Chapter 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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.
Scientific Method
A series of steps, followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating and testing a hypothesis, and stating conclusions.
Observation
The process of obtaining information by using the senses
Hypothesis
An explanation that is based on prior scientific research or observations and that can be tested.
Data
Any pieces of information acquired through observation or experimentation
Model
A pattern, plan representation or description designed to show the structure or workings of an object, system, or concept.
Theory
An explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning
Law
A summary of many experimental results and observations; explains how things work.
Technology
The products and processes designed to serve our needs.
Engineering
The process of creating technology.
Engineering Design Process
The process engineers use to develop new technology.
Prototype
A test model of a product.
Cost-benefit Analysis
The process of determining whether the cost of doing something is worth the benefit provided.
Bioengineering
The application of engineering to living things, such as humans and plants.
Meter
The basic SI unit of length.
Area
A measure or size of a surface or region.
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 gravity.
Volume
A measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space.
Density
The ratio of a substance’s mass to its volume; often expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3)for solids and liquids and grams per liter (g/L) for gases.
Temperature
A measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
Assistive bioengineering
Engineering resulting in a product or process that helps living organisms but does not change them permanently.
Adaptive Bioengineering
Engineering resulting in a product or process that changes living a living organism
