Full-Year Engineering Quarterly
MP 1
1. By expelling a propellant through the nozzle, the water bottle rockets that
you designed were able to generate what?
a. Gravity
b. Thrust (aka Propulsion)
c. Drag
d. Stability
2. One force that the water bottle rockets have to overcome is wind
resistance. Engineers refer to this force by what technical term?
a. Gravity
b. Thrust (aka Propulsion)
c. Drag
d. Stability
3. What advantages does decreasing drag provide to your rocket?
a. Achieving higher speed
b. Achieving higher altitudes
c. Achieving greater fuel efficiency
d. All of the above
4. In order to launch, this force must be greater than the weight of your rocket
AND in order to accelerate upwards you must ADD even more of this
force. What is this force?
a. Gravity
b. Thrust (aka Propulsion)
c. Drag
d. Stability
5. One component of the water bottle rocket is a “skirt” that goes around the
nozzle of the rocket redirecting airflow. What is the correct term for this
component of your rocket?
a. Nose Cone
b. Fin
c. Fairing
d. Drag
6. What did the water bottle rockets that you designed use as a propellant (fuel)
to launch into the air?
a. Water
b. Air & water
c. Air
d. Neither
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7. There are many critical features of a properly designed water bottle
rocket. Which of the following DOES NOT affect drag?
a. Nose Cone
b. Fins
c. Fairing
d. Propellant (water) level
8. Of the many components of a properly designed water bottle rocket, which of
the following provides stability during flight?
a. Nose Cone
b. Fins
c. Fairing
d. Propellant (water) level
9. On launch day, Team A launches a rocket with a flat nose cone and 3 medium
length fins. Team B launches a rocket with a pointed shaped nose cone and 3
shorter length fins. Team B’s rocket stayed up by an extra 1.45s. Both teams
had an equal load of fuel & air pressure for launch & were launched under
identical environmental conditions. What is the most likely explanation for
the increased flight time experienced by Team B?
a. Team A’s longer fins weighed it down, reducing flight time
b. Team B’s pointed nose cone reduced drag, increasing flight time
c. Team A’s flatter nose cone increased drag, reducing flight time
d. B & C
10. After launch, teams went back to their respective drawing boards to make
modifications to their original designs based on their observations of their
initial flights to improve their rockets. If we applied the Engineering Design
Process to the project, what step in the process does this represent?
a. Identify the Problem
b. Test & Analyze
c. Redesign
d. Share Solutions
11. In your Future City project, you had to pick one vegetable and one protein to
feed all your citizens. If we applied the Engineering Design Process to the
project, what step in the process does this represent?
a. Defining the Problem
b. Background Research
c. Specification/Criteria
d. Brainstorming
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12. When building your Future City Simulator on SIM City, you are creating a
virtual model of how you want your city look and the attraction you want
your citizens to enjoy. If we applied the Engineering Design Process to the
project, what step in the process does this represent?
a. Defining the Problem
b. Doing Background Research
c. Brainstorming your Solution
d. Developing a Prototype
13. Because CO2 levels are rising exponentially, the Earth can not absorb all the
CO2 fast enough. What could happen in the future if we do not limit the
amount of CO2 in our atmosphere?
a. The planet could heat up
b. The planet could cool down
c. The planet will stay the same
d. The planet will blow up
14. In Future City, you had to decide as a group a nutritious vegetable and
protein to feed your people. Why would nutrition be an important factor in
deciding your vegetable and protein?
a. Nutrition keeps a living organism growing and alive
b. Nutrition kills living organisms
c. Nutrition makes your people fat and happy
d. Nutrition feeds blood cells
15. Since you are growing / raising your vegetable and protein in an urban
environment, what BENEFIT could urban farming provide?
a. Increased food prices
b. Increased CO2 levels in atmosphere
c. Increased pesticides sprayed on plants
d. Increased freshness and taste
16. Because you are growing / raising your vegetable and protein within a large
city, where would it make the most sense to grow and raise your vegetable
and protein?
a. Outside City limits
b. In a neighboring city
c. Vertical Farms, aquaponic factories, or hydroponic factories
d. In back alleys
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17. The system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish or
other aquatic animals supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically,
which in turn purify the water could be a food production solution for a city
in 2050. What is the proper term for this?
a. Aquaponics
b. Hydroponics
c. Fish Ranching
d. Vertical Farming
18. The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid, with added nutrients
but without soil is another possible food production solution for a city in
2050. What is the proper term for this?
a. Aquaponics
b. Hydroponics
c. Fish Ranching
d. Vertical Farming
19. Since there is overpopulation in the future, engineers will need to use the
advantages of the city itself to now produce food. If you were to grow your
food supply entirely within the city, it would be considered which of the
following types of agriculture?
a. Rural Farming
b. Urban Farming
c. Suburban Farming
d. Subterranean Farming
20. While creating your future city you would have to rely on different engineers
to help develop it. What type of engineer would you use to help keep your
food growing in abundance through genetic engineering?
a. Structural Engineer
b. Computer Engineer
c. Chemical Engineer
d. Biotechnology Engineer