Engineerin'
Criteria
A change that alters the type and identity of a substance.
Chemical change
Which branch of science is the study of interactions between matter and energy?
Physics
What is the tentative explanation a scientist formulates to describe his process?
Hypothesis
What system of measurement adds a prefix to each basic unit to make it larger or smaller?
The metric system
To test a proposed solution to a problem, an engineer will construct a _______________.
Prototype
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, & Gas
What is the push or pull on an object called?
Force
What fallacy occurs when someone attacks the person rather than the person's facts, premises or reasoning?
Ad hominem fallacy
Express the number 2,200,000 in scientific notation.
2.2 X 10^6
Anything that provides a partial representation of something else.
Plasma
The property of matter that makes it resist changes in motion.
Inertia
What property causes matter to resist changes in motion?
Inertia
What is an if/then statement in science called?
Hypothetical proposition
How many significantdigits are in 1000.10?
6
What term refers to giving up a characteristic that is less important for a characteristic that is more important?
Tradeoff
Which state of matter is a special type of gas that exists at extremely high temperatures?
Plasma
What is defined as the amount of gravitational pull on an object?
Weight
A single scientist obtaining results consistently after performing an experiment many times is called __________________________.
Repeatability
The sum of 9.21 m, 12.2 m, & 13.022 m is 34.432 m. What is answer using correct significant digits?
34.4 m
What are the three major categories of steps for the Engineering Design Process?
1. Defining the problem
2. Designing a solution
3. Evaluating the solution
ANYTHING that has inertia
Matter
Define "density"
The mass in a certain volume
Interpreting data in a way that supports one's own political, social, or economic view is an example of _________.
Bias
Which metric prefix represents a unit to the power of 10^-2
Centi-