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	c.	agricultural	
b.	environmental	d.	biological	

____	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	

____	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	

____	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	

____	5.	A structural engineer might:
a.	design a skyscraper	c.	design house interiors	
b.	design a storefront layout	d.	design cityscapes	

____	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	

____	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	

____	8.	An electrical engineer might design:
a.	a computer circuitboard	c.	an ore extracting device	
b.	a tunnel	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.

	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

a.	software	f.	construction 	
b.	automotive	g.	geological	
c.	biomedical	h.	manufacturing	
d.	civil	i.	materials	
e.	computer	j.	mechanical	

____	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.

Engineering Careers
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

	1.	ANS:	B	PTS:	5

	2.	ANS:	A	PTS:	5

	3.	ANS:	D	PTS:	5

	4.	ANS:	C	PTS:	5

	5.	ANS:	A	PTS:	5

	6.	ANS:	B	PTS:	5

	7.	ANS:	A	PTS:	5

	8.	ANS:	A	PTS:	5

	9.	ANS:	C	PTS:	5

	10.	ANS:	D	PTS:	5

COMPLETION

	11.	ANS:	aerospace

PTS:	5

	12.	ANS:	Industrial

PTS:	5

	13.	ANS:	food process

PTS:	5

	14.	ANS:	petroleum and marine and ocean

PTS:	5

	15.	ANS:	robotics and automated systems

PTS:	5

MATCHING

	16.	ANS:	I	PTS:	3

	17.	ANS:	B	PTS:	3

	18.	ANS:	D	PTS:	3

	19.	ANS:	F	PTS:	3

	20.	ANS:	J	PTS:	3	

	21.	ANS:	E	PTS:	3

	22.	ANS:	C	PTS:	3

	23.	ANS:	G	PTS:	3

	24.	ANS:	A	PTS:	3

	25.	ANS:	H	PTS:	3