What's an Engineer?
Green Power
Science Theory
Cool Inventions
Protect the planet
100

The main goal of engineering is:

a. to fix things 

b. to problem solve

b

100

this energy comes from fast-moving air and turns turbines

what is wind energy 

100

A very strong shape in which engineers commonly use in designs.

triangle

100

this type of vehicle doesn't use gas and is better for the planet

what is an electric car

100

this "R" means making less garbage in the first place

what is reduce
200

This type of engineer designs buildings and bridges

what is a civil Engineer

200

this power comes from water moving in rivers or dams

what is hydroelectric power or water power

200

A pulley, lever, and screw are examples of this.

Simple machines

200

this person invented the light bulb

Thomas Edison

200

Three examples of renewable energy sources 

Wind, Solar, and Hydro

300

Engineers often follow this 5-step process to solve problems (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve

what is the engineering design process

300

The greenhouse gas produced in the largest quantity by human activities is ___

carbon dioxide (CO2)

300

True or false. Electricity can only flow if electrons are motionless.

False

300

Velcro and wind turbines were designed based on burs and whale fins. This is called ___

biomimicry 

300

Another name for landfill runoff

Leachate

400

Engineers build a smaller version of something to test their ideas

prototype

400

this type of energy comes from plants or food waste

what is biomass or bioenergy

400

The ___ brings nutrients and water from the ground up the plant.

Xylem

400

This invention absorbs photons which excites electrons to produce electricity 

Solar panels (AKA photovoltaic panels) 

400

Three ways we can reduce green house gas emissions 

using renewable energy sources, reducing deforestation, take public transportation, ect.

500

this engineer might work on machines, engines, or cars

what is a mechanical engineer

500

This type of energy comes from deep inside the Earth, where it’s hot enough to make steam and electricity.

geothermal energy

500

Name the three variables in any good experiment

Manipulated, responding, control

500

Wind turbines convert wind energy into ___ energy and finally into ___ energy

mechanical, electrical

500

This term means the variety of all life—plants, animals, and ecosystems—on Earth.

Biodiversity