Fundamentals of Engineering Questions
with 100% correct answers.
According to the US Dept of Commerce, between 2008 and 2018, U.S. STEM jobs are predicted to grow
by ___%, compared to a growth rate estimate of just under 10% for non-STEM jobs. ANS - 17%
Which of the following types of engineers work to create roads, bridges, and tunnels? ANS - Civil
Engineers
The difference between hardwood and softwood is ANS - hardwoods are from deciduous trees,
softwoods are from coniferous trees
Quality Control inspects materials during the manufacturing process to: ANS - ensure that each material
has the correct characteristics
Composite materials have revolutionized which industry? ANS - Aerospace Industry
What are the five largest fields of engineering? ANS - chemical, industrial, electrical, mechanical, civil
Another good way to describe engineering is simply saying that engineering is ANS - Problem Solving
Select the best definition for what engineering is ANS - The use of tools and materials to create things to
solve problems for man
Mercury is known in space history as ANS - The first US manned rocket system
Neil Armstrong ANS - first man to walk on the moon
, Alan Shepard ANS - First American to Orbit Earth
It took Apollo 11 how long to fly to the moon? ANS - 3 Days
The space shuttle has flown to the moon how many times? ANS - 0
The Gemini program used an Atlas rocket ANS - False
Spaceship One was the name of the first lunar lander in 1969. ANS - False
The next new fleet of spacecraft to fly to the moon and Mars will incorporate some 40 year old
technologies. ANS - True
Man first landed on Mars in 1972 ANS - False
Composite materials are lighter and much less expensive than more traditional materials such as steel
and plastics ANS - False
The Saturn V rocket is the largest rocket ever built. ANS - True
The first moon landing was in 1959 ANS - False
Copper, zinc and nickel mixed together make an alloy we know as brass ANS - True
Steel, nickel, and chromium together make an alloy we know as stainless steel ANS - True
Hardwoods are the most widely used home construction materials ANS - False
with 100% correct answers.
According to the US Dept of Commerce, between 2008 and 2018, U.S. STEM jobs are predicted to grow
by ___%, compared to a growth rate estimate of just under 10% for non-STEM jobs. ANS - 17%
Which of the following types of engineers work to create roads, bridges, and tunnels? ANS - Civil
Engineers
The difference between hardwood and softwood is ANS - hardwoods are from deciduous trees,
softwoods are from coniferous trees
Quality Control inspects materials during the manufacturing process to: ANS - ensure that each material
has the correct characteristics
Composite materials have revolutionized which industry? ANS - Aerospace Industry
What are the five largest fields of engineering? ANS - chemical, industrial, electrical, mechanical, civil
Another good way to describe engineering is simply saying that engineering is ANS - Problem Solving
Select the best definition for what engineering is ANS - The use of tools and materials to create things to
solve problems for man
Mercury is known in space history as ANS - The first US manned rocket system
Neil Armstrong ANS - first man to walk on the moon
, Alan Shepard ANS - First American to Orbit Earth
It took Apollo 11 how long to fly to the moon? ANS - 3 Days
The space shuttle has flown to the moon how many times? ANS - 0
The Gemini program used an Atlas rocket ANS - False
Spaceship One was the name of the first lunar lander in 1969. ANS - False
The next new fleet of spacecraft to fly to the moon and Mars will incorporate some 40 year old
technologies. ANS - True
Man first landed on Mars in 1972 ANS - False
Composite materials are lighter and much less expensive than more traditional materials such as steel
and plastics ANS - False
The Saturn V rocket is the largest rocket ever built. ANS - True
The first moon landing was in 1959 ANS - False
Copper, zinc and nickel mixed together make an alloy we know as brass ANS - True
Steel, nickel, and chromium together make an alloy we know as stainless steel ANS - True
Hardwoods are the most widely used home construction materials ANS - False
