The force that pulls things towards the ground
what is:
gravity?
Name 3 types of natural disasters that could effect buildings and structures
What is:
Floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or tsunamis
Name a key ingredient that we used to make bath bombs
Baking soda, citric acid vegetable oil, molds
Where do oil spills most commonly occur in the world?
the ocean
Describe what an x-ray is:
What is:
Takes pictures of your body or different objects through electromagnetic waves
Name 2 forces of flight
what is:
lift, thrust, weight, and drag
What is the violent shaking of the earth called?
What is:
earthquakes
On a pH scale, what numbers are considered acidic? What is an example ?
What is:
Between 1-7.
Examples: stomach acid, lemon juice, or soda
On a pH scale, what numbers are considered basic? What is an example?
Between 7-14.
Examples: soap, cleaning products, baking soda
True or False: X-ray can see through bone
What is:
False
Name the parts of a rocket
What is:
Nosecone, Fuselage, and Fins
This shape helps hold buildings upright and sturdy
What is:
triangle
True or False: An exothermic reaction is when the chemical reaction does not release heat (its cold to the touch)
What is:
False
True or False: in an endothermic Reaction, the final product is cooler
What is:
True
What is an incubator?
What does an aerospace engineer do?
What is:
Design things for space and astronauts
Name 3 things that civil engineers make
What is:
Rollercoasters, airports, rain drains or bridges
What 2 things did we use to make oobleck?
What is:
water and cornstarch
what is a chemist?
What is:
Someone who studies chemistry or does chemical research
What is biomedical engineering?
What is:
A combination of biology and engineer - applying both to medicine and the healthcare career
True or False: Hypothesis is part of the engineering design process
What is:
false
What type of building collapsed in Florida?
(example: apartment, house, office, condo, bank, etc)
What is:
condo
How can you neutralize a base? An acid?
Base: Add an acid to make it closer to pH of 7.
Acid: Add a base to make it closer to a pH of 7.
What is synthetic material? What is an example?
Something that is made of artificial material, not natural.
Example: plastic, silk, latex
What is the control of an experiment?
What is:
the thing(s) in an experiment that does not change