1. In order for an airplane to fly, which of the following must be true?
a. The thrust must be equal to or greater than the drag, and the left must be equal to or less than the airplane's weight.
b. The trust must be equal to or less than the drag, and the lift must be equal to or greater than the airplane's weight.
c. The trust must be equal to or greater than the drag, and the lift must be equal to or greater than the airplane's weight.
d. The trust must be equal to or greater than the airplane's weight, and the lift must be equal to or greater than the drag.
2. An aerospace engineer might...
a. fly water and supplies into a remote area
b. Design a satellite that monitors climate change from space
c. test new military or commercial aircraft for handling, speed, or safety
d. determine the composition of a planet, its atmosphere, and its moon
3. Which of the following would most likely not exist without the work of biomedical engineers?
a. drug dosages that correspond to a particular patient's weight
b. surgical repair of a broken bone
c. tests that determine of a child has a genetic disease
d. digital hearing aids for people with hearing loss
4. A civil engineer might work on a project to..
a. build skyscrapers that can withstand an earthquake.
b. build hybrid cars with the latest fuel-efficient technology.
c. design a robot to explore the depths of the ocean.
d. design up-to-the-minute fire maps to help firefighters combat forest fires.
5. Without civil engineers, people likely would not have...
a. ultrasound machines
b. airplanes
c. highways.
d. cars.
3 answers
2.B
3.D
4.A
5.C