Criteria or Constraint
Vocabulary
Writing Process
Multiple Choice
Simple machines
100

What is a criteria?

* answers will vary

things the design requires. (requirements)

100

Encoding or decoding?

Translating morse code into English.

Decoding

100

What is the first step when writing a constructed response?

A. Review answer B. Draft answer C. Organize answer D. Plan answer

D. Plan answer

100

A manufacturer wants to produce a container for food storage that does not break easily and is airtight, inexpensive, and microwave-safe. Which of the following is the best material to use to make the container?

A. Glass B. metal C. paper D. plastic

D. Plastic

100

What is this system called?

A. Lever B. Wedge C. Wheel and Axle D. Pulley

C. Wheel and Axle

200

What is a constraint?

* answers will vary

limitations or restrictions to a design 

200

Encoding or decoding?

Turning English into morse code.

Encoding

200

What do scientists need to prove a claim?

Evidence

200

Scientists working for a company are testing a new medicine that they think will help heal damaged tissue. In which part of the company are the scientists working?

A. distribution B. mass marketing C. public relations D. research

D. research

200

What is this simple machine called?

A. Screw B. Wedge C. Inclined Plane D. Lever

A. Screw

300

Criteria or constraint?

A group of scientists are making a prototype of a skateboard but they only have $50 to buy all of the supplies that they need.

Constraint

300

A working model that engineers test is called...

prototype

300

True or False? The more sentences you write for a constructed response the better your score will be.

False

300

Which of the following identifies the primary function of a radio station in a communication system?

A. decoder B. encoder C. transmitter D. receiver

C. transmitter

300

What is this simple machine called?

A. Pulley B. Inclined Plane C. Wheel and Axle D. Screw

B. Inclined Plane

400

Criteria or constraint?

Ms. McFarland is making a birdhouse for one of her friends. Her friends said that the birdhouse must be red.

Criteria

400

What is one advantage that a prototype has over a diagram?


* answers will vary

400

What is the last step when writing a constructed response?

A. Review answer B. Draft answer C. Organize answer D. Plan answer

A. Review answer

400

During the construction of a new building, workers dug round holes in the ground and filled the holes with steel and concrete. Which of the following parts of the building was being built during this stage of construction?

A. the floor B. the foundation C. the plumbing D. the walls

b. the foundation

400

What is this simple machine called?

A. Pulley B. Screw C. Wedge D. Lever

D. Lever

500

Criteria or constraint?

Jandhel and Julian are working on a prototype of a toy car. Their design must be done by the end of the week.

Constraint
500

What is one advantage that a diagram has over a prototype?

*answers will vary

500

What is a claim?

A conclusion that answers a question.

*answers will vary

500

A movie studio will use two methods of communication, television and the internet, to advertise a new movie. Which of the following must both methods of communication use in order to show the advertisements to viewers around the world?

A. systems to locate viewers B. networks to transmit signals C. printing to create images D. software to search for images

B. networks to transmit signals

500

What is this simple machine called?

A. Wedge B. Inclined Plane C. Pulley D. Screw

C. Pulley