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What is an engineer?
a person who solves problems about how to make or how to fix things.
Who is the only country that doesn't use the metric system?
United States
Name 3 things magnets are used in?
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What is the word scientist use for limits on a solution?
constraint
What is the name of the system of measurement that is based on multiples of ten?
The metric system
How do scientist and engineers work together?
Engineers base their work on work of scientists. And scientists need engineers to develop tools and methods to answer questions.
Name 3 types of engineers
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They would reduce friction on the car.
How are magnets used in cows? Why?
A strong smooth magnet is placed into the stomach of young cow so that when they graze they don’t need to worry about steel trash that sometimes lays in the grass.
Who was the name of the person who led a team of engineers to build the first electric locomotive prototype?
Thomas Edison
Racers would race downhill and the force of the the gravity pulls the cars down the track.
Two teams conducted an experiment. Both teams made the same cart. Both teams used the ramp to roll their cart down. Team 1 started their cart at the release position of 15 cm on the ramp. Team 2 started their cart at the release position of 20 cm. Whose cart traveled further? And why?
Team 2.
The higher the release position, the farther their cart rolled across the floor.