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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 tests. |
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scientific method |
a series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions |
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observatioon |
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 through observation or experimentations |
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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 live 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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meter |
the basic unit of length in the SI |
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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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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 to the volume of the substance; often expressed as grams per cubic cm for solids and liquids and as grams per liter for glass |
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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 |
