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Test your knowledge of important terms in civil engineering including rainwater runoff, contour lines, and water table. Learn valuable industry terminology!
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ROUND 1 CIVIL ENGINEERING
RAINWATER RUNOFF • WATER ABSORBED BY PLANTS • RAINWATER USED IN TOILETS • RAINWATER NOT ABSORBED BY SOIL THAT RUNS OVER IMPERVIOUS AREAS • RAINWATER THAT NEVER TOUCHES LAND AND IS COLLECTED IN OCEANS, STREAMS, LAKES, AND RIVERS
CONTOUR LINES • LINES USED TO SHOW ELEVATION CHANGES ON A MAP • LINES USED TO SHOW AN OBJECT’S SHAPE • UNIT OF MEASURE • IMAGINARY LINES THAT MARK A CITY’S BOUNDARIES
WATER TABLE • TABLE TO USED TO MEASURE WATER TEMPERATURE • TABLE SUPPORTED BY MOSTLY WATER • A DINING ROOM TABLE AFTER WATER IS SPILLED ON IT • THE SUBSURFACE SOIL THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE • TRANSFORMER • VEHICLES THAT TRAVEL ON WATER AND LAND • AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE CAPABLE OF SENSING ITS ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATING WITHOUT HUMAN INPUT • SELF-CLEANING VEHICLES
CAD • COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN • CALCULATING AND DESIGNING • CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECT DRAWING • CIVIL-AIDED DESIGN
ROUND 1ANSWERS CIVIL ENGINEERING
RAINWATER RUNOFF • WATER ABSORBED PLANTS • RAINWATER USED IN TOILETS • RAINWATER NOT ABSORBED BY SOIL THAT RUNS OVER IMPERVIOUS AREAS • RAINWATER THAT NEVER TOUCHES LAND AND IS COLLECTED IN OCEANS, STREAMS, LAKES, AND RIVERS
RAINWATER RUNOFF • WATER ABSORBED PLANTS • RAINWATER USED IN TOILETS • RAINWATER NOT ABSORBED BY SOIL THAT RUNS OVER IMPERVIOUS AREAS • RAINWATER THAT NEVER TOUCHES LAND AND IS COLLECTED IN OCEANS, STREAMS, LAKES, AND RIVERS
CONTOUR LINES • LINES USED TO SHOW ELEVATION CHANGES ON A MAP • LINES USED TO SHOW AN OBJECT’S SHAPE • UNIT OF MEASURE • IMAGINARY LINES THAT MARK A CITY’S BOUNDARIES
CONTOUR LINES • LINES USED TO SHOW ELEVATION CHANGES ON A MAP • LINES USED TO SHOW AN OBJECT’S SHAPE • UNIT OF MEASURE • IMAGINARY LINES THAT MARK A CITY’S BOUNDARIES
WATER TABLE • TABLE TO USED TO MEASURE WATER TEMPERATURE • TABLE SUPPORTED BY MOSTLY WATER • A DINING ROOM TABLE AFTER WATER IS SPILLED ON IT • THE SUBSURFACE SOIL THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER
WATER TABLE • TABLE TO USED TO MEASURE WATER TEMPERATURE • TABLE SUPPORTED BY MOSTLY WATER • A DINING ROOM TABLE AFTER WATER IS SPILLED ON IT • THE SUBSURFACE SOIL THAT IS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE • TRANSFORMER • VEHICLES THAT TRAVEL ON WATER AND LAND • AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE CAPABLE OF SENSING ITS ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATING WITHOUT HUMAN INPUT • SELF-CLEANING VEHICLES
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE • TRANSFORMER • VEHICLES THAT TRAVEL ON WATER AND LAND • AN UNMANNED GROUND VEHICLE CAPABLE OF SENSING ITS ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATING WITHOUT HUMAN INPUT • SELF-CLEANING VEHICLES
CAD • COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN • CALCULATING AND DESIGNING • CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECT DRAWING • CIVIL-AIDED DESIGN
CAD • COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN • CALCULATING AND DESIGNING • CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECT DRAWING • CIVIL-AIDED DESIGN
ROUND 2 ARCHITECTURE
CURTAIN WALL • SHOWER CURTAIN • FLEXIBLE WALL USED IN AREAS PRONE TO EXCESS MOISTURE • WALL THAT ENCLOSES A SPACE BUT DOESN’T PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT • REMOVABLE WALL PANELS
LINTEL • A HORIZONTAL BEAM ACROSS THE TOP OF AN OPENING IN A BUILDING • ICE CREAM TOPPING • A TYPE OF COLUMN • PART OF A STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
FACADE • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF A BUILDING THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE PLAN OF A SLOPING ROOF SURFACE • A DECORATIVE STRIP USED FOR FINISHING • THE EXTERIOR FRONT OF A BUILDING • TYPE OF FACE MASK
COLONNADE • A COLD DRINK YOU DRINK IN THE SUMMER • A VERTICAL DECORATIVE ELEMENT ON A BUILDING • A RANGE OF COLUMNS THAT SUPPORT A STRING OF CONTINUOUS ARCHES OR A HORIZONTAL BEAM • A TYPE OF BALCONY THAT ONLY HOLDS 1 TO 2 PEOPLE
JAMB • THE VERTICAL SIDE OF A DOORWAY OR WINDOW • A SONG THAT YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO • AN ARCHED CEILING OR ROOF • A TYPE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
ROUND 2ANSWERS ARCHITECTURE
CURTAIN WALL • SHOWER CURTAIN • FLEXIBLE WALL USED IN AREAS PRONE TO EXCESS MOISTURE • WALL THAT ENCLOSES A SPACE BUT DOESN’T PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT • REMOVABLE WALL PANELS
CURTAIN WALL • SHOWER CURTAIN • FLEXIBLE WALL USED IN AREAS PRONE TO EXCESS MOISTURE • WALL THAT ENCLOSES A SPACE BUT DOESN’T PROVIDE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT • REMOVABLE WALL PANELS
