Force
What is a force?
The strength or energy that creates movement. Push and pull are examples of force.
What are unbalanced forces?
When forces are unequal on an object. When the forces are unbalanced, it moves in the direction of the greater force.
What is data?
Information that engineers receive, collect, or observe during testing of their designs.
What is gravity?
A force that pulls objects toward each other and towards the earth.
What are balanced forces?
When forces are equal on an object. When the forces are balanced, the object does not move.
What are features?
Parts of a product that are designed make them more useful.
What is thrust?
The force that moves an object.
What is kinetic energy?
When potential energy is released, it becomes kinetic energy which bring bodies and object to move.
What does improve mean?
To change something to make it better.
What is drag?
The force (air molecules) that acts against something in flight.
What is potential energy?
The energy stored in your body and everything else in our world.
What is mass?
Mass is how much stuff an object is made of.
What is lift?
A force that pushes back up on the wings during flight.
What is friction?
A force that slows moving objects.
Who are engineers?
People who like to know how things work. They design and build things people use every day, like computers, phones, roads, bridges and cars.