2003 MCAS Practice Questions
Technology/Engineering - Grade 8

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2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 4: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Transportation Technologies - 6.4
Based on the illustrations, which of the following vehicles will likely produce the least drag?
	A. B. C. D.

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 7: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Manufacturing Technologies - 4.3
Which of the following activities is performed by the marketing department of a manufacturing organization?
	A. advertising B. shipping C. storage D. quality control

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 12: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Transportation Technologies - 6.3
Which of the following parts of a car belongs to its control system?
	A. fuel tank B. hydraulic jack C. steering wheel D. windshield wipers

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 18: Open-Response Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Transportation Technologies - 6.4
The pictures below show a space shuttle and an airplane. Explain in detail the roles that lift, thrust, and gravity play in propelling the space shuttle through the air. Explain in detail the roles that lift, thrust, and gravity play in propelling the airplane through the air.

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 21: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Bioengineering Technologies - 7.2
In 1995, a private bus company in Washington, D.C., introduced a program to run all its tour buses with fuel obtained from soybeans. The buses are powered by
	A. nuclear fuel. B. biogas. C. coal gas. D. diesel fuel.

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 23: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Manufacturing Technologies - 4.1
Which of the following is the best example of a custom-made product?
	A. graphing calculator B. light bulb C. needle nose pliers D. artificial leg

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 25: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Transportation Technologies - 6.3
In an automobile, which of the following components is designed specifically to give feedback to the driver?
	A. steering wheel B. speedometer C. brake pedal D. car key

Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 29: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Construction Technologies - 5.3
Objective(s): Construction Technologies - 5.4
An engineer designing a suspension bridge discovers it will need to carry twice the load that was initially estimated. One change the engineer must make to her original design to maintain safety is to increase the
	A. length of wires in tension. B. diameter of wires in tension. C. height of support towers. D. length of the bridge.

2003, Science and Technology/Engineering - Grade 8 Question 33: Multiple-Choice Reporting Category: Technology/Engineering
Objective(s): Manufacturing Technologies - 4.4
The manufacturing process used to permanently put parts together is called
	A. cutting. B. shaping. C. finishing. D. assembling.

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