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A system is a group of ____ that function ____ to perform a specific task
* group
* natural
* parts
* relationships
* ant colonies
* solar system
* together
* electrical systems
* interact
* digestive system
* mechanical systems
* wolf or coyote pack
* health-care
* aboriginal clan
* human-made
A system is a group of parts that function together to perform a specific task
Physical systems may be ____ or ____
* group
* natural
* parts
* relationships
* ant colonies
* solar system
* together
* electrical systems
* interact
* digestive system
* mechanical systems
* wolf or coyote pack
* health-care
* aboriginal clan
* human-made
Physical systems may be natural or man-made
Natural physical systems include:
* ____ and
* an animal’s ____
* Human made physical systems include:
* ____
* optical systems
* ____ and
* combinations of these
- group
- natural
- parts
- relationships
- ant colonies
- solar system
- together
- electrical systems
- interact
- digestive system
- mechanical systems
- wolf or coyote pack
- health-care
- aboriginal clan
- human-made
Natural physical systems include:
* solar system and
* an animal’s digestive system
* Human-made physical systems include:
* electrical systems
* optical systems
* mechanical systems and
* combinations of these
- Social system: A ____ of people, or other organisms, joining together to perform and establish ____ Social systems establish ways that people or organisms ____ and relate to one another
- group
- natural
- parts
- relationships
- ant colonies
- solar system
- together
- electrical systems
- interact
- digestive system
- mechanical systems
- wolf or coyote pack
- health-care
- aboriginal clan
- human-made
- Social system: A group of people, or other organisms, joining together to perform and establish relationships Social systems establish ways that people or organisms interact and relate to one another
- Social systems may be natural or man-made
Physical systems and social systems vary in ____ and ____
* move
* together
* complex
* size
* control
* task
* changes
* turning
* communication
* complexity
* change
* force
Physical systems and social systems vary in complexity and size
Subsystems help the system perform the ____ for which it is designed. For example, a handheld can opener has two subsytems:
* the holding and cutting subsystem and
* the ____ subsystem.
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
Subsystems help the system perform the task for which it is designed. For example, a handheld can opener has two subsystems:
* the holding and cutting subsystem and
* the turning subsystem.
The global positioning system (GPS) is a large,____ system that provides precise location information anywhere on earth
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
The global positioning system (GPS) is a large,complex system that provides precise location information anywhere on earth
GPS has three major subsystems:
* the space subsystem (24 orbiting satellites that transmit signals to earth),
* the ____ subsystem (several U.S Air Force monitoring stations), and
* the user subsystem (a reciever that takes signals from at least three satellites at once and turns them into a useful information. Example: Vehilcle GPS or handheld GPS)
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
GPS has three major subsystems:
* the space subsystem (24 orbiting satellites that transmit signals to earth),
* the control subsystem (several U.S Air Force monitoring stations), and
* the user subsystem (a reciever that takes signals from at least three satellites at once and turns them into a useful information. Example: Vehilcle GPS or handheld GPS)
A mechanism is the part of a subsystem that ____one type of ____ into another, one type of energy into another one type of motion into another or one type of action into another
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
A mechanism is the part of a subsystem that changes one type of force into another, one type of energy into another one type of motion into another or one type of action into another
In physical systems, forces make things ____
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
In physical systems, forces make things move
Force: any push or pull on an object that may result in a ____ in the object’s motion or shape
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
Force: any push or pull on an object that may result in a change in the object’s motion or shape
Industries are combinations of physical and social systems that work ____ to produce a particular class of goods and services
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
Industries are combinations of physical and social systems that work together to produce a particular class of goods and services
For example, the ____ industry includes all of the physical and social systems that produce books, newpapers, magazines, radio and television brodcasts, billboard advertisements, Internet websites, telephones, and telecommunications, such as the GPS
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
For example, the communication industry includes all of the physical and social systems that produce books, newpapers, magazines, radio and television brodcasts, billboard advertisements, Internet websites, telephones, and telecommunications, such as the GPS
Input: the ____, ____ or raw materials that you put into a system
- move
- together
- complex
- size
- control
- task
- changes
- turning
- communication
- complexity
- change
- force
- energy
Input: the force, energy or raw materials that you put into a system
Output: the task or ____ that a system performs
- thinking
- garden
- eliminate
- undesired
- transport
- downward
- service
- negative
- gasoline
- forward
- outputs
- air pollution
- choices
- purpose
- motion
- responsibility
Output: the task or service that a system performs
