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Engineering Careers
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. This field of engineering is interested in the safety of people, animals and ecosystems.
a. sanitary
c. agricultural
b. environmental
d. biological
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2. This type of engineer is involved in the discovery, extraction, and processing of raw materials.
a. mineral and mining
c. geological
b. rock
d. materials
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3. Areas in the agricultural field of engineering include:
a. food products, detergents, and plastics
c. cows, ponies, and pigs
b. hardware, antique tools, and houseplants d. food processing, soil and water, and
aquaculture
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4. This type of engineer may design pharmaceuticals, food products, detergents, plastics, paints, petroleum
products, and other substances.
a. medical
c. chemical
b. mechanical
d. genetic
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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
c. vessel
b. marine and ocean
d. nautical
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7. This type of engineering is involved in developing products such as radiation therapy for cancer patients
a. nuclear
c. medical
b. chemical
d. genetic
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8. An electrical engineer might design:
a. a computer circuitboard
b. a tunnel
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c. an ore extracting device
d. a space exploration probe
9. This kind of engineering began thousands of years ago.
a. industrial
c. genetic
b. geological
d. materials
____ 10. An acoustical engineer might work with which type of person
a. a sports announcer
d. all of the above
b. a preacher
e. none of the above
c. a symphony organizer
Completion
Complete each statement.
11. A _________ engineer might be responsble for the design of a Boeing 747.
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12. Sally Mason involved in the entire process involved in mass-producing a product. She is currently working
on quality control for 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 on removing oil spills in the ocean in conjunction with a __________
engineer.
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
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____ 16. This type of engineer studies the structure, properties, processes and performance of the matter used to
produce both products and structures.
____ 17. This kind of engineer draws on mechanical, applications, electronic, test, and program enginering. Design
challenges include emissions laws, shared platforms, perfomance, and consumer demands
____ 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 artifical limbs
____ 21. These engineers may help design products such as cell phones, airplanes, small appliances and/or automobiles
____ 22. this kind of engineer may design prostheses 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 mass-production of goods.
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Engineering Careers
Answer Section
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11. ANS: aerospace
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12. ANS: Industrial
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13. ANS: food process
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14. ANS: petroleum and marine and ocean
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15. ANS: robotics and automated systems
PTS: 5
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25. ANS: H
PTS: 3
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