Vocabulary Test 4

Question 1

whimsical

Answer 1

odd or playful

Question 2

killjoy

Answer 2

a person who spoils the fun of others

Question 3

versatile

Answer 3

able to do many different things well

Question 4

convertible

Answer 4

an automobile with a top that can be folded back or removed ; able to be changed

Question 5

dividend

Answer 5

The number being divided by another number in a division equation.

Question 6

divisor

Answer 6

A number by which another number is to be divided.

Question 6

quotient

Answer 6

The solution or answer to a division problem.

Question 7

fraction

Answer 7

a numerical quantity that is not a whole number;
a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something.

Question 8

numerator

Answer 8

the part of a fraction that is above the line and signifies the number to be divided

Question 9

remainder

Answer 9

the amount left over after dividing

Question 10

denominator

Answer 10

the number below the line in a common fraction; a divisor.

Question 11

intently

Answer 11

with rapt attention or strong concentration

Question 12

callused

Answer 12

hardened or thickened; as with skin or tree bark

Question 13

condemned

Answer 13

pronounced guilty ; doomed

Question 14

toxic

Answer 14

poisonous

Question 15

recede

Answer 15

to move away or grow smaller ; diminish

Question 16

shrill

Answer 16

emitting a sharp or high-pitched sound

Question 17

writhed

Answer 17

twisted or distorted (from pain)

Question 18

agony

Answer 18

intense pain; anguish

Question 19

defiance

Answer 19

resistance or willingness to fight

Question 20

producer

Answer 20

Someone who makes a good or provides a service.

Question 21

consumer

Answer 21

Someone who buys goods or services in their communities or from another community.

Question 22

goods

Answer 22

Items you can use or consume to meet your needs and wants.

Question 23

shortage

Answer 23

When something you need can’t be found in the amount needed.

Question 24

services

Answer 24

Work that one person does for someone else.

Question 25

private goods

Answer 25

Items you can buy from a business with your own money.

Question 26

public goods

Answer 26

Things paid for by taxes, not individual consumers.

Question 27

public services

Answer 27

Services provided the government.

Question 28

supply

Answer 28

The amount of product that is available.

Question 29

demand

Answer 29

The amount of product people want or need.

Question 30

opportunity cost

Answer 30

The value of what you give up when you make a choice.

Question 31

surplus

Answer 31

When there is a greater supply of something than there is demand for it.

Question 32

interdependence

Answer 32

Mutually relying on each other to get things done.

Question 33

scarcity

Answer 33

Not having enough of something.

Question 34

entrepreneur

Answer 34

Someone who decides to create or run their own business.

Question 35

resource

Answer 35

A material people can use.

Question 36

natural resource

Answer 36

Something found in nature that people can use.

Question 37

renewable resource

Answer 37

Resources that can be renewed or replaced.

Question 38

nonrenewable resource

Answer 38

Resources that cannot be easily replaced.

Question 39

capital resources

Answer 39

Machines and equipment that help us get work done

Question 40

human resources

Answer 40

The people who get work done

Question 41

engineer

Answer 41

a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.

Question 42

engineering design process

Answer 42

A cycle of steps that engineers take to find the best possible solution to a problem.

Question 43

contraints

Answer 43

Limitations that engineers face when solving problems.

Question 44

Engineers plan with _____________________________________.

Answer 44

sketches and drawings

Question 45

product

Answer 45

The object an engineer makes to solve the problem.