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Engineering
Models
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Scientific Inquiry
100
the study of the natural world
What is science?
100
the application of science and math to solve real-life problems
What is engineering?
100
representation of an object or a process that lets people study in great detail
What is a model?
100
mass per unit volume
What is density?
100
a factor that can be measured in an experiment
What is a parameter?
200
a table used to compare features of multiple items?
What is a Pugh chart?
200
a typical model that's tested and revised until you come up with the final product
What is prototype?
200
uses different forms of data to represent the way a system or process works, involves numbers
What is a mathematical model?
200
a meter
What is the SI unit for length?
200
a well-tested explanation for a set of observations or experimented results
What is a scientific theory?
300
a tool that's used for physical work
What is physical tool?
300
it compares the risks to the benefits of a technology
What is a risk-benefit analysis?
300
variable that's purposely manipulated in an experiment
What is an independent variable?
300
on the Kelvin scale, nothing can be colder
What is absolute zero?
300
variable that changes because of the manipulated variable
What is the responding variable?
400
graph with a straight line that's used to represent the relationship between x and y
What is a linear graph?
400
both matter and energy can flow into and out of a system
What is an open system?
400
a line that best represents the data on a graph
What is a line of best fit?
400
the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid
What is a meniscus?
400
1. posing questions 2. developing hypotheses 3. designing experiments 4. collecting and interpreting data 5. drawing conclusions 6. communicating data and results
What is the process of scientific inquiry?
500
the measure of the force of gravity on something
What is weight?
500
includes all parts of the environment that's not made by people
What is the natural world?
500
a model that can be used to show how parts of a system are related, can simplify complex relationships
What is a conceptual model?
500
kelvin
What is the SI unit for temperature?
500
facts, figures, or evidence from observations
What is data?