Design Process
Vex/Robot C
Centroids
Projectile Motion
Thermodynamics
100

When engineers develop a model, which step is that in the engineering design process.

What is step 4: construct and test a prototype?

100

What is the coding language we use for PLTW called?

What is Natural Language PLTW?

100

What is the purpose of a centroid?

What is to find the center of mass for simple and complex shapes?

100

What is the name of the symbol  "∆"?

what is delta?

100

What are the 3 most common types of heat transfer?

What is Convection, Conduction, and Radiation?

200

For step 3 of the design process: Develop a solution, what document do you need to go with it.

Example: step 1- you need a design brief

What is Technical drawing?

200

What is the difference between analog and digital sensors?

What is Analog sensors have 3 ports on the end of the cable while digital sensors only have 2 ports?

200

What are the two solution methods we have learned thus far?

What is additive and subtractive?

200

"Any moving object upon which the only active force is gravity" is the definition of what?

What is Projectile?

200

When all kinetic energy is removed from an object, what occurs?

What is Absolute Zero?

300

An engineer has designed and built a prototype to improve the brake system of a car. What is the next step that the engineer should take in the process?

what is test the working prototype?

300

On Robot C when you are coding, what does the text in green represent?

What is comments?

300

What is the first thing you do in order to calculate the centroid?

What is identify the origin?

300

What does gravity equal?

What is...

Gravity= 9.8m/s2 , or 32 ft/s2

300

What two words fill in the blank: "Thermal energy can change form and location, but it cannot be _________ or _________."?

What is created, destroyed?

400

There are three main steps to creating a decision matrix. Name them.

what is :

  1. Identify the criteria.
  2. List problem solution ideas.
  3. Create a grading scale.
400

What are the 5 different shapes/symbols used in a flow chart? 

What is a rounded rectangle, Rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, and arrow?

400

What equation do you use to find a centroid of a rectangle? (both X, and Y)

what is X= b/2, and Y= h/2 ?

400

What is the difference between speed and velocity?

What is speed is the distance traveled per unit of time, and Velocity is an objects speed and direction of motion?

400

What is the Freezing point for Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin?


what is 0 degrees Celsius, 32 egrees Fahrenheit, and 273 Kelvin?

500

List all of the design brief components.

 What is Problem Statement, Client, Target Consumer, Designer, Design Statement, Criteria, Constraints?

500

Name the 4 digital sensors and 3 analog sensors shown in the powerpoint.

 What is...

 Digital- Bump Switch, Limit Switch, Optical Shaft Encoder, Ultrasonic Range Finder 

Analog- Light Sensor, Potentiometer, Line Follower

500

What are the two equations for complex shapes centroids?

X=ΣXiAi/ ΣAi

Y= ΣYiAi/ΣAi

500

What does the equation Vx=Vx0 calculate?

What is horizontal velocity at time?

500

What is Entropy?

What is Entropy is the measure of how evenly distributed heat is within a system?