Optical Engineering | ASCE and Concrete Canoe | Sound Engineering | Biological Systems Engineering | Sports Engineering |
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The behavior and study of light
What are optics?
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American Society of Civil Engineers
What does ASCE stand for?
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Sound moves as a wave.
How does sound move through the air? (What form does the sound take?)
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Living things, like people, plants, animals, and the environment
What do biological systems engineers study?
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Stadiums, types of sports equipment, golf swing or tennis serve, etc.
Name three things that sports engineers might design or help improve?
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Refraction
What is the term that describes why a pencil in water looks bent or broken?
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D+
What is the current grade of the United States’ infrastructure (A-F, +/-)?
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Outer ear, Middle ear, Inner ear
What are the three parts of the ear?
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What does MRI stand for?
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Kinetic and Potential energy
What are the two types of energy that are considered when a biker is going down a hill?
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Convex
Which type of lens (concave or convex) is thinner in the middle?
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The concrete is less dense than the water.
How is it possible for a concrete canoe to float in water?
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Amplitude
Which part of a sound wave determines the loudness of the sound?
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Plaster
What is the material that orthopedic casts are made of?
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Faster
When designing a ski slope, will a steeper slope make the skier go faster or slower?
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Concave
Which type of lens (concave or convex) can bend light as it passes through to make an image appear upside down?
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The mesh is used as reinforcement to strengthen the canoe.
What is the main function of the mesh layer put in between two concrete layers of the concrete canoe?
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Frequency/Wavelength
Which part of a sound wave determines the pitch of the sound?
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206
How many bones are in the human body?
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38 degrees
What is the steepest landing slope allowable for ski jumping?
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Hubble Space Telescope
What is the name of the largest and most famous telescope in the world, which orbits Earth and captures images of millions of galaxies?
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Water
What is a critical ingredient in concrete that influences the strength?
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What isThe air is heated really quickly so it expands, and this sends a powerful sound wave through the air that we hear as thunder.
In a storm, what happens when lightning strikes that causes a clap of thunder?
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Spongy like a honeycomb with a marrow cavity
If the outer layer of a bone is smooth and solid, what does the inside of a bone look like?
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Biomedical Engineers, Material Engineers, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, etc.
Name two other types of engineers that a Sports Engineer might work with?
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