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22 Cards in this Set
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Science |
The knowledge obtained by observing natural events and conditions in order to discover facts and formulate laws or principles that can be verified or tested |
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Scientific Methods |
A series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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Observation |
The process of obtaining information by using the senses |
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Hypothesis |
An explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested |
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Data |
Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation |
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Model |
A pattern,plan, representation,or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object,system, or concept |
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Theory |
An explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning |
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Law |
A summary of many experimental results and observations; a law tells how things work |
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Technology |
The products and processes that are designed to serve our needs |
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Engineering |
The process of creating technology |
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Engineering Design Process |
The process engineers use to develop a new technology |
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Prototype |
A test model of a product |
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Cost-benefit analysis |
The process of determining whether the cost of doing something is worth the benefit provided |
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Bioengineering |
The application of engineering to living things, such as humans and plants |
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Assistive bioengineering |
Engineering that results in a product or process that helps living organisms but does not change them permanently |
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Adaptive bioengineering |
Engineering that results in a product or process that changes living organisms |
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Volume |
A measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
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Density |
The ratio of the mass of a substance; often expressed as grams per cubic centimeter for solids and liquids as grams per liter for gases |
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Meter |
The basic unit of length in the SI (symbol,m) |
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Area |
A measure of the size of a surface or a region |
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Mass |
A measure of the amount of matter in an object; a fundamental property of an object that is not affected by the forces that act on the object,, such as the gravitational force |
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Temperature |
A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object |
