Science
Scientists use this scientific term to describe an educated guess.
What is a hypothesis?
Matter has these 2 characterisitcs
What is "has weight" and "occupies space"?
Energy is defined as this ability.
What is "to do things" or "to make things happen"?
This box in the building distributes the incoming electricity to all parts of the building.
What is a circuit breaker box?
A first model of something, especially a machine to solve a problem.
The three states of matter
What are solid, liquid, and gas?
Electrical energy going from a wall outlet into a lamp transfers along this
What is a (copper) wire?
This is where energy is transformed from mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in homes and businesses
What is a power plant?
This method is used when trying to explain an observation.
What is The Scientific Method?
This process changes solids to liquids.
What is melting?
Energy changing from one form to another is this
What is transforming (transformation)?
This piece of equipment turns like a pinwheel
What is a turbine?
This is the second steps in both the Scientific Method and the Engineering Design Method.
What is "do background research"?
At room temperature, mercury is in this state.
What is liquid?
These three forms of energy are radiant energy
What are light, heat, and sound?
This form of energy causes water to turn to steam so that it can turn the pinwheel - shaped equipment
What is heat?
Engineers answer the questions "what is the problem", "who owns this problem", and "why is the problem important to solve" to do this
What is "define the problem"?
This process changes solids to gas.
What is sublimation?
This form of energy involves movement or moving parts.
What is mechanical energy?
These are three of many different types of fuel that are used to create electricity