Energy in Action
This type of energy comes from the Sun.
→ What is solar energy?
This process breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.
→ What is weathering?
This type of trait is passed down from parents.
→ What is an inherited trait?
This is the process of a solid turning into a liquid.
→ What is melting?
This is the first step in solving an engineering problem.
→ What is identifying the problem?
This is what happens to energy when it changes from one form to another.
→ What is energy transformation?
These form when magma erupts through the Earth's surface.
→ What are volcanoes?
This process helps organisms survive in their environments over time.
→ What is adaptation?
This happens when a substance spreads evenly into a liquid.
→ What is dissolving?
→ What is dissolving?
This step comes after identifying the problem and before building a prototype. It involves thinking of many possible ways to solve the problem.
→ What is brainstorming solutions?
This is the energy something has because of its motion.
→ What is kinetic energy?
This sudden movement of Earth's crust can cause shaking.
→ What is an earthquake?
→ What is an earthquake?
This is a behavior that is not inherited.
→ What is a learned behavior?
This change does not create a new substance.
→ What is a physical change?
This is a test version of a product.
→ What is a prototype?
This is the energy in a wound up rubber band.
→ What is potential Energy
This type of erosion is caused by a river.
→ What is river erosion?
→ What is water erosion?
These attributes help animals meet basic needs and survive.
→ What are physical traits?
This is what happens to the mass of water after evaporation in an open container.
→ What is it that decreases?
This is what engineers do after testing to improve a design.
→ What is redesign?
his law says energy cannot be created or destroyed.
→ What is the law of conservation of energy?
This is a large landform made by tectonic plate collisions.
→ What is a mountain range?
This is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
→ What is heredity?
This change creates a new substance with new properties.
→ What is a chemical change?
This is something that limits what an engineer can do, like time or materials.
→ What is a constraint?