Science is the study of the natural world to understand how it functions.
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What is a technology that is no longer used called?
An obsolete technology
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What is another name for the purpose of a system?
Goal
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What is the first step in the design process?
Identifying a need
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What is removing pieces of a material called?
Separating
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What is technology?
Technology is the use of knowledge to solve practical problems.
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What is a technology that is used today called?
A current technology
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What is the sequence of actions that the system undergoes as it moves toward the goal?
processes
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What is the second step in the design process after identifying a need?
Researching the problem
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What is it called when the shape of the material changes?
Forming
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What is an engineer?
An engineer is a person who uses both science and technology to solve problems.
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What is a technology that is just beginning to become widely available called?
An emerging technology
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What is the result or product of a system called?
output
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What step of the design process is brainstorming, identifying constraints and trade-offs part of?
Designing a solution
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What is it called when several parts of joined together or materials are mixed?
Combining
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How are science and technology related?
They are related because in order to learn new "things" about the world technology is sometimes needed. With this new knowledge (science) technology can progress
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What is a technology that is older but still used with current ones called?
Coexisting technologies
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What is something that is put into a system in order to reach that goal called?
Input
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What is a prototype used for in addition to test how well the product works?
How long it lasts, how safe it is, where problems may be
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What is it called when the inner structure of a material is changed?
Conditioning
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How many different areas of technology are there according to the text?
There are 6 different areas of technology: Transportation, Manufacturing, Biological and Chemical, Energy and Power, Communication and Construction.
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How does technology progress?
Technology progresses as people's knowledge increases and as new needs can be satisfied.
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What is the information a system uses to monitor the input, process, and output so that the system can adjust itself to meet the goal called?
Feedback
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What are all the steps to the design process in order?
Identify a need, Research the problem, Design the solution, Build a prototype, Troubleshooting and redesign and Communicating the solution.
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What is it called when this is done to improve the product's appearance?