals

200

What is compression?

The "push"

200

Is the light on or off in an "open circuit"?

Light is off

200

Geo means

Earth


200

Is it safer to live in a residential or commercial area?

Residential, commercial has factories?

300

What is Tension

The "Pull"

300

What are the "invisible" forces around magnets

Magnetic Forces

300

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

300

What is zoning?

the practice of dividing up land

400

What is a conductor?

Something that allows electricity to flow through it

400

What are wires made of?

A) Iron and rubber

B) Copper and rubber

C) Zinc and iron

D) Zinc and copper

B) Copper and rubber

500

What is an insulator?

Something that blocks electricity from passing through it.

500

Why is a washer not a strong magnet

It has a weak Magnetic Field

500

Why is zoning important?

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 "percolocation 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