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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.
 



 
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