Introduction to Civil Engineering and Bridges Structural Engineering Flames and Fire Safety Transportation Systems Water Resources Engineering
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What is civil engineering?
This is one of the 4 main branches of engineering that solves civilian (societal) problems by designing, constructing, and maintaining large projects all over the world
100
What is a building, bridge, stadium, tunnel, rollercoaster, airplane?
These are 3 things that Structural Engineers might design
100
What are stove, rockets, forest fires, bonfire, laboratory, fireplace?
These are three places we see flames.
100
What is transportation?
This is the term for the movement of people, good, and services from one location to another
100
What is precipitation?
This is the step of the water cycle where rain, snow, and hail fall to the ground from the clouds in the sky
200
What is construction engineering?
This type of Civil Engineering plans and organizes construction projects from start to finish
200
What are the pyramids in Egypt?
This is the name of one of the oldest structures in the world, built about 4500 years ago with limestone blocks as a temple to honor Pharaohs
200
What is hollow?
This is what the inside of a flame looks like.
200
What are (walking, running, biking, rollerblading, skateboarding)?
Name two examples of human-powered transportation
200
What is a rain garden?
This is the landscaping that is designed to trap, filter, and absorb runoff water (Hint: _____ garden)
300
What is environmental engineering?
This type of Civil Engineering keeps the environment safe from harmful chemicals and waste so humans have safe and livable air, water, and land
300
What is a triangle?
When building a truss for a bridge structure, this is the strongest shape for the beam supports
300
What are heat and light?
These are 2 things that fire emits from the flame
300
What is a Roadway/Highway system?
This is the name of the transportation system that cars can use to drive from one end of the United States to the other
300
What is 75%?
This percentage of the Earth is covered in water
400
What is transportation engineering?
This type of Civil Engineering designs and improves all the ways that we can travel between cities, states, countries, and continents? (Hint: Think of another word like “travel”)
400
What is France?
The tallest bridge in the world is located in this country (Hint: It is taller than the Eiffel Tower and also in the same country)
400
What are Fuel (wax), Heat source/ignition (fire), and Oxygen (air)?
Name 3 things that a flame needs to start and keep burning (Hint: think of the 3 parts of a burning candle – wax, fire, air)
400
What are (Airplanes, terminals, gates, runways, control tower, arrival/departure board, service desk, baggage claim)?
List 3 parts of an airport
400
What is wastewater?
This is discarded water that has been contaminated by human use
500
What is geotechnical engineering?
This type of Civil Engineering tests the soil that we build projects on top of to make sure it is stable enough (Hint 1: Think about a prefix for “Earth”, Hint 2: ___technical specializes in Earthwork)
500
What is the safety of society or creating a stable structure for safety?
This is the reason that structural engineers need to spend so much time on the design and analysis of a structure
500
What is the volume of the gases produced is less than the volume of air that was there at the beginning causing suction?
During the flame demonstration where the lit candle was placed in a pan of water with a jar over the candle, this is why the water level rose around the candle as the air burned
500
What is buoyancy?
This is the term that describes why boats float on top of water.
500
What is clean water and fertilizer from biosolids?
These are 2 byproducts of a wastewater treatment plant (Hint: One product helps to hydrate us, and farmers use the other solid product in their fields to help crops grow)






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