Engineering Careers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question
1)
This field of engineering is interested in the safety of people, animals and ecosystems.
a) Sanitary
b) Environmental
c) Agricultural
d) Biological
.
2)
This type of engineer is involved in the discovery, extraction, and processing of raw
materials.
a) Mineral and Mining
b) Rock
c) Geological
d) Materials
.
3)
Areas in the agricultural field of engineering include:
a) food production, detergents, and plastics
b) hardware, antique tools, and houseplants
c) cows, ponies, and pigs
d) food processing, soil and water, and aquaculture
.
4)
This type of engineer may design pharmaceuticals, food products, detergents, plastics,
paints, petroleum products, and other substances.
a) Medical
b) Mechanical
c) Chemical
d) Genetic
.
5)
A structural engineer might
a) design a skyscraper
b) design a storefront layout
c) design house interiors
d) design cityscapes
.
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6)
These engineers are responsible for the design development and operation of ships,
boats, and submarines.
a) Sea
b) Marine and Ocean
c) Vessel
d) Nautical
.
7)
This type of engineering is involved in developing products such as radiation therapy for
cancer patients.
a) Nuclear
b) Chemical
c) Medical
d) Genetic
.
8)
An electrical engineer might design:
a) a computer circuit board
b) a tunnel
c) an ore extracting device
d) a space exploration probe
.
9)
This kind of engineering began thousands of years ago
a) Industrial
b) Geological
c) Genetic
d) Materials
.
10)
An acoustical engineer might work with which type of person
a) A sports announcer
b) A preacher
c) A symphony organizer
d) All of the Above
.
Engineering Careers
Completion
Complete each statement (11-15) using the terms provided in the Word Bank below.
Word Bank
Industrial
Robotics
11) A
Aerospace
Marine and Ocean
Food process
Petroleum
engineer might be responsible for the design of a Boeing 747.
12) Sally Mason is involved in the entire process of mass-producing a product. She is currently
working on quality control from Yummy Toothpaste. Sally is probably a
engineer.
13) A
engineer is responsible for the processing, handling, packaging and
equipment for the food industry.
14) A
engineer might work in conjunction with a
remove an oil spill from the ocean.
engineer to
15) A
engineer is responsible for the design of products such as space
exploration probes, automated devices used in manufacturing and other autonomous devices.
Matching
16)
17)
This type of engineer studies the
structure, properties, processes,
and performance of the matter
used to produce both products
and structures.
a) Construction
This kind of engineer draws on
mechanical, applications,
electronic, test and program
engineering. Design challenges
include emissions laws, shared
platforms, performance and
consumer demands.
e) Materials
b) Automotive
c) Civil
d) Computer
f) Mechanical
g) Biomedical
h) Software
i) Geological
18)
This kind of engineering includes
paying attention to building codes,
population, zoning laws, and other
cultural factors.
19)
These engineers manage and
operate building projects, focusing
on building techniques and
materials that are more cost
effective, reliable, and safe for both
people and the environment.
20)
This kind of engineer may design
products such as engines, HVAC
systems or artificial limbs.
.
j) Manufacturing
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.
21)
These engineers may help design
products such as cell phones,
airplanes, small appliances and/or
automobiles.
22)
This kind of engineer may design
prosthesis or electrical devices like
pacemakers.
23)
These engineers may help build and
maintain earth-related power
sources like hydroelectric dams and
geothermal plants.
24)
These engineers solve problems
that appear in the development of
computer programs.
25)
These engineers design the tools,
processes, and machines needed
to make a product. They design
specific components for the massproduction of goods