LINTEL • A HORIZONTAL BEAM ACROSS THE TOP OF AN OPENING IN A BUILDING • ICE CREAM TOPPING • A TYPE OF COLUMN • PART OF A STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
LINTEL • A HORIZONTAL BEAM ACROSS THE TOP OF AN OPENING IN A BUILDING • ICE CREAM TOPPING • A TYPE OF COLUMN • PART OF A STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM
FACADE • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF A BUILDING THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE PLAN OF A SLOPING ROOF SURFACE • A DECORATIVE STRIP USED FOR FINISHING • THE EXTERIOR FRONT OF A BUILDING • TYPE OF FACE MASK
FACADE • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF A BUILDING THAT PROTRUDES FROM THE PLAN OF A SLOPING ROOF SURFACE • A DECORATIVE STRIP USED FOR FINISHING • THE EXTERIOR FRONT OF A BUILDING • TYPE OF FACE MASK
COLONNADE • A COLD DRINK YOU DRINK IN THE SUMMER • A VERTICAL DECORATIVE ELEMENT ON A BUILDING • A RANGE OF COLUMNS THAT SUPPORT A STRING OF CONTINUOUS ARCHES OR A HORIZONTAL BEAM • A TYPE OF BALCONY THAT ONLY HOLDS 1 TO 2 PEOPLE
COLONNADE • A COLD DRINK YOU DRINK IN THE SUMMER • A VERTICAL DECORATIVE ELEMENT ON A BUILDING • A RANGE OF COLUMNS THAT SUPPORT A STRING OF CONTINUOUS ARCHES OR A HORIZONTAL BEAM • A TYPE OF BALCONY THAT ONLY HOLDS 1 TO 2 PEOPLE
JAMB • THE VERTICAL SIDE OF A DOORWAY OR WINDOW • A SONG THAT YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO • AN ARCHED CEILING OR ROOF • A TYPE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
JAMB • THE VERTICAL SIDE OF A DOORWAY OR WINDOW • A SONG THAT YOU LIKE TO DANCE TO • AN ARCHED CEILING OR ROOF • A TYPE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
ROUND 3 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
SLAB • A PIECE OF BACON • A STRUCTURAL BEAM IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE FLOORING/DECK ELEMENT • A CONNECTION PIECE BETWEEN TWO STEEL BEAMS
STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION • A BARRIER ON A BRIDGE • AN ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOADS FROM THE STRUCTURE TO THE GROUND • MAKEUP APPLIED TO THE FACE • THE BOTTOM OF A STEEL BEAM
JOIST • A TIMBER/STEEL BEAM SUPPORTING THE FLOORING IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE WALL THAT RETAINS SOIL • A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS STREET SIGNS • AN EVENT WITH TWO OPPONENTS ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING WITH LANCES
COLUMN • A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE • A HORIZONTAL BEAM THAT SPANS BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOAD THROUGH COMPRESSION • A BRICK WALL ALONG THE OUTER FACE OF A BUILDING
COMPRESSION • THE ACTION OR CAPABILITY OF UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING • A FORCE CHARACTERIZED BY PULLING ON AN OBJECT • A FORCE CHARACTERIZED BY PUSHING ON AN OBJECT • A FORCE CHARACTERIZED BY BENDING AN OBJECT
ROUND 3ANSWERS STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
SLAB • A PIECE OF BACON • A STRUCTURAL BEAM IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE FLOORING/DECK ELEMENT • A CONNECTION PIECE BETWEEN TWO STEEL BEAMS
SLAB • A PIECE OF BACON • A STRUCTURAL BEAM IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE FLOORING/DECK ELEMENT • A CONNECTION PIECE BETWEEN TWO STEEL BEAMS
STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION • A BARRIER ON A BRIDGE • AN ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOADS FROM THE STRUCTURE TO THE GROUND • MAKEUP APPLIED TO THE FACE • THE BOTTOM OF A STEEL BEAM
STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION • A BARRIER ON A BRIDGE • AN ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOADS FROM THE STRUCTURE TO THE GROUND • MAKEUP APPLIED TO THE FACE • THE BOTTOM OF A STEEL BEAM
JOIST • A TIMBER/STEEL BEAM SUPPORTING THE FLOORING IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE WALL THAT RETAINS SOIL • A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS STREET SIGNS • AN EVENT WITH TWO OPPONENTS ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING WITH LANCES
JOIST • A TIMBER/STEEL BEAM SUPPORTING THE FLOORING IN A BUILDING • A CONCRETE WALL THAT RETAINS SOIL • A STEEL STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS STREET SIGNS • AN EVENT WITH TWO OPPONENTS ON HORSEBACK FIGHTING WITH LANCES
COLUMN • A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE • A HORIZONTAL BEAM THAT SPANS BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOAD THROUGH COMPRESSION • A BRICK WALL ALONG THE OUTER FACE OF A BUILDING
COLUMN • A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE • A HORIZONTAL BEAM THAT SPANS BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS • A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT THAT TRANSFERS LOAD THROUGH COMPRESSION • A BRICK WALL ALONG THE OUTER FACE OF A BUILDING