Physics & Forces
This force resists motion between two surfaces in conatct.
What is friction?
This shape is the strongest basic shape in structural design.
What is a triangle?
This device stores electrical energy in a circuit.
What is a capacitor?
The first step of engineering design is defining this.
What is the problem?
Civil engineers commonly design these for transportation over obstacles.
What are bridges?
The faster an object moves, the greater this energy becomes.
What is kinetic energy?
This force pulls materials apart.
What is tension?
The unit of electrical resistance is this.
What is the ohm?
A small-scale version of a design is called this.
What is a prototype?
Mechanical engineers often work with systems involving motion and this.
What is force?
Force equals mass times this.
What is acceleration?
This force pushes materials together.
What is compression?
Voltage equals current times this.
Bonus if you name the law.
What is resistance? (Ohm’s Law)
Limits like budget, materials, or time are called these.
What are constraints?
This type of engineer designs computer chips and circuit boards.
What is an electrical engineer?
This quantity equals force multiplied by distance.
What is work?
A beam supported at both ends and holding weight in the middle experiences this type of stress.
What is bending?
This renewable energy source uses moving air.
What is wind energy?
Improving a design through repeated testing is called this.
What is iteration?
This large dam in Nevada generates hydroelectric power.
What is the Hoover Dam?
This principle explains why airplanes generate lift.
What is Bernoulli’s Principle?
This famous tower in Paris uses lattice iron to reduce wind load.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This law states energy cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
This document outlines requirements a solution must meet.
What is a design specification?
This NASA mission successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars in 2021.
What is Mars 2020?