Savvas 4th Grade Chapter 2 Design and Technology Test
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Some cars have a Global Positioning System(GPS). A GPS uses data from _______ to provide information about a car's location.
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_______ is the knowledge, processes, and products that solve problems and make work easier.
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A __________ is a smaller or simpler version of an object.
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Give two examples of technology that has improved transportation systems.
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An engineer was designing a new type of car brake. He designed three brakes and
developed models of each break. He tested each brake and measured how long it
took for the car to stop. Here are his results.
Brake Effectiveness
Brake Time to Stop (seconds)
A 19
B 15
C 22
The main need for brakes is that they stop the car quickly. Which brake meets the
need best? Why?
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Part 2 for question 10
Name one other factor the engineer might consider when deciding which brake to make.
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Choose a transportation technology and explain how it affects your life.
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Explain how an engineer might use the design process to build a bridge. Use the steps we learned about in class. Please use complete sentences.
What is the first step in the design process?
Do research
Develop possible solutions
Identify the problem
Test a prototype
Telephones, steam engines, and washing machines are all examples of technology. What do these three examples have in common?
They help people communicate.
They solve problems.
They are used in homes
They were recently developed.
Orville and Wilbur Wright used the design process as they designed their airplanes. One of the things they did was to read about other people’s experiments. Which step of the design
process is this?
doing research
choosing one solution
identifying the problem
communicating results
An engineer wants to design an electric car. She chooses one solution to build. What should she do next?
create a prototype of the design
start selling the electric car
redesign the electric car
determine if people like the design
What is the main advantage of magnetic levitation trains compared to diesel-electric trains?
They are safer.
They are faster.
They are cheaper to build
They can carry more people.
A new bus has built-in GPS technology. What problem does GPS technology solve?
Passengers and drivers may be injured in an accident.
Some vehicles cannot hold enough people.
Some vehicles do not travel fast enough.
The bus driver might get lost.
An engineer is developing a new design for a tram. The engineer has three designs to choose from. Which design should the engineer select?
the quickest one to produce
the most costly one to make
the smallest one
the one that meets the most important needs
What is the main purpose of developing a prototype?
to see how the product will look
to figure out how much the product will cost to build
to test whether or not the product will work
to find out if people like the product
What is the last step in the design process?
Communicate results
Choose one solution
Evaluate and redesign
Test the prototype
Technology is used to solve problems in people's homes